Sunday, in the Comedy Nest, we will be honoured by the presence of Marie-Hélène Cousineau, co-director of Before Tomorrow. She has a unique, extraordinary movie-story to tell.
After university, studying Fine Arts in Iowa, in 1990, Marie-Hélène found her way to the Arctic: I was in the North, people were really fun to work with , they were interested, I was curious, we got along and there you go! In 1991, she, Norm Cohn and Zacharias Kunuk established a Video Co-op, which has led to an incredibly fruitful creativity. Norm Cohn and Zacharias Kunuk were the two principal creators of Atarnajuat. Cohn was her cameraman on Before Tomorrow.
Before Tomorrow, Marie-Hélène's first feature, is the third in a trilogy of films from Igloolik-Isuma Productions, partnered with Arnait Video Productions, a women's collective, which Marie-Helene co-founded. 'Before Tomorrow is not a sequel like you have Star Wars one-two-three,but it's the third film telling stories of Inuit before Christianization. In that sense, it's part of a trilogy.
Writer, still photographer, Marie-Hélène also has produced and directed an array of videos for the co-op. Along with Mary Kunuk and Madeline Ivalu, the women all play interchangeable roles in a series of productions. Madeline Ivalu, for example is both co-star and co-director of Before Tomorrow. She also sits on various cultural boards, both in Montreal and the High Arctic. Marie-Helene will talk about this fascinating cultural history.
If you want to read more about Before Tomorrow prior to Sunday's screening, the movie website is http://www.beforetomorrow.ca/en/index.php.
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