Silk Spun
Synopsis
Blending memories, fiction, and confessions, Silk Spun tells the history of three generations of women from a Vietnamese family since their arrival in Quebec in 1975. In the intimacy and vulnerability of her intergenerational relationships, the director exposes the contextual disparities transforming the relationship to individual identity among the women of her family.
Festivals
Written and directed by: Marguerite Ranger
DOP: Raphaël B. Lévesque
Editing: Jorge A. Montoya
Sound design: Samuele Cacchione-Martiliani
Set design: Eva Duchesneau
Music: Étienne Lavallée & Charlotte Sansfaçon Lévesque
Production: Florence Campeau Venne + UQÀM
Version
Original French & Vietnamese with English or French subtitles
Format
1.375 / 5.1
DCP, ProRes, H264
Marguerite Ranger is a Quebec-Vietnamese artist based in Montreal, whose work revolves around video art, film photography and drawing. She began her studies in Art History and Cinema at Concordia University, before turning to a bachelor’s degree in Film Production at UQAM. Through her immersive visuals, Marguerite questions childhood reminiscence, dual identity and art as a therapeutic device. Her work revolves around retrospection as a motor for transformation and evolution. Her practice continually strives to be part of a perspective of healing, immersion, and union.
