During a world-record attempt, freediving champion Jessea Lu blacked out and was lifeless for four minutes. Director Yuqi Kang’s documentary captures the descent of a lifetime, when Jessea returns to the site of her near-death experience to face the traumas of her past and find a way back to connection.

Cinematographer: Kalina Bertin, Alex Lampron

Credits

• Director:Yuqi Kang
• Executive Producer: Ina Fichman, Shirley Vercruysse, Anita Lee, Kate Baxter, Neeraj Bhargava
• Producer:Ina Fichman, Sherien Barsoum
• Screenwriter:Yuqi Kang
• Cinematographer:Kalina Bertin, Alex Lampron
• Editor:Dominique Champagne
• Sound Designer:Sacha Ratcliffe
• Music:Frannie Holder, Mario Sévigny, Lauren Bélec
• Principal Cast:Jessea Lu

Step into the creative epicenter of immersive storytelling with Inside Felix & Paul Studios, a captivating 8-episode series presented by Canon. Told in 180-degree stereoscopic video, this series is about creativity, innovation, and a daring journey of exploring uncharted territories.

Written and directed by Kalina Bertin and Ashley Duong

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This behind-the-scenes series raises the curtain on the creative process at Felix & Paul Studios, by following their latest unfolding projects about space exploration. Each episode gives unique access inside the Studios’ creative and technological laboratories, highlighting the expert innovators behind the custom technologies required to create immersive entertainment experiences including the camera, sound, and post-production teams.

Over the past 10 years, Felix & Paul Studios has created 30+ productions that have transported audiences to places usually reserved for a select few, such as a limo ride alongside rapper Eminem in Marshall from Detroit, a tour of the White House with the Obamas in The People’s House, and traveling and living in outer space in their Emmy-award-winning series Space Explorers.

Embark on this eye-opening journey Inside Felix & Paul Studios - where the past, present, and future of immersive storytelling converge.

MANIC VR is an extraordinary journey into the world of bipolar disorder.

Guided by the compelling voices of Kalina’s siblings, Felicia and François, who, for the past three years, have used their sister’s voicemail as their personal diary, the user will embark on a journey to decipher the whirlwind of mania, psychosis and depression.

Director: Kalina Bertin

Credits

• Produced by: Sandra Rodriguez, EyeSteelFilm_Creative Reality, Dpt.
• Creative Direction: Kalina Bertin, Sandra Rodriguez, Fred Casia, Nicolas S. Roy (Dpt.)
• UX Research and Design: Sandra Rodriguez.
• Creative Coders: Josquin Zabka (Dpt.), Alexandre Bordereau (Dpt. Paul Georges, Dpt.)
• 3D Artist:Hugo Forget (Dpt.)
• Original Music and Sound Design: David Drury
• Narration Editor: Kalina Bertin, Alexandre Bordereau (Dpt. Paul Georges, Dpt.)
• Dialogue Mixer: Cory Rizos

Byblos follows the story of Zeina, a young Lebanese woman who must face the ghosts of her past. The pace of the film draws you in closely, as each flashback has something new to reveal. Will her memories suffice; or is she about to discover another spoon full of secrets?

My role: Cinematographer and Screenwriter

Director : Joanne Geha

Screenwriters : Joanne Geha, Kalina Bertin

Délit de Fuite is a short film starring Julien Poulin et Catherine De Léan.

My role: Cinematographer

The film was shot with an Arriflex 16SR2, in 16 mm film.

Director : Patrick Francke-Sirois

Demain à l'Aube is a short film starring Monique Mercure et Danielle Proulx.

My role: Cinematographer

The film was shot with the Arri Alexa using Zeiss Prime lenses.

Director: Patrick Francke-Sirois

Le réalisateur Louis Bélanger est l’invité d’honneur de la 26e édition du Festival de films CINEMANIA : l’occasion idéale pour revenir sur les temps forts de sa carrière. Kalina Bertin (MANIC) part à la rencontre de l’artiste qui se confie sur le processus créatif de ses œuvres, de l’écriture à la mise en scène, en passant par la direction d’acteurs qu’il affectionne particulièrement. De ses débuts auprès des « Houblonneurs Unis », sa société de création vidéographique active jusqu’en 1992, à ses années fructueuses au sein de la Coop Vidéo de Montréal, le metteur en scène revient sur les moments importants de sa carrière. Ses proches collaborateurs sont interrogés : le directeur de la photographie Pierre Mignot, son frère le musicien-compositeur Guy Bélanger qui a signé la trame sonore de POST MORTEM, GAZ BAR BLUES, THE TIMEKEEPER, et le cinéaste Denis Chouinard. Avec Guilhem Caillard, directeur de CINEMANIA, le réalisateur évoque ses influences cinéphiles.

My role: Director

Un document inédit qui permet de plonger dans l’univers de Louis Bélanger, de revisiter ses films et l’évolution de sa signature artistique. Au-delà, le spectateur assiste à une rencontre intime riche d’enseignements sur le métier de cinéaste.