Competitions 7 & 8
Host: Mathilde Fauteux, Vidéographe

This discussion brings together two artists from different generations, united by themes of family, exile, and transmission. We are honoured to welcome Steven Woloshen (Parallel Lands) and Marguerite Ranger (Tisser la soie), whose works, both gentle and deeply personal, recount the sometimes arduous yet profoundly inspiring journeys of immigrant families. Through distinct artistic approaches, both films embrace experimentation as a driving creative force, while placing light at the heart of their visual language, to the point where it almost becomes a character in its own right.

In Parallel Lands, Steven Woloshen traces the path of his family, originally from Ukraine, who crossed numerous territories over six centuries before settling in Canada. Conceived as a visual performance, the film resonates with this long and layered journey. In Tisser la soie, Marguerite Ranger retraces the story of three generations of women from a Vietnamese family since their arrival in Quebec in 1975. Through an intimate and vulnerable approach, she explores how shifting contexts and lived experiences reshape relationships to identity across generations.

Born in 1960, Steven holds a Master of Fine Arts from Concordia University. For over forty years, he has created more than fifty films and installations presented in festivals, galleries, and museums around the world. A Québéco-Vietnamese artist, Marguerite develops a practice at the intersection of video art, photography, and drawing. After studying art history and film at Concordia, she completed a bachelor’s degree in film production at UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal).