In this interview conducted as part of the InVisible Voices residency, filmmaker Miryam Charles reflects on the role of poetry in her cinematic approach. She speaks about the power of sensory storytelling, the moments when poetry can express what words cannot, and what it means to guide others as a mentor. Through her reflections on creation, learning, and doubt, she invites artists to trust their intuition and embrace vulnerability as a source of strength.
Miryam Charles is a Haitian-Canadian director, producer and cinematographer living in Montréal. She has produced several short and feature films. Her films have been presented in various festivals in Quebec and internationally. Her first feature film This House was presented at the Berlinale, the AFI film festival this year and was also included in the TIFF Top 10 of the year 2022. She also launched the short film At Dusk at the Locarno Film Festival.
InVisible Voices is a three-day intensive program, including a final evening of presentations, that will grant 6 to 8 creators and storytellers from Black communities from the Greater Montréal area the opportunity to benefit from masterclasses and mentoring sessions presented at PHI. This professional development program will allow participants to learn and exchange on a variety of themes, such as innovative storytelling, music, directing, animation, editing, the challenges of filmmaking, funding and grants, and much more.
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Gathering over forty recent works, DHC/ART’s inaugural exhibition by conceptual artist Marc Quinn is the largest ever mounted in North America and the artist’s first solo show in Canada
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Six artists present works that in some way critically re-stage films, media spectacles, popular culture and, in one case, private moments of daily life
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This poetic and often touching project speaks to us all about our relation to the loved one
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DHC/ART Foundation for Contemporary Art is pleased to present the North American premiere of Christian Marclay’s Replay, a major exhibition gathering works in video by the internationally acclaimed artist
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For more than thirty years, Jenny Holzer’s work has paired text and installation to examine personal and social realities
