Édith Jorisch

Canadian filmmaker

Édith Jorisch is a Canadian filmmaker from Quebec.[1] She is most noted for her films The Heir (L'héritier), which won a Prix Gémeaux in 2017[2] and the Michael Moskovitz Award for a Film from the Joseph Isaac Segal Awards for Jewish Literature in 2018,[3] and Mothers and Monsters, which was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list in 2023.[4]

She is the daughter of artist and illustrator Stéphane Jorisch, and an alumna of the Université du Québec à Montréal.[1]

Filmography

  • Les Interdits - 2011
  • The Heir (L'héritier) - 2016
  • Awe - 2019
  • Tibbits Hill - 2021
  • Plastisapiens - 2022
  • Mothers and Monsters - 2023

References

  1. ^ a b Odile Tremblay, "Mémoire de tableau". Le Devoir, April 27, 2013.
  2. ^ "La Soirée des artisans et du documentaire des Gémeaux : sortez de l’ombre!". Québec Spot, September 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "French-language history of Quebec Jews wins J.I. Segal Award". Canadian Jewish News, November 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Pat Mullen, "TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten Includes BlackBerry, Solo, Humanist Vampire". That Shelf, December 6, 2023.

External links

  • Édith Jorisch at IMDb


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