GUNS AND US

75 min, Documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2018
Directed byLysanne Thibodeau
Produced byLes Films de l'Autre
LanguageFrench
Film subjects Health , International Affairs , Society , The Americas

Film details

Synopsis
The grim routine of suicides, murders, shootings and mass killings in North America is as much in the streets and schools as it is in the home. The subject of firearms is controversial – and the presence of weapons in the home leaves no one indifferent. For some, guns represent a potential threat; for others, it is a legitimate right. However, if firearms arouse a fascination associated with power, force and strength, then surely the possession of one needs to be questioned. A review of our time and the question of arms, this film talks of a controversial, destabilizing and explosively hot topic.

 

Credits
Screenplay and Direction : Lysanne Thibodeau

Cinematography: Pierre Bastien, Annie Deniel, Ariel Poupart, Zakari Thibodeau, Rénald Bellemare

Editing : Annie Deniel

Sound Conception : Catherine van der Donckt

Sound Mixing: Bruno Bélanger

Score : Geneviève Letarte

Sound Recording : Louis Dupire, Ariel Poupart, Paulo Castro-Lopez

Production : Lysanne Thibodeau (Les Films de l’Autre)

Direction

Lysanne Thibodeau

  • Lysanne Thibodeau buys her first camera, tripod, projector and directs her fist films at age 16. After a major in cinema, she moves to Europe for fifteen years where she writes, directs and produces films as well as artists’ portrait at the same time as learning german and italian. Back to Montreal, she gets a master degree in cinema at Concordia University and pursue her filmmaker career with Les Films de l’Autre. Her work is presented in multple international festivals and wins prices. In between shooting, she works in the cinema industry. the video industry and media arts as an independent curator, consultant and child coach. A retrospective of her films is presented throughout America and Europe in 2010-12.

 

  • Filmography
  • GUNS AND US, 2018, 75 min, documentary
  • PORTRAIT DE JAYCE SALLOUM, 2014, 4 min
  • PORTRAIT DE CHANTAIL PONTBRIAND, 2013, 3 min
  • TAGAQ, 2008, 6 min
  • ESPRITS DE FAMILLE, 2007, 63 min, documentary essai,
  • IKALUKTUUTIAQ EN AVRIL, 2005, 7 min, essai
  • NOSTALGIE D’ANDRÉ, 2005, 6 min, essai
  • L’ÉCOLE À L’HÔPITAL, 2005, 41 min, documentary
  • UN JOUR LA NUIT, 2003, 3 min, fiction
  • MA CHUTE DU MUR (BERLIN-PRAGUE, 9-12 NOVEMBRE 1989) 2001, 5 min, essai
  • ÉLOGE DU RETOUR, 2001, 43 min, essai
  • VIRGINIA OR DO ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROMEO?, 1992, 8 min, fiction
  • BAD BLOOD FOR THE VAMPYR, 1984, 22 min fiction