Synopsis
November, 1976. As Québec strides boldly towards independence, a supernatural vision of tragedy inspires a deaf-mute Québécoise Catholic nun to save the city of Winnipeg from committing mass suicide. Arriving just in time to find Winnipegâs polio-stricken mayor leading the citizens into self-destructive hysteria, the Holy Sister must prepare the way to salvation by filling the cityâs troubled heart with the radiant electricity of Québec sovereigntist leader, René Lévesque. Mixing historical iconographies with abstract surrealism, Hydro-Lévesque is a message of incandescent Québec nationalist love, wafting across Winnipegâs denigrated icefields in smoke. Winner of the 2008 Special Jury Prize at the WNDX Festival of Film & Video Art and Festival De Cinéma Des Trois Amériques, Hydro-Lévesqueâs startling formalism was created by manipulating the celluloid emulsion with Berg toners, Javex bleach, spray paint, a hole-puncher, burning cigarettes and human urine.
Credits
Cinematographer
Ryan Herdman
Music
Alek Rzeszowski, Patrick Keenan
Cast
Maude Payette, Rob Vilar, Jean-Marc Haché, Nick Hill, Alek Rzeszowski
