Rodrigue Jean
| Rodrigue Jean | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1957 Caraquet, New Brunswick |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, Producer, Director |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Rodrigue Jean (born 1957 in Caraquet, New Brunswick)[1] is a Canadian film director and screenwriter of Acadian origin. He studied biology, sociology and literature. He was a dancer and choreographer in the 1980s.[2] He then studied theatre and directing in London and Tokyo.
He made his first short film, La Déroute in 1989, and in the early 1990s he led a video workshop at a London centre for homeless youth. In 1995 he directed the documentary La voix des rivières and made two short video films, La mémoire de l’eau in 1996 and L'Appel in 1998.
His first long feature was the award-winning Full Blast in 1999 followed by Yellowknife in 2002. His 2008 feature Lost Song was also an award-winning film. He made the documentary Living on the Edge in 2005 paying tribute to his Acadian roots, focussing on the poetry of Gérald Leblanc. The documentary Men for Sale (also known by its French language title Hommes à louer) followed in 2009.
His most recent film, 2014's Love in the Time of Civil War, focused on the hustler scene in Montreal.
Openly gay,[2] many but not all of his films address LGBT themes.[3]
Filmography
Director
- 1989: La Déroute (short film)
- 1995: La voix des rivières (documentary)
- 1996: La mémoire de l’eau (documentary)
- 1998: L'Appel (short video)
- 1999: Full Blast
- 2002: Yellowknife
- 2005: Living on the Edge (documentary)
- 2008: Lost Song
- 2009: Men for Sale also known as Hommes à louer
- 2014: Love in the Time of Civil War
Producer
- 2002: Yellowknife
- 2008: Lost Song
Writer
- 2002: Yellowknife
- 2008: Lost Song
Actor
- 1991: Les sauf-conduits
Awards
- Telefilm Canada award for Best Canadian Short for La Voix des rivières at Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA)
- Won Best Documentary at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Received a Special Jury Citation for the Best Canadian First Feature Film Award for Full Blast at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1999.
- Won Best Canadian Feature Film for his film Lost Song at the Toronto International Film Festival
References
- ↑ "Le plus récent film de Rodrigue Jean à l’affiche à Caraquet et au Québec". Acadie Nouvelle, February 4, 2015.
- 1 2 Thomas Waugh, Romance of Transgression in Canada: Queering Sexualities, Nations, Cinemas. Carleton University Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0773530690. p. 434.
- ↑ "Rodrigue Jean's film Lost Song". Daily Xtra, February 26, 2009.