Michaëlle Jean: A Woman of Purpose, a new documentary by Jean-Daniel Lafond, will have its French launch at the Vues d'Afrique International Film Festival in Montreal (April 21), Ottawa (April 22) and Quebec City (April 23), and its English launch in Toronto (April 22) in conjunction with the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, with the director, Michaëlle Jean and other guests in attendance. In this InformAction production (Nathalie Barton), co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada (René Chénier) in association with Majda Films International, the filmmaker shows the recent journey of Michaëlle Jean, his wife, through Canadian society and diplomacy. This intimate and sensitive portrait takes us behind the scenes, revealing her growth as a stateswoman.
After winning the award for Best Feature-Length Documentary at the Gala du cinéma québécois and receiving a warm welcome from audiences and critics alike, Patricio Henríquez's feature documentary Uyghurs: Prisoners of the Absurd will be available as of Tuesday, April 5, in download-to-own (DTO) and video-on-demand (VOD) formats at NFB.ca and the iTunes store. It can also be purchased on DVD via NFB.ca or by calling 1-800-267-7710. The film was co-produced by Macumba Media (Patricio Henríquez and Michelle Shephard) and the NFB (Colette Loumède) with the collaboration of Radio-Canada and RDI.