Sylvie Lapointe
Studying in psychology, music and cinema, Sylvie Lapointe explores, questions and critiques different social, historical, political and personal realities. She chooses to transpose her reflections in the form of cinematographic essays where the language of image, sound and music reflect her commitment as much to this art as to social justice and respect for human rights.
She directed and produced THE LESSON OF THE SNAIL (2012), exploring the education system as an important actor in the political and social changes of communities in Chiapas, Mexico. She writes and publishes a few articles (Observatoire des Amériques in 2005) “Is the honeymoon with Zapatism over? “. These different works were inspired by her previous film, made in Guatemala : Yanina, guerilla or coopérante? (2001), a portrait of a woman engaged, in spite of herself, in the fight against injustice.
She has directed various documentaries for television (Télé-Québec, Canal Historia) including a one-hour feature on the history of Saint-Jean Batiste TOUT FEU TOU FLAME (2003), in the Made in Quebec series (ORBI-XXI Productions Inc). She has directed various courses and medium-length films between 1993 and 2018, including VUE DE RUELLE made in Montréal.
As a creative space to participate in the survival of this fragile existence of the author’s documentary, Sylvie Lapointe has also founded her own production house Como Punta. In addition, she collaborates as an assistant and production manager in more than fifty other films (ONF, ISCA, VEF etc.). Nominated in 2009 at GÉMEAUX for Best Documentary rResearch for HOMO TOXICUS by Carole Poliquin.
