Archange new

(1 x 52 min.) HD
L’ARCHANGE / oper’installation, produced by Chants Libres, the
lyric creation company, invites the audience to witness the eternal trial
of the Archangel of Evil.

The Judge invites three witnesses to the stand: the “Little Girl”, imprisoned for the murder of her abusive father; the “Haitian Woman”, a refugee who dies in the World Trade Center while writing to her son in Paris, and the “Artist”, obsessed by the pain in her body, who offers a sort of apology for evil, because it is an essential element for inspiration and creativity.
Produced by Chants Libres






Alternate visions new

(1 x 80 min.) HD
Valerie and Richard develop a relationship over the internet in a virtual 3D environment; they decide to break the ice of cyberspace and meet in person at a high-tech karaoke bar, which is in fact the set of Alternate Visions, a reality television show. At the last minute, they both get cold feet and ask their respective best friends to take their places. Why change a relationship that is working so well in virtual reality? Alternate Visions addresses the internet’s power to create personas and perfection. In a space where musical styles merge, real and virtual universes collide, robotics and virtual skin mingle...what happens to human carnal relations?
Produced by Chants Libres






Tête à Claques new

(1 x 45 min.)
Il était une fois un gars qui s’amusait dans son sous-sol avec des figurines en plastique, des fausses dents, une caméra et un ordinateur. Quelques mois après avoir envoyé une première capsule vidéo par Internet à une vingtaine d’amis, ils étaient des centaines de milliers d’internautes rivés devant leurs écrans d’ordinateur à chaque semaine pour suivre les aventures de Raoul, de Johnny Boy, de la belle Cécile et des autres personnages de l’univers des Têtes à claques.
(Only available in French)
Produced by: MC2






Champion and his G-Strings

(1 x 75 min.)
Live event. Shot in HD.
From their best sold out show ever at the Montreal's Metropolis!
Present within Montreal’s music scene for over ten years, Maxime Morin aka DJ Champion, has been making waves ever since the release of his first album Chill’Em All (Saboteur Musique) released in 2004, for which he won the Album of the year award in the electronic-techno music category at the 2005 ADISQ. Relive this electrifying DJ Champion moment joined by his band the G-Strings, composed of four guitarists, one bass player and an amazing vocalist.






Opera Easy

(25 x 24 min.)
With world renowned classical singer and entertainer Natalie Choquette, each program focusses on one opera presented in a dynamic and amusing way. Opera has its ABC’s, -  the most popular works in the repertoire : A is for Aida  and C is for Carmen but do you know what B stand for…..? Its Boheme and it is the subject of Opera Easy segment number 5 Let yourself be carried away by her entertaining story telling and exquisite Opera performance.
Produced by Cinema 1038 Be inc






Opera Stories

(4 x 48 min.)
Opera Stories is a new way of introducing and presenting opera to the public as a dramatically coherent and viable genre. This opera film series treats several of the major themes or story lines common to much opera, in a visually exciting, imaginative, adventurously contemporary and relevant manner.
Produced by Cinema 1038 Be inc






Shakespeare in Words and Music

(6 x 24 min.)
This six half-hour programs series contains certain spoken texts (from his plays or poetry) and linked musical excerpts within a given theme. The programs are centered on vocal excerpts but also contain instrumental and chamber-music pieces, directly derived from and inspired by the works of William Shakespeare.
Produced by Cinema 1038 Be inc






Hot Dance

(6 x 24 min.)
No Dialogue.
This series of six half-hour programs proposes to examine six individual and vastly different international Latin dance forms and styles. These forms are all among the most suggestive and sensual in the performing arts world and the programs would attempt to capture their uniquely visceral energy. Using not only dancers but musicians and even singers specialized in the particular genre, a variety of national dance styles would therefore come to irrepressible life.
Tango • Flamenco • Cha-cha • Samba • Rumba • Mambo
Produced by Cinema 1038 Be inc





Classical Cabaret

(6 x 24 min.)
The first three decades of the 20th century were a period of remarkable musical and cultural inventiveness and diversity. Among the new musical and vocal genres that emerged throughout the period, one of the most exciting and compelling was the Cabaret style of performance. Classical cabaret is a six-part series devoted to the Classical Cabaret genre in all its varying but complimentary style. Each program reveals different aspects of the style.
Produced by Cinema 1038 Be inc






Portrait of Mozart

(6 x 24 min.)
250 years from now, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will still shine. In this series the Character impersonating Mozart, shed's light on various aspects of his personality and genius. Entertaining, enlightening and tragic, this series reflects the depth and complexities of Mozart through his music, his own words and those of his closest circle of friends and family. This light entertainment also includes 80% of musical performances.
Produced by Cinema 1038 Be inc






Musical Voices

(6 x 24 min.)
Though each author in this series is individually very different, each shared personal preoccupations that help mould their life and work. Using an actor to portray a separate literary giant, each individual half-hour program in this series will present a fascinating biographical portrait of the author by integrating music inspired by his literary works.
Produced by Cinema 1038 Be inc






Dance with me

(12 x 24 min.)
No Dialogue.
This hip 2 six-part series explores the world of modern dance. Witness these excentric or fabulous talents as they perform in unique environments.
Produced by Cinema 1038 Be inc





Illuminations

(1 x 60 min.)
Biography
This portrait of Marie-Claire Blais opens a door on the life and work of one of Quebec’s most celebrated writers in the world. Interviews with fellow writers, such as Margaret Atwood, Antonine Maillet, Jacques Crête and Pauline Michel bear witness to the strength and impact of Blais’ writing on our era. Others speak more of the personal and the socially engaged side of Blais. The author herself speaks of her first works, like La Belle Bête and of her most recent, Augustino ou le choeur de la destruction.
(Available in French with English subtitles)
Produced by Connections Productions & Mozus Productions