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JULIEN CADIEUX | CANADA | 2023 | 71 MIN | FRENCH EST

JULIEN CADIEUX | CANADA | 2023 | 71 MIN | FRENCH EST

DocumentaryFOCUS ACADIEI+N ConnexeI+N x FMC / CMF SERIESMADE AU CANADAZEITGEISTA Question of Gender

Presented by

Canada Media Fund Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie

Synopsis

FREE ENTRANCE TO THE CINEMA // FREE SCREENING! conversation with Julien Cadieux at 18h15 FOR FREE ONLINE SCREENINGS, send a request to information@image-nation.org - a code will be sent to you. Thank you for your interest! // Acadian director Julien Cadieux trains his ingenious eye on Samuel LeBlanc, a trans musician in the band Écarlate, as Samuel travels across the Acadian region of the Maritimes, informing youth, paying homage to singer-songwriter Angèle Arsenault, and rubbing elbows with a surfeit of queer talent in this one-of-a-kind musical documentary. Gender dysphoria; rediscovering one’s indigenous culture; the inclusive, non-binary poetry of Chiac: a lot of crucial subjects are handled in exuberant, entertaining ways as Samuel confronts queer Acadians’ heartstopping lows and revels in their joyous highs, bearing witness to the region’s heartening cultural shifts. You will meet everyone from an asexual biromantic teacher to two viral drag superstars. So, come hop aboard a tractor, lobster boat, or hot air balloon. There are stories to hear and musical numbers to move you—mind and body—as the film delivers on the promise that “being unique doesn’t depend on the size of your wallet.” With the mesmerizing exactitude of Wes Anderson and a palette that gives the pastels of Barbie a run for their money, Julien Cadieux offers up a lively fantasy grounded in Acadian culture and history, then and most certainly now. Also in this programme: NOUS PARTIRONS JULIEN CADIEUX | CANADA | 2023 | 8 MIN | FRENCH Gilbert Mhanna is a queer Lebanese artist based in Toronto. His art is baladi, a dance traditionally reserved for cis women. Together, we'll explore the relationship of his Araboqueer body to this Canadian space. How does this country continue to flow through their veins?

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Filmmaker Bio

After studying film production at Concordia University, Acadian filmmaker Julien Cadieux devoted himself to directing. For more than 10 years, he has been involved in a variety of projects, directing documentary series, medium-length and feature-length documentaries and short films. His work reflects his interest in the arts, queer identity, Acadia and the human encounters he has made along the way.

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