The novelties merge. You have to have eyes everywhere. Web series and documentaries are being set up on the various platforms in order to reach the public. In many cases, projects that are carried out and stimulate thought have an effect. Others that sometimes make us laugh. Here are some new features that deserve our attention.
Fiction in a nutshell
I WANT TO BE TRIGGERED 2
Photo provided by Priscillia Piccoli
Season 1 of this touching, ultra-realistic series was inspired by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette’s book of the same name. We accompanied disadvantaged young people from the Saint-Michel neighborhood whose families were at risk of eviction. Director and co-writer Eric Piccoli continued the story by reuniting with Eddy, Mélissa and Karine two years later. Her problems as a teenager are different, her situation always precarious. You lose your footing. A neighborhood shootout erupts, unsettling Eddy’s mother and Karine’s father as they try to reconcile their lives. Mélissa’s mother has health problems while the DPJ has placed her children. Still so authentic.
► Broadcast on ICI Tou.tv
BURNED
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This Manitoba webseries mirroring the news is a tale of siblings, despite the differences. Jonathan is a comedian, but his homophobic jokes have crossed the line. It’s “cancelled”. His mother’s death forces him to reconnect with his brother Thomas, who is homosexual and whom he has always considered the favorite. His mother insisted that after his departure they take all the steps together, which will force them to get to know each other better and realize that everyone was important to her.
► Broadcast on TV5unis
ON THE PATH
A wacky web series in which Ariel Charest, actress and humorist known on the web for her insane dubbing, parodies the codes of real crime series. As she says, a good investigative reporter has to be willing to get his hands dirty. She lends her face to her alter ego Hariel Cherast, who has to solve important facts of popular culture with his henchmen Siméon and Pascaline. So it’s the intrusion of the wild turkey into a lady’s living room like the guard movement at the National Assembly, or even a memorable appearance at the Canadian Night, Carl Carmoni’s famous Birdy in describing the games of miniputt, or the frog found in paprika so mysterious like caramel in caramilk.
► Broadcast on TVA+
ME, I LIVE NOWHERE 2
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The actress Geneviève Rioux steps behind the camera and offers us a series on a subject of great tenderness. A work she wrote with Gabriel Sabourin. She is co-directing the second season with her son Emmanuel. We follow the path of women who found shelter in an emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence. Season 1 took a look at a mother and her children. This follows women from different backgrounds, including Kenza, who wants to return to Morocco but is being manipulated by her husband, and Fatou, who is awaiting her citizenship.
► Broadcast on ICI Tou.tv
The magazine
TALENTS FROM ICITTE
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Comedian Garihanna Jean-Louis and actor and columnist Gaël Comtois helm this magazine, which aims to highlight the talent of emerging artists from cultural diversity, while also engaging in dialogue with those who have influenced them. The interviews are conducted in a friendly and humorous manner. We navigate in sports, entrepreneurship, politics, entertainment. Comedian Sinem Kara meets his mentor Guy Jodoin, director Mara Joly meets Corneille, Jenny Echaquan Dubé talks to Elisapie, trainer Alexandre Kenol talks to Patrice Bernier.
► Broadcast on telequebec.tv
The documentaries
Displaced: The elders strike back
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Noémi Mercier became interested in real estate developer Henry Zavriyev, who acquired several residential buildings in Montreal. He employs unethical strategists to evict his tenants. Those of the Mont Carmel building, a residence for the elderly, resist. These elders are determined to keep their homes and assert their rights while emphasizing the indecency of the owner.
► Streaming on Crave starting May 12th
YOU ARE NICE FOR A BLACK
Photo provided by ICI TV
In this four-episode series, Varda Étienne takes an interest in a question that is as taboo as it is delicate: colorism. Within racist communities there is a desire to appreciate lighter skin. This phenomenon has serious implications at a time when acceptance and diversity are advocated. Varda tries to understand her origins, observes the industry she favors and meets people who denounce this practice. There Sarahmée, Eddy King and Naadei testify.
► Broadcast on Vero.tv and on ICI Tou.tv extra
IMPERFECT
While everything seemed to be going well in her life, Julie Bélanger was experiencing burnout. She lived it in public and never hid it. The use of relatives led him to address the issue of tackling sensitive issues including mental health, infertility, second chances. José Gaudet, Ingrid Falaise, Mélanie Maynard, Maripier Morin, Geneviève Brouillette, Judi Richards, Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay and Michel Charette sat down with her to discuss in total transparency.
► Airing on Vrai from May 23rd
UNPACK EVERYTHING
Photo courtesy of SOFA Media
It is difficult to ignore ecological issues. Pollution affects us. The ubiquity of plastic, over-packaging and the recycling crisis are causes for concern. Director Sophie Lambert and graphic designer and teacher Sylvain Allard try to understand how to better define procedures in order to find solutions to change the way we produce and consume.
► Broadcast on Savoir media
GUINEA PIG
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The Rad component of Radio-Canada is a journalism laboratory that offers a youthful and immersive approach that borrows from social media codes while being researched and rigorous. In particular, Nicolas Pham tests Life Coaches, Skincare, the OnlyFans phenomenon.
► Broadcast on ICI Tou.tv or on YouTube
LIKE BUTTERFLIES
If it used to be taboo to talk about mental health, we now approach it with goodwill. This four-part series from Hugo Rozon, who was diagnosed with bipolar, gives eight artists the floor as they talk about their childhood, their journey, their vulnerability and what makes them happy. Marc Dupré, Jonathan Roy, Claude Legault, Louise Latraverse, Victoria Charlton, Mariana Mazza, Jérémie Demay and High Classified talk about anxiety and depression, but also about acceptance, routine, the artistic approach and the importance of asking for help.
► Broadcast on True
DECOLONIZING HISTORY
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Vanessa Destiné, Youssef Shoufan and Aïcha Bastien N’Diaye (Season 2 – Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash was from Season 1) are leading this much-needed encounter with history. It’s about the first native CEGEP, about the French movement at McGill, about foreign minors in Abitibi, as well as about the history of domestic help in Quebec or the debate on secularism. These events shaped our history and included communities from the diversity that has nurtured our Quebec.
► Broadcast on telequebec.tv