Making a stand for animated documentary film
By Alexis Gagnon
Magazine Convergence, Montreal, Canada
January 2007
Canadian filmmaker Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre has just come back from the prestigious Cannes International Film Fest where her documentary Jutra was featured in the lineup of the 46th Director’s Fortnight – an honor not simply bestowed on any film.
"Some are puzzled at animated documentary, not knowing what kind of film they are looking at. It's a genre that is alive and not recent, claims director and producer Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre, who works extensively with this style. "
