Hélène Bourgault
Canadian video and film artist
About Hélène Bourgault
Lived 1945 – 2006 (aged 61). Hélène Bourgault was a Canadian film director, video artist and television producer.
Hélène Bourgault (May 16, 1945 - October 14, 2006) was a Canadian video and film artist. Bourgault was a founding member of GIV, the Groupe Intervention Video, a feminist video production and distribution collective in Montreal, Quebec. As a member of GIV, she co-directed several video documentaries with fellow artist Helen Doyle, and the Cinematheque quebecoise.
Filmography
Director Pays d'abondance? (1970), documentary short
Partir pour la famille? (1974), documentary short
Témoignage de Francine (1979), video documentary short
Une nef ... et ses sorcières (1977), with Hélène Roy, Helen Doyle, and Nicole Giguère
Chaperons rouges (1979), video co-directed with Helen Doyle
Le Centre Flora Tristan (1984), video documentary short
Fem do chi, self défense pour femmes (1984), documentary short
End of a Millennium/Fin de millénaire (1994), for the National Film Board of Canada, documentary
Les soeurs Lumière: 100 ans de cinéma de femmes (1996), documentary
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Who was Hélène Bourgault?
Canadian video and film artist (1945-2006)
When was Hélène Bourgault born?
Hélène Bourgault was born on 16 May 1945.
When did Hélène Bourgault die?
Hélène Bourgault died on 14 October 2006.
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Hélène Bourgault was a film director, video artist and television producer.
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Hélène Bourgault was Canadian.
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