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    • Mère Terre, Taire

    Mère Terre, Taire

    • 2010
    • 00h 07m 34s
    • Colette Balcaen
    • Rent $200
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    Synopsis

    Colette Balcaen set herself up in the middle of an ancestral field with her large red knitted art piece, to contemplate the prairie and all the generations of women who have seen the changes over the years. The images mark the passing of time. The heavy continuous rocking of the oil well pumps dominate over the nature activated by the wind.

    Categories

    • Experimental,
    • Canada,
    • Culture,
    • Feminism,
    • History,
    • Landscape,
    • Language,
    • Short,
    • Works by Women

    Shooting Format

    • Betacam

    Languages

    • French,
    • English

    Additional Details

    • Silent,
    • Voice-Over,
    • Colour,
    • Sound

    Available Subtitle

    • None

    Region

    • Manitoba

    Screening Formats

    • DVD,
    • H.264

    Credits

    • Artist: Colette Balcaen

    Provided By

    • Video Pool Media Arts Centre

    Festivals

    • Vancouver International Women in Film Festival
    • Haida Gwaii Film Festival

    More By Colette Balcaen

    Pages

    • 2007
    • Colette Balcaen

    Colette Balcaen’s artistic expression, transmitted through textiles, is informed by a passion for her language and culture.

    Pages

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