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Marie Clements
Marie Clements (Métis/Dene) is an award-winning writer, director and producer of film, television, radio, new media and live performance. Her work as a filmmaker includes the award-winning 2015 docudrama Number 14 and the 2013 short drama Pilgrims, which screened at TIFF and Telefilm Canada’s Not Short on Talent program at the Cannes Market. Her short documentary The Language of Love was an official selection at Hot Docs in 2012. The film production of Clements’ screenplay Unnatural and Accidental premiered at the MoMA Film Festival in New York and also screened at TIFF.
Her theatre productions as writer/director include Tombs of the Vanishing Indian, The Unnatural and Accidental Women, and The Edward Curtis Project. Her plays Burning Vision and Copper Thunderbird were shortlisted for Governor General’s Literary Awards. Clements is an alumnus of Women in the Director’s Chair, the President of MCM, and the Artistic Director of red diva projects.
Her latest documentary, The Road Forward, has screened at more than 200 venues in North America and received the Best Director Award at the American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco, in addition to being nominated for the Writers Guild of Canada’s Documentary Screenwriting Award in 2018. Her short doc Looking at Edward Curtis premiered at DOXA and the Yorkton Film Festival, received four nominations for best documentary, and aired on the Knowledge Network in the summer of 2018.
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Laissez parler votre coeurMarie Clements 2022 1 h 5 minPortrait intime de l'esprit de Niall McNeil, artiste et interprète vivant avec la trisomie 21, et de la famille unique qu'il s'est choisie. Dans Laissez parler votre cœur, Niall nous présente les nombreux « membres de sa famille », ses multiples « enfants », sa célèbre « ex-femme », Marie Clements, réalisatrice du film, et d'autres liens forgés par une créativité à cœur ouvert. -
Ballads Not Bullets: Tom JacksonMarie Clements 2014 6 minThis short film tells the story of how actor, singer, producer, and activist Tom Jackson came to use his gift of song to contribute millions of dollars to the fight against poverty and homelessness. With a rich soundtrack of music and Tom's spoken word, the film focuses on the importance of using our talents and skills to give back to society. Produced by the NFB in co-operation with the National Arts Centre and the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation on the occasion of the 2014 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards.
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Ballades... non pas balles : Tom JacksonMarie Clements 2014 6 minEntremêlant des séquences de Tom qui interprète Huron Carol, des images de sans-abris et du métrage d'archives stylisé, ce court métrage documentaire raconte comment Tom en est venu à se servir de son talent de chanteur pour financer à hauteur de millions de dollars la lutte contre la pauvreté et l'itinérance. Porté par une riche trame musicale et le commentaire de Tom, le film met l'accent sur l'importance d'exploiter ses aptitudes pour donner en retour à la collectivité.
Ce film a été réalisé à l’occasion de la remise des Prix des Gouverneur général pour les arts du spectacle 2014. -
Droit devantMarie Clements 2017 1 h 41 minDocumentaire musical signé Marie Clements, Droit devant rattache un moment charnière de l’histoire des droits civils au Canada — les origines du nationalisme autochtone vers 1930 — au souffle puissant qui anime aujourd’hui le militantisme des Premières Nations.
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The Road ForwardMarie Clements 2017 1 h 41 minThe Road Forward, a musical documentary by Marie Clements, connects a pivotal moment in Canada’s civil rights history—the beginnings of Indian Nationalism in the 1930s—with the powerful momentum of First Nations activism today. The Road Forward’s stunningly shot musical sequences, performed by an ensemble of some of Canada’s finest vocalists and musicians, seamlessly connect past and present with soaring vocals, blues, rock, and traditional beats. A rousing tribute to the fighters for First Nations rights, a soul-resounding historical experience, and a visceral call to action.
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Lay Down Your HeartMarie Clements 2022 1 h 5 minAn intimate look into the mind of Niall McNeil, an artist and performer with Down syndrome, and his unique chosen family. In Lay Down Your Heart, Niall introduces us to his many “family members,” his multiple “children,” his renowned “ex-wife” and director of the film Marie Clements, and other bonds forged through open-hearted creativity.
