THE END OF WONDERLAND

85 min, documentary, Canada, 2021
Directed byLaurence Turcotte-Fraser
Produced byArtémis Films - Katerine Lefrançois
LanguageEnglish
Short descriptionTara Emory, veteran sex-industry artist, confronts a family history of hoarding through art as she faces eviction from her studio Wonderland.
Film subjects Arts & Culture , Family , Identity , LGBTQIA+
Regis du cinemas, 16 ans et plus

Film details

Synopsis

The End of Wonderland is a feature documentary on Tara Emory, a veteran artist who works on her own terms in the sex industry. Facing a changing world and eviction from her packed studio, Wonderland, Tara must confront her family history of hoarding, her art, and herself.

 

Credits

Script : Laurence Turcotte-Fraser

Cinematography : Andréanne Chartrand-Beaudry and Laurence Turcotte-Fraser

Editing : Karim Haroun et Milène Ortenberg

Sound design : Francis Gauthier

Sound mix : Bruno Bélanger

Music : Christian Zuliani

Sound : Laurent Bédard

 

Direction

Laurence Turcotte-Fraser

Laurence Turcotte-Fraser is an emerging filmmaker first known for her short film Domino (Regards 2018), as well as her director of photography work (L’étrange province, Les Jaunes, Blast Beat). Her first feature-length documentary, The End of Wonderland(2021), was released theatrically in Canada and travelled internationally (IDFA, RIDM, OUTFEST LA, BFI FLARE). This eccentric portrait of erotic artist Tara Emory allowed her to explore her love for direct cinema and to find a human approach both in front of and behind the camera. With her second feature film Evicted City, co-directed with Priscillia Piccoli, she continues her documentary artistic approach by scrutinizing the housing crisis in her home city, Montreal.

 

Filmography

EVICTED CITY, 2023, 80 min, documentary

THE END OF WONDERLAND, 2021, 85 min, documentary

UN AUTRE JOUR, 2018, 9 min, drama

DOMINO, 2017, 5 min, drama

MARÉE, 2017, 11 min, drama

L’ÂME COINCÉE ENTRE DEUX MORCEAUX DE TÔLE, 2013, 18 min, documentary

LE TEMPS D’ÉRIGER UN CLOCHER, 2012, 18 min, documentary

Awards

Sudbury Tiny Underground Film Festival 2022
Best Show Sudbury