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Danielle Sturk
Franco-Manitoban filmmaker Danielle Sturk has been creating documentaries, experimental films, dramatic series and TV specials since 2004. Her films have screened widely on the festival circuit and aired on most of the major Canadian networks. Recent works include El Toro (2018), an award winner at Yorkton and Hot Docs that she later developed into a six-part drama series for Radio-Canada, and Why? (2023), a documentary on sexual violence and teens.
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Why? Sexual Violence and TeensDanielle Sturk 2022 39 minDanielle Sturk tackles the thorny issue of sexual violence against teens by boldly asking: Why? Young men, witnesses to the prevailing culture, and young women survivors of sexual assault share their personal reflections in the hopes of sparking the dialogue needed to end gender-based violence. Because things only change when people start talking and taking action. -
Inspire ExpireDanielle Sturk 2009 27 minCe documentaire témoigne du travail de deux sages-femmes qui, en profonde communion avec les êtres qu’elles accompagnent, permettent à la vie de suivre son cours. Devant la fenêtre de sa chambre d’hôpital, une malade regarde le printemps s’installer en sachant qu’elle va mourir. Une accompagnante recueille ses confidences. Au même moment, une autre femme, sur le point de donner la vie, apprivoise sa peur de la douleur avec la complicité d’une sage-femme.
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Inhale ExhaleDanielle Sturk 2009 27 minThis short documentary filmed at Saint Boniface General Hospital, in Manitoba, focuses on the work of 2 women: Gisèle Fontaine, who helps women in childbirth; and Louise Saurette, who attends the dying. Birth and death, moments of transition that involve a transformative journey, have much in common. The midwife and the chaplain offer themselves as guides on the painful and essential path of letting go.
This documentary short was produced as part of the Tremplin program, which enables young Francophone filmmakers to make a first production in a professional context. -
Pourquoi ? La violence sexuelle chez les jeunesDanielle Sturk 2022 39 minPourquoi ? cherche à mieux comprendre la violence sexuelle chez les jeunes grâce aux témoignages diversifiés d’hommes, observateurs de leur entourage, et de femmes survivantes d’agressions, pour stimuler un dialogue nécessaire et ainsi contribuer à ce que cesse cette violence genrée.
