Julien Boisvert

Because Quebec Sign Language cannot be captured on paper, videography has revealed itself to be the best way to represent this visual language. The first ‘comic strip’ in sign language, the film depicts snatches of conversations between various deaf and hearing protagonists. A visit to a silent world, where the hearing impaired ask us to listen to them.

A small group lead by two women penetrated into a research facility. Their mission: to get their hands on beluga audio files recorded off shore of a petroleum construction site. In a blend of reality and fiction, this short film questions communications strategies used by ecologists. How to gain public awareness about the survival of the St-Laurent Beluga whale, and other threatened species, without resorting to sensationalism? A philosophical project that addresses serious issues… without taking itself too seriously.