Wapikoni (Flower) / Montréal, Canada / Louisiana Premiere

A visual poem that narrates traditional teachings related to femininity. These teachings have been passed down by women from time immemorial.

Director's Biography:

From Manawan, Élisa Moar studied photography in college. This special effect and visual editing enthusiast immerses us in strange and phantasmagoric universes. She directed her first experimental film, Marées (Tides), in 2012. She took part in a screenwriting and editing workshop at UQAM, and has participated in several film workshops and internships. In 2014, she worked as an assistant filmmaker with Wapikoni Mobile. In 2017, she added to the list of her productions a film entitled Wapikoni (Flower), a visual poem on the themes of femininity and maternity. In 2018, she penned the deeply moving personal short Kenin that embodies the #metoo movement.