A short interview with Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre about animation in animated documentary film (in french).

In the wake of last year’s McLaren’s Centenary Celebrations we take a look at how his and Jutra’s legacy has helped shape the artistic path of today’s animation filmmakers such as Marie-Josée.

Consciously or not, artist project themselves in their work and I believe that 'Take it all' was a premonition.

I must feel something very strong, almost visceral, to choose to bring a person back to life through animation. Artistically speaking, I’m basically in love with the men whose portraits I create. Norman McLaren, Claude Jutra, Oscar Peterson—all these artists have produced works that I relate to and that touch me deeply.

Taking the risk to show, and to expose the other part of himself, 'Jutra' is a moving plastic representation. The film goes beyond any form of known filmmaking. But it's still a documentary act, in the sense that the manipulation of archive sources create the objective apprehension of a man with multiple and inclassable personalities. Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre's short film is alive, complexe and exciting.

To revive the mythical Claude Jutra through his work: that was the mission Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre had in mind when she started the process of making a short animated film on the late filmmaker.