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Maisonneuve

Jean-Martin Gagnon
2023 | 6 x 25 min
Documentary series
Original French version, English subtitles

Awards and Festivals

  • Winner Laurier francophone du Nord Les Lauriers de l’audiovisuel 2024

  • Winner series Coup de coeur Fonds Bell Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue 2023

  • Official SelectionLes Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma (2024)


LONG SYNOPSIS


ONE AND TWO LINERS


EPISODES DESCRIPTIONS


INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR, JEAN-MARTIN GAGNON

Trailer


Excerpts

Rayene Bouzitoun


Kaëlla Stapels and the association


Mohamed Mimoun


Stéphanie Cronier



Poster

Images


Collège de Maisonneuve, Montreal. Photo credit: Image from the film - Courtesy of National Film Board of Canada.

Rayene Bouzitoun greeting a friend. Photo credit: Image from the film - Courtesy of National Film Board of Canada.

Mohamed Mimoun. Photo credit: Image from the film - Courtesy of National Film Board of Canada.

Kaëlla Stapels, students Association General Assembly, Collège de Maisonneuve. Photo credit: Image from the film - Courtesy of National Film Board of Canada.

Réjean Vanasse, Collège de Maisonneuve. Photo credit: Image from the film - Courtesy of National Film Board of Canada.

Angel at the LGBTQ+ booth, Collège de Maisonneuve. Photo credit: Image from the film - Courtesy of National Film Board of Canada.

Jean-Félix Chénier, teacher at Collège de Maisonneuve. Photo credit: Image from the film - Courtesy of National Film Board of Canada.

Idir Mazouzi, students Association General Assembly, Collège de Maisonneuve. Photo credit: Image from the film - Courtesy of National Film Board of Canada.

Student (unknown), Collège de Maisonneuve 2017. Photo credit: Image from the film - Courtesy of National Film Board of Canada.

Samuel Vilanove and Kaëlla Stapels at a protest in Montreal. Photo credit: Image from the film - Courtesy of National Film Board of Canada.

Stéphanie Cronier in a simulation, Police Techniques, Collège de Maisonneuve. Photo credit: Image from the film - Courtesy of National Film Board of Canada.

Team


Jean-Martin Gagnon
Director


Photo
Photo : Myriam Frenette




Nicolas Wadimoff
Co-Writer


Photo
Photo : Ufuk Emiroglu




Emmanuelle Walter
Co-Writer


Photo
Photo : Loris Guémart, Arrêt sur images




Nathalie Cloutier
Producer and Executive Producer, NFB


Photo
Photo : Valérie Sangin




Philippe Coeytaux
Producer (AKKA Films)


Photo
Photo : Karine Sudan




Hany Ouichou
Producer (Coop Vidéo)


Photo
Photo : Courtesy




Serge Gordey
Co-producer (Temps noir)


Photo
Photo : Courtesy




Martin Laurent
Co-producer (Temps noir)


Photo
Photo : Courtesy



Credits

A series directed by
Jean-Martin Gagnon

Written by
Nicolas Wadimoff
Emmanuelle Walter

Produced by
Nathalie Cloutier (NFB)
Hany Ouichou (Coop Vidéo)
Philippe Coeytaux (AKKA Films)
Serge Gordey and Martin Laurent (Temps noir)

Editing
Philippe Lefebvre
Andrea Henriquez (Episode 5)

Cinematograhy
Philémon Crête
Natan B. Foisy

Sound Design
Jacob Marcoux and Christophe Voyer

Music
Marc-Antoine Barbier

With the participation of
Rayene Bouzitoun
Mohamed Mimoun
Kaëlla Stapels
Idir Mazouzi
Erik Pirro
Jean-Félix Chénier
Stéphanie Cronier
Samuel Dufresne
Nancy Moreau

Director “Collège de Maisonneuve 2017–2018” segment
Nicolas Wadimoff

Research
Emmanuelle Walter

Collection Director
Nicolas Wadimoff

Editing
Philippe Lefebvre

Cinematography
Philémon Crête

Additional Cinematography
Natan B. Foisy

Sound Recording
François Forcier

Additional Sounz Recording
Marc-Antoine Barbier
Jean-François Caissy
Jacob Marcoux
Pascal Picher-Larose
Simon Plouffe
Olivier Rogers-Larouche

Additional Images – Drone
Danny Taillon

Editing Assistants
Timothée de Bouville
Ufuk Emiroglu

Technical Support – Editing (NFB)
Pierre Dupont
Marie-Josée Gourde
Patrick Trahan

Translation and Subtitling
Trans & Sub Coop

Titles and Infographics (NFB)
Mélanie Bouchard

Online Editing and Colourization (NFB)
Yannick Carrier

Foley
Simon Meilleur

Foley Recording (NFB)
Luc Léger
Geoffrey Mitchell

Sound Design
Jacob Marcoux
Christophe Voyer

Re-recording (NFB)
Isabelle Lussier

Music
Marc-Antoine Barbier

Archives
Assemblée nationale du Québec
Groupe TVA
Journal Le Soleil
Société Radio-Canada

Rights Clearance
Karine Perron

Special thanks to
Léonard and Odrée Laperrière
Suzie Tremblay and Pierre Gagnon
Marilou Caravecchia-Pelletier
Jimmy Bob and Davy Jones
Rosalie Chicoine Perreault
Alexandre Lefebvre

Thanks to
The students, faculty, staff and administration of Collège de Maisonneuve, Line Légaré, Guy Gibeau, Malika Habel, Anouk Roussy, Lina Raymond, Raymonde Bergeron, Pierre Lefebvre, Lysa Belaïcha, Rachel Binette, Sabrina Cyr-Vidal, Amani Djilani, Yasmine Ferrat, Nidia Guerrier, le groupe Iconz, Axelle Lefebvre, Lyne Saighi, Razine Boureghit, Abdellah Azzouz, Alexandra Vaillant, Coquelicot Ayotte, Céline Bisson, Amélie Faubert, Nathalie Foucher, Réjean Hamon, Marco Harvey, Anne-Marie Le Saux, Jeremy Ouellet, Ivan Perez, Julie Prince, Dany Rodier, Samuel Vilanove, Réjean Vanasse, Hervé Simoneau and all the members of Éducation 3e âge

and to
The Société générale des étudiantes et étudiants du Collège de Maisonneuve (SOGÉÉCOM), the Syndicat des professeures et des professeurs du Collège de Maisonneuve (SPPCM), the Fédération nationale des enseignantes et enseignants du Québec (FNEEQ-CSN), Shaykh Omar Koné and the Centre Soufi Naqshbandi, Seema Kaur and the Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar Sikh Temple, Rachel Wolf and the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of Montreal, Daniel Lemieux and the Kitcisakik Anicinape Community, Forum jeunesse Saint-Michel, Théâtre de Quat’Sous, Maison des jeunes de Longueuil, the PDF, Lyne Côté, Jeannine Hakizimana, Patricia Voogt, Nicole Bordier, Colette Loumède, Juliette Dufresne, Laurent Ulrich, Félix Perreault,  Isabelle Couture, Guy Langlois, Étienne Deschênes-Gagnon, Anik Magny, Marie-Pierre Grenier

Produced with the financial participation of
TV5MONDE

And the support of
Office fédéral de la culture (OFC)

With the participation of
Cinéforom

and the support of
Loterie Romande
CNC
Canada Media Fund
Québec – Film and Television Tax Credit
Canada – Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
PROCIREP – Angoa

Produced with the collaboration of
Radio Télévision Suisse – Unité des films documentaires
and SRG SSR
Société Radio-Canada
ARTE G.E.I.E.
Public Sénat

Insurance
Globalex

Legal Advisor
Lussier & Khouzam

Coop Vidéo de Montréal Team
Administration
Christyne Lagarde

Coordination
Karine Bélanger

NFB Team

Legal Advisor
Julie Patry

Media Relations
Sophie St-Pierre

Marketing Manager
Karine Sévigny

Marketing Coordinator
Julie Fortin

Administrator
Sia Koukoulas

Senior Production Coordinator – Administration
Brenda Nixon

Studio Coordinator
Stéphanie Lazure

Senior Production Coordinators
Chinda Phommarinh
Joëlle Lapointe

Production Coordinators
Alexandra Bourque
Alexandra Levert

Technical Coordinators
Esther Viragh
Jean-François Laprise
Daniel Claveau
Mira Mailhot

Associate Producer
Laurie Pominville

Line Producer
Mélanie Lasnier

Executive Producer
Nathalie Cloutier

Producers
Nathalie Cloutier (NFB)
Hany Ouichou (Coop Vidéo)
Philippe Coeytaux (AKKA Films)
Serge Gordey (Temps noir)
Martin Laurent (Temps noir)

The Maisonneuve series was inspired by the feature documentary of the same name directed by Nicolas Wadimoff and produced in part from content shot in 2017 by Coop Vidéo, AKKA Films and Temps noir.

We would like to thank all the participants and artisans for their contribution.

Co-produced by
National Film Board of Canada

© 2023 National Film Board of Canada, Coop Vidéo de Montréal, AKKA Films & Temps noir



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