Marie-Hélène Cousineau
Marie-Hélène Cousineau | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | film director, producer |
| Years active | 2000s-present |
| Notable work | Before Tomorrow, Sol |
Marie-Hélène Cousineau is a Canadian film director and producer.[1] Originally from Quebec, she moved to Igloolik, Northwest Territories (now in Nunavut) in 1991, where she became a co-founder of the filmmaking collective Arnait Video Productions.[2]
Her most noted film, Before Tomorrow, was co-directed with Madeline Ivalu and released in 2008. Cousineau and Ivalu were shortlisted Genie Award nominees for Best Director, and alongside co-writer Susan Avingaq for Best Adapted Screenplay, at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.[3] Cousineau later collaborated with Ivalu on the film Uvanga,[4] and with Avingaq on the documentary film Sol.
Films
- Anaana (2001)
- Before Tomorrow (2008)
- The Uluit: Champions of the North (2011)
- Uvanga (2013)
- Sol (2014)
References
- ^ "Cinq questions à... Marie-Hélène Cousineau". La Presse, October 18, 2013.
- ^ "Igloolik, Nunavut filmmakers turn the lens on suicide". CBC North, April 23, 2014.
- ^ "Inuit drama nets 9 Genie nominations". CBC News, March 3, 2010.
- ^ "A modern drama in traditional Nunavut hamlet". Toronto Star, June 20, 2014.
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