Director
Nicole Giguère
Production
Vidéo Femmes
Language
French
52 min., Documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2003
“Alice is my daughter, who comes from China. The big noses, it’s us: the expression many Asian prople use to decribe people from the West.”
Synopsis
“Alice is my daughter, who comes from China. The big noses, it’s us: the expression many Asian prople use to decribe people from the West. Alice found her family in Quebec, like 5000 other since the early 90’s. Shot on a 10 year period, my documentary presents the experience of 8 of these exceptional families. With Alice, Léa, Julia, Adèle, Miganne, Kayli, Jeanne, Anne, Lou-Qian, Giulia and their parents, I tried to learn and tell how those transplanted lotus flowers adapted to the North American soil, what were the parents’ challenges and how this new wave of Québécois contributed to build tomorrow’s society.” Nicole Giguère
This film is part of the SPIRA COLLECTION (Videos Femmes Collection.). For more information about SPIRA, please go on https://www.spira.quebec/en/
Nicole Giguère
Since 1975, Nicole Giguère has worked as a director, screenwriter, and editor. Her work includes auteur documentaries, docudramas, and television series, as well as music videos and musical films. Her primary interests lie in social issues, as well as the cultural and musical spheres. Her film Aller simple pour Sirius won her the Gémeaux Award for Best Artistic Documentary in 1997.
Prisons sans barreaux, 73 min, Documentary, 2019
Renée Martel, une femme libre, 45 min, Documentary, 2014
Anne-Marie Ngô par Nicole Giguère, 3 min, Documentary, 2013
On me prend pour une chinoise, 52 min, Documentary, 2011
S.O.S., 3 × 45 min, Documentary, 2008
Toxique, 4 × 46 min, Documentary, 2006
Musicographies – Portraits d’artistes, 6 × 45 min, Documentary, 2005
Entretien avec Anne Claire Poirier, 72 min, Documentary, 2003
Alice au pays des gros nez, 53 min, Documentary, 2003
Québec en ondes, 52 min, Documentary, 2001
Barbie, la Vénus de vinyle, 52 min, Documentary, 1999
Aller simple pour Sirius, 75 min, Documentary, 1998
Dépasser l’âge, 52 min, Documentary, 1998
Arrêtons d’en demander, 30 min, Documentary, 1995
L’humeur à l’humour, 49 min, Documentary, 1989
Les femmes me touchent, 5 min, Documentary, 1989
Histoire infâme, 9 min, Fiction, 1988
Je voudrais voir la mer, 5 min, Videoclip, 1986
On fait toutes du showbusiness, 52 min, Documentary, 1984
Vidéo Femmes par Vidéo Femmes, 43 min, Documentary, 1984
Poing final, 45 min, Docufiction, 1983
Tous les jours, tous les jours, tous les jours, 58 min, Documentary, 1982
C’est pas le pays des merveilles, 58 min, Docufiction, 1981
Philosophie de boudoir, 31 min, Documentary, 1975