Sylvain L'Espérance
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Born in Montreal in 1961, Sylvain L’Espérance studied film and visual arts. For the past 25 years, he has travelled widely, from Quebec to Mali to Greece. He has directed nearly a dozen films that combine direct cinema with experimental research to explore reality through a poetic lens. His films question our relationships with outsiders and marginalized communities. They give voice to migrants, workers, artisans, sailors, fishermen, shepherds, the unemployed and the homeless. These voices are carried by street theatre, song and poetry and merge into a political cry that speaks the unspoken.
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Marche commune (2025)
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Un film de cinéastes (1994)
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Le temps qu'il fait (1997)
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The Song of Empedocles (2020)
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Animal macula (2021)
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Fighting Through the Night (2016)
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Standing on the Edge of the World (2012)
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Archéologie de la lumière (2024)
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Un fleuve humain (2006)
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Shadows of Spring (1992)
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Into the Delta (2009)
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Bamako, temps suspendu (2014)
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La main invisible (2002)
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