Making Movie History: Monique Fortier

Overview

Monique Fortier was one of the few women to make her way in the male world of the NFB in the 1950s. But make her way she did. Beginning as a secretary, she graduated to editing and in 1963 she became the first francophone woman to direct her own film, À l'heure de la décolonisation. Her NFB colleague Anne Claire Poirier would make her first film the same year. Fortier subsequently returned to editing, quietly labouring at the Steenbeck, shaping films that helped define Direct Cinema.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2014

Original language

English

Countries

Canada

Production

ONF,NFB

Cast

Monique Fortier

Director

Denys Desjardins

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt5204524