VAILLANCOURT : ISN’T IT BEAUTIFUL
80min, documentary, Canada, 2019Directed byJohn Blouin
Produced byCabina Obscura
LanguagesFrench, English
Film details
Synopsis
Armand Vaillancourt is known for his sculptures, both artistically and socially, both at home and around the world. He is a giant as we rarely comme across. What gives him such creative force? This intimate documentary shows Vaillancourt as never seen before, telling the story of his life with a disarming authenticity.
Crédits
Written and Directed by : John Blouin
Cinematography : Nicolas Bilodeau
Editing : Mathieu Bouchard-Malo
Music : Bernard Falaise
Sound Design : Mériol Lehmann
Sound Mix : Mériol Lehmann
Colorization : Marc Boucrot
Produced by : Cabina Obscura
Financial Partners
Canada Council for the Arts
Conseils des arts et des lettres du Québec
Cabina Obscura
Ottoblix
Les Films du 3 Mars
Direction
John Blouin
During his studies, John Blouin became a projectionist at the NFB. He founded Cabina Obscura, a cinematic performance combining 35-16 mm projectors and digital, shadows and live soundtrack. He wanders by cities and festivals, from Montreal to Beijing. John is interested in another facet of the image by making short films including Change Over, Filmstripe and Gate, trilogy on the death of a cinema. LUX, a film installation, and Cap au Pire, a new performance cycle, are his latest works in circulation. John Blouin is the new Commissioner of PHOS, a festival dedicated to the various spheres of today's image. Finally, after a 12-year-old cinematic epic with the famous sculptor Armand Vaillancourt, John launches his feature-length documentary in the fall 2019 : Vaillancourt, it's beautiful Filmography LUX / 2015-2019/ 30 min/ cinématic installation Cap au pire/ 2017/ 20 min/ cinématic performance Serpentine / 2015-2016 / 17 min/ ciné-dance performance Lou, La vie! / 2015/5min41/ documentary-essay El Paysan, 2014-2016 / 20 min / documentary performance El Paysan / 2013/ 17min50/ documentary Gate / 2013 / 4 min 20/ fiction Filmstripe / 2012 / 17min / fiction / documentary Change Over / 2011 / 5 min 29 / fiction Mines de Rien/2009-2013/ 30 min/ cinématic performance Cabina Obscura/ 2005-2012/ 40min/ cinématic performance