Manon Briand (born January 1, 1964, in

Baie-Comeau Baie-Comeau () is a city in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, and is the seat of Manicouagan Regional County Municipality. It is near the mouth of the Manicouagan Ri ...

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)Manon Briand
at

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's Canadian Film Encyclopedia. is a

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film director and screenwriter. After graduating in film studies from

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, Briand went to

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to study screenwriting in 1987. Returning home, she co-founded an independent filmmakers’ group, Les Films de l’Autre, and soon began directing. Her films include '' Letters of Transit (Les Sauf-conduits)'', a segment in ''

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'', '' 2 Seconds'', '' Chaos and Desire'', ''

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'' and the television film ''Heart: The Marilyn Bell Story''. In 2023 she entered production on her latest feature film, '' All Stirred Up! (Tous toqués)''.Charles-Henri Ramond
"Ça tourne pour Manon Briand"
''Films du Québec'', September 14, 2023.

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