TRUE STORIES (ALMOST)

(2010, TRT: 10:34:09)

True Stories (almost) is loosely based on my recent experience in conversation with three people closely involved with my personal life. The reenactments, all performed by me, are inspired by vocal exchanges on how I should manage my everyday life and art career. Edited to create a coherent narrative collage, the video piece will be exhibited as a split screen four-channel projection. An excerpt is posted in the videos section.




TOP 30

(Ongoing, Feature Length)

More details in the PROJECTS section. (28th chapter is posted here.)




CAR TALK

(2009, TRT: 8:00)

Knitting together excerpts from the NPR show of the same name and my own fabricated responses, Car Talk presents a fictional conversation between myself and the two radio icons discussing my linguistic troubles, my Québécoise identity and life as an artist.




SUBMISSION TO THIS AMERICAN LIFE

(2007, TRT: 27:00:00)



SUBMISSION TO THIS AMERICAN LIFE

(2007, Live Performance, 38 minutes)

Using still images, voice over and guests stars, my application for the popular radio show describes how a big part of my life is spent waiting.




GOSSIP VIDEOS

(2007, TRT 6:47:20)

The Gossip Videos give a few inside stories about the making of the book “The Ice Skating Tree Opera- Director’s Cuts”. The project was published by 2nd Cannons in 2007 in Los Angeles, California.




BOOK PREVIEW

(2006, TRT 2:46)

This video announces my perpetually-delayed book completion.




SOUNDS LIKE JULIE

(2006, TRT 10:36)

In this project I’m directing two acquaintances by showing how to better imitate myself, while talking about matters related to my personal life and describing a performance project.




SPEECH LESSON

(2005, TRT 5:19)

As a native French speaker, I attempt to clarify a monologue about my own work through improved English enunciation. Playing double roles as both myself and the (voice-overed) speech coach, the conversation appears comprehensible at first but quickly falls to ambiguity and confusion.




SKATEBOARDING STORIES

(2003, TRT 24:00:00)

Using skateboarding as a device to meet people and explore a new city, I wander around Los Angeles with a skateboard in my car.