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When my film Tropic North was released, first in Montreal, then nationally and internationally, I didn’t know how much it would draw together and unite Black communities, while aggravating others who would refuse to see the evil of racism spreading across Quebec, and the rest of Canada…
Read MoreMore than a decade after the worldwide financial crisis of 2007–08, what does globalization mean today? Filmmaker-philosopher Jean-Daniel Lafond takes us behind the scenes of the International Economic Forum of the Americas, a massive annual gathering at which economists, financiers and politicians hold forth on the key issues of the day. Featuring first-hand testimonials by nearly two dozen influential men and women, The End of Certainties unfolds as a multi-voice meditation on the state of the world. This observational documentary offers a cogent assessment of globalization—and its ideals, disillusionment, fears and hopes—and the quest for a new humanism, characterized by greater inclusiveness and fairness.
Read MoreDecember 8, 2020 – Montreal – National Film Board of Canada
The End of Certainties, the latest documentary by Jean-Daniel Lafond, will be launched as a world premiere on NFB.ca on Monday, December 14, the opening day of the International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA) Conference of Montreal…
Read More"Cinema is my philosopher's staff. Filmmaking, to me, is . . .
Read MoreThis Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 10PM, TV5MONDE will be broadcasting the documentary on Michaëlle Jean : "A Woman of Purpose".
Read MoreYoussou N'Dour is a musical genius and a friend. Tonight, he is paying homage to Africa and magnifying life in the very Bataclan that saw 90 people brutally cut down, one year ago. I am deeply moved by this concert, a true ode to love, music, and dance; a renewed assertion that the arts and culture are the ultimate bulwarks against all forms of barbarity.
Tracy Koga, host of Backstage360 on ShawTV Winnipeg, interviews Jean-Daniel Lafond and Peter Flegel of the Michaëlle Jean Foundation at the Graffiti Gallery, where Mr. Lafond's documentary "A Woman of Purpose" is being presented.
Read More(Quebec City) Unlike Montreal or Toronto, we tend to think of Quebec City as somehow free of homelessness. Much "prudish circumspection" surrounds the notion, says Jean-Daniel Lafond. Co-founder, co-chair and executive director of the Michaëlle Jean Foundation, named after his wife, Mr. Lafond attended the official launch of a small exhibition led by three street youths, this week at Musée de la civilisation.
Read MoreThe most recent book by Jean-Daniel Lafond, Un désir d’Amérique, fragments nomades, was shortlisted for the Ottawa Book Award, French Non-Fiction Category, awarded to a Francophone author who published an outstanding work of non-fiction.
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