Wednesday, August 06 Wednesday August 06 Who is the monster, you or me? by Peter Schamoni | “Ciné-mercredis Niki” at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (Montreal, Canada) Filmed at her home in San Diego, at her studio in Paris, and in Tuscany, Niki de Saint Phalle talks about her life, her work, and her collaboration with Jean Tinguely.
Thursday, August 14 Thursday August 14 8:00 p.m. SO SURREAL: BEHIND THE MASKS by Neil Diamond and Joanne Robertson | Symposium international d’art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul (Montreal, Canada) SPECIAL MENTION FIFA 43 — A documentary film that tells the little-known story of the profound influence of Yup’ik (Alaska) and Kwakwakawakw (Northwest Coast) masks on some of the greatest artists of modern times: the surrealists. In the presence of director Joanne Robertson.
Sunday, August 24 Sunday August 24 1:30 p.m. VISAGES VILLAGES by Agnès Varda and JR | The first of a series of screenings dedicated to ‘THE NIKI GENERATION’ at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec This film highlights filmmaker Agnès Varda, a major figure of the New Wave and the 20th century. Her free and deeply human perspective left a mark on her era — the same as that of Niki de Saint Phalle.
Friday, August 29 Friday August 29 8:30 p.m. SO SURREAL: BEHIND THE MASKS by Neil Diamond et Joanne Robertson | Maison Nivard-De Saint-Dizier, musée et site archéologique (Montréal, Canada) SPECIAL MENTION FIFA 43 – Presented in collaboration with Ciné-Quartier and the Maison Nivard-De Saint-Dizier, museum and archaeological site, this documentary tells the little-known story of the profound influence of Yup’ik (Alaska) and Kwakwaka’wakw (Northwest Coast) community masks on some of the greatest artists of modern times: the Surrealists.
