If you live outside of the Canadian province of Quebec there is a one percent chance that you may have heard of this French-Canadian filmmaker. His films emotionally shake viewers to the core and not surprisingly, Bernard Émond seems to have a not so difficult time into getting his films into prestigious world film festivals and leaving with his luggage case full of awards.
Despite the language issues, his themes are universal his why his latest feature Contre Toute Espérance (Summit Circle) is selected for the In Competition slot at this year’s Locarno film festival and the film will also be featured at the Toronto film festival in the Contemporary World Cinema section.
This week we offer the trailer for the film that will play at both Toronto and Locarno film festivals. To view the trailer click on the poster image below.
