THE FILMS OF LOUISE BOURQUE

Louise Bourque is an Acadian French Canadian filmmaker living in the Boston area where she teaches cinema. Bourque's work has been presented in more than thirty-five countries and broadcast on PBS and on the Sundance Channel. Her films have screened at the Whitney Museum of American Art (Louise's films are going to be included in the upcoming Whitney Biennial) and numerous international film festivals including San Francisco, Toronto and Rotterdam. She has had solo shows at a host of venues, most notably at the Millennium Film Workshop and the Cinematheque Ontario. Bourque was invited to present her work at the 50th Robert Flaherty Film Seminar and the San Francisco Cinematheque last year and this year at the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston. She has received grants, honors and awards for her work.

A co-presentation of Hallwalls and Squeaky Wheel.

Program: L'ÉCLAT DU MAL/THE BLEEDING HEART OF IT (35mm, color/sound, 8 min, 2005) JOURS EN FLEURS (35mm, color/sound,4.5 min, 2005) SELF PORTRAIT POST MORTEM (35mm, color/sound, 2.5 min, 2002) GOING BACK HOME (35mm, color/sound, 2 x 30 sec, 2000) FISSURES (16mm, color/sound, 2.5 min, 1999) IMPRINT (16mm, color/sound, 14 min, 1997) THE PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE (16mm, color/sound, 22 min, 1994) JUST WORDS (16mm, color/sound, 10 min, 1991) JOLICOEUR TOURISTE (16mm, color, 10 min, 1989)

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November and December, 2005 - 2005