Director
Simon Roberge
Production
Simon Roberge
Languages
French, English
Year
2018
12 min, Documentary, Canada, 2.0
Ginette Lafontaine is a 70-year-old painter. As she presents her different paintings, we see many of her important life moments through these. Moments, that have been highly marked by mental health disorder issues. Her tormented journey is presented and we see how art and painting were a turning point for her.
Ginette Lafontaine is a 70-year-old painter. As she presents her different paintings, we see many of her important life moments through these. Moments, that have been highly marked by mental health disorder issues. Her tormented journey is presented and we see how art and painting were a turning point for her.
Writting: Simon Roberge
Cinematography: Catherine Auger
Photography: Samantha Neboschizkij
Editing: Étienne Laberge, Simon Roberge
Sound: Anthony Dubé
Sound Design: Simon Roberge
Sound Mix: Tim Horlor
Production: Éveline Auger, Simon Roberge
Protagonist: Ginette Lafontaine
Simon Roberge
Graduated in 2019 from the film production program at Concordia University in Montreal, Simon Roberge dedicated all of his studies to cinema. During his formation, he has developed his writing and sound recording skill, but most importantly his directing skill. To this day, his body of work mainly concentrated on the documentary portrait form. His firs short, Dialogue Between Her and Me (2018) has been screened at the Festival du Nouveau cinema, the Festival Regard sur le court-métrage and also the festival Les Percéides in Gaspésie. These days, he is working on different documentaries and fictions projects.
Dialogue Between Her and Me, 12min, Documentary, 2018