Miryam Charles

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Miryam Charles

Miryam Charles is a filmmaker and visual artist of Haitian descent based in Laval. Her practice moves between cinema and visual arts, often engaging with questions of memory, belonging, mourning, and the afterlives of historical violence. Her films have been presented at festivals throughout Québec and internationally. Her debut feature, This House, premiered at the Berlinale and went on to screen…

Known For

Le plantainLe plantain · 2013
Le plantain
2013
Movie
Jazz. Haiti. Plantains.
Full LoveFull Love · 2013
Full Love
2013
Movie
Second GenerationSecond Generation · 2019
Second Generation
2019
MovieRomance
Told through letters and enigmatic glimpses of images, Miryam Charles’ film depicts a woman’s travels to Haiti to meet the lover of her partner.
All the Days of MayAll the Days of May · 2023
All the Days of May
★ 5.02023
MovieDocumentary
Following the shooting of a documentary on the death of her daughter, a mother reflects on her own life and especially on the passing of time.
The Red Album or a Poetic IntentThe Red Album or a Poetic Intent · 2019
The Red Album or a Poetic Intent
2019
Movie
Following a crushing defeat, a group of vigilantes get together to record an album of revolutionary songs.
This HouseThis House · 2022
This House
★ 7.82022
MovieFantasyDrama
Bridgeport, January 17, 2008. A teenage girl is found hanged in her room. While everything points to suicide, the autopsy report reveals something else. Ten years later, the director and cousin of the teenager examine the past causes and future consequences of this unsolved crime. Like an imagined biography, the film will explore the relationship between the security of the living space and the violence that can jeopardize it.
Song for the New WorldSong for the New World · 2021
Song for the New World
★ 10.02021
MovieDrama
Following the disappearance of a man in Scotland, his daughter recalls words chanted before nightfall.
Treasure IslandTreasure Island · 2026
Treasure Island
2026
Movie
Summer 1993. Marthe, 12, convinces her brother to run away from home and from the Haitian heritage they both reject. Joined by their cousins in a park, they debate what their future might hold. But as the hours pass, the children begin to realize that what they’re trying to escape is also what binds them together most deeply.

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