Stop motion animation, 2023

Alexis Normand’s jazz-folk music in French has been recognized across Canada to critical acclaim. Named Francophone Artist of the Year by the Western Canadian Music Awards, her list of nominations also includes the Canadian Folk Music Awards and the Lieutenant Governor’s Arts Award in her home province of Saskatchewan.  Tous les matins is about the magic of time at the cabin with family.

 

 

 

 

The Messenger 

1 min 26 sec

Stop motion animation, 2020

A surreal television experience delivers a lifetime of expectations and realities for women in under 90 seconds.   Inspired by the paper cut-out animations of Terry Gilliam (Monty Python), The Messenger uses mid-20th century imagery to address second-wave feminist issues still relevant today. 

 

 

Stop motion animation, 2017

3 min 12 sec

Reminiscent of small town socials, "Table Dance" celebrates the handwork made by women in the mid to late 20th century.  Over 160 doilies take to the dance floor, shaking off their matronly reputations to prove age is no barrier to having a good time.  

Features music by The Emeralds

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