Louise Bourque Movies

  • 2024
    Out for Ice Cream

    Out for Ice Cream

    Out for Ice Cream

    02024HD

    The story of two friends on the cusp of adolescence, Rachel Samson's warm-hearted animation is an ode to those special summer days that contain major...

    Out for Ice Cream
  • 1990
    Du couteau au fusil

    Du couteau au fusil

    Du couteau au fusil

    01990HD

    Between the city, the suburbs and the theft of an automobile.

    Du couteau au fusil
  • 2022
    Bye Bye Now

    Bye Bye Now

    Bye Bye Now

    02022HD

    “In home movies, the gesture of waving provides the future viewer with the acknowledgment of a constant ‘goodbye.’ Yet when the...

    Bye Bye Now
  • 2011
    The Visitation

    The Visitation

    The Visitation

    02011HD

    "A statue of the Madonna from a shrine in the house where I grew up takes on an uncanny appearance as if in response to an incantation (an...

    The Visitation
  • 1997
    Imprint

    Imprint

    Imprint

    01997HD

    "Louise Bourque's 'Imprint' focuses obsessively on home-movie images of her family's house, which seems gloomily oppressive, almost filling the...

    Imprint
  • 2013
    être...été

    être...été

    être...été

    02013HD

    Punk rock, direct animation with a tip of the hat to Len Lye.

    être...été
  • 2011
    Remains

    Remains

    Remains

    02011HD

    The mother figure revisited is a recurring theme in Louise Bourque’s work. A celluloid deterioration that addresses the ephemeral quality of...

    Remains
  • 2013
    Auto Portrait / Self Portrait Post Partum

    Auto Portrait / Self Portrait Post Partum

    Auto Portrait / Self Portrait Post Partum

    02013HD

    SPPP is an autobiographical experimental film exploring the ramifications of the devastating breakup of a romantic relationship. The film examines my...

    Auto Portrait / Self Portrait Post Partum
  • 2011
    A Little Prayer (H-E-L-P)

    A Little Prayer (H-E-L-P)

    A Little Prayer (H-E-L-P)

    02011HD

    The images of Houdini chained and attempting to free himself: the stop-and-start (interruption-repetition) of his actions; the high-contrast of the...

    A Little Prayer (H-E-L-P)
  • 2005
    Rooftop Song

    Rooftop Song

    Rooftop Song

    02005HD

    Rooftop Song is a part of 3 videos made at the Lenox Hotel in Buffalo, N.Y.

    Rooftop Song
  • 1991
    People Shoot — Home Movies

    People Shoot — Home Movies

    People Shoot — Home Movies

    01991HD

    Home movies shot on the set of The People in the House.

    People Shoot — Home Movies
  • 2001
    HELP

    HELP

    HELP

    02001HD

    Workprint for a little prayer (H-E-L-P)

    HELP
  • 2005
    The Bleeding Heart of It

    The Bleeding Heart of It

    The Bleeding Heart of It

    02005HD

    The house that bursts; the scene of the crime; the nucleus. A universe collapses on itself: all hell breaks loose.

    The Bleeding Heart of It
  • 1994
    The People in the House

    The People in the House

    The People in the House

    01994HD

    "'The People in the House' examines the dynamics of a family in crisis and questions the role of religious devotion in the perpetuation of...

    The People in the House
  • 1991
    Just Words

    Just Words

    Just Words

    61991HD

    "Using as it's text Samuel Beckett's 'Not I,' this shocking gift incorporates optically printed home movie footage and an eerily slick close-up of...

    Just Words
  • 1989
    Jolicoeur Touriste

    Jolicoeur Touriste

    Jolicoeur Touriste

    01989HD

    An enclosed space, a struggle against the constraints of personal isolation explored through a fractured narrative. A man living in a broken-down...

    Jolicoeur Touriste
  • 2003
    Jours en fleurs

    Jours en fleurs

    Jours en fleurs

    02003HD

    "Jours en fleurs" is a reclamation of flower-power in which images of trees in springtime bloom are subjected to the floriferous ravages of...

    Jours en fleurs
  • 2000
    Going Back Home

    Going Back Home

    Going Back Home

    62000HD

    Turmoil of unsheltered childhood: the dwelling as self.

    Going Back Home
  • 1999
    Fissures

    Fissures

    Fissures

    01999HD

    In making this piece, Bourque literally distorted the personal home movie images appearing on the film plane through various manipulations in the...

    Fissures
  • 2002
    Self Portrait Post Mortem

    Self Portrait Post Mortem

    Self Portrait Post Mortem

    52002HD

    An unearthed time capsule consisting of footage of the maker's youthful self – an “exquisite corpse” with nature as collaborator....

    Self Portrait Post Mortem