Michel Moreau

Michel Moreau (October 2, 1931 - September 4, 2012) was a Canadian documentary filmmaker.[1] He was most noted for his short documentary film Xénofolies, which was a Genie Award nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 13th Genie Awards in 1992,[2] and his feature documentary A Childhood in Natashquan (Une enfance à Natashquan), which was a Genie nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993.[3]

His other films included Jules the Magnificent (Jules le magnifique), about a man with cerebral palsy,[4] and The Three Montreals of Michel Tremblay (Les trois Montréals de Michel Tremblay), a documentary about writer Michel Tremblay.[5]

  1. ^ Benoit Aubin, "Cultural solitudes: divisions in Quebec go beyond language". Montreal Gazette, February 8, 1992.
  2. ^ H.J. Kirchhoff, "French-Canadian films steal Genie show: Cronenberg's Naked Lunch leads the pack with 11 nominations". The Globe and Mail, October 14, 1992.
  3. ^ "The Lotus Eaters strong contender at Genies". The Globe and Mail, December 11, 1993.
  4. ^ Dane Lanken, "'Jules' celebrates palsy victim". Montreal Gazette, February 19, 1977.
  5. ^ Stephen Godfrey, "'Literary video' takes poetic peek at Montreals of Michel Trembiay". The Globe and Mail, December 23, 1989.