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All videos are distributed through Video Out. Cruise on down for my bio.
(2005) DV, 8 min, directed by Terra Poirier and Donna Lee
Blunt revelations of intimacies between deviant women. The original version of this film was filmed and edited in-camera in 48 hours, for the Digital D.I.Y. Competition at Out on Screen 2004. The theme was "Rated F for...." We felt the answer was obvious.
AWARDS
- People's Choice Award for Best Short Film, Out on Screen Vancouver Queer Film Festival, 2005
- First Place, Digital D.I.Y. Competition, Out on Screen Vancouver Queer Film Festival, 2004
SCREENINGS
- Prism Film Society, Prince George, BC (2007)
- Kansai Queer Film Festival, Kyoto, Japan (2007)
- Herland Film + Video Festival, Calgary, AB (2007)
- Women of Color Film Fesival, San Francisco, USA (2007)
- Queersicht, Bern, Switzerland (2006)
- Mix NYC New York Queer Experimental Film Festival (2006)
- Chicago Lesbian + Gay Film Festival, Chicago, USA (2006)
- Vancouver Asian Film Festival, Vancouver, BC (2006)
- Tampa Bay International Gay + Lesbian Film Festival, Tampa, USA (2006)
- Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival, Honolulu, USA (2006)
- Austin Gay + Lesbian Film Festival, Austin, USA (2006)
- Out on Screen Film + Video Festival, Vancouver, BC (2005)
- Out on Screen Film + Video Festival, Vancouver, BC (2004)
(2004) Super 8, 3.5 min, directed by Terra Poirier, written by Louise Croft
Sifting through the edges of a childhood’s worth of colour Super 8 footage, a woman reflects on her mother’s struggle with bipolar disorder.
AWARDS
- Gerry Brunet Memorial Award for Best BC Short at Out on Screen 2004
Screenings
- Antimatter Experimental Film Festival, Victoria, BC (2005)
- Out on Screen Film + Video Festival, Vancouver, BC (2005)
- Inside Out Queer Film Festival, Toronto, ON (2005)
- Women in the Director's Chair Film Festival in Chicago, USA (2005)
- Herland Film + Video Festival, Calgary, AB (2005)
- Out on Screen Film + Video Festival, Vancouver, BC (2004)
- Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival, Toronto, ON (2004)
(2002) Super 8, 2.5 min, directed by Terra Poirier and Adam Garnet
Jones
Super 8 gunplay: explosive scratching, amazing stunts and
fabulous outfits!
Distributed through Video Out and Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre.
Screenings
- Dawson City Short Film & Video Festival, Dawson City, YK (2003)
- Signal + Noise Festival, Vancouver, BC (2003)
- G-inale, Straslund, Germany (2003)
- Washington, DC (2003)
- Out on Screen Film + Video Festival, Vancouver, BC (2002)
- Portland Queer Film + Video Festival, Portland, OR (2002)
- Video Nomad at Pacific Cinematheque, Vancouver, BC (2002)
(2000) Super 8, 4 min, directed by Terra Poirier and
Lauren Mainland
Musing on the social implications of attention deficit
disorder, a woman alternately embraces and rejects her diagnosis. Using
live action, paint on film, pixelation & hand processing, this film
is a cheeky & triumphant exploration of different-mindedness.
AWARDS
- Best Overall and Best Experimental, National Student Film Festival, Regina, SK (2001)
Screenings
- Inside Out Film + Video Festival, Toronto, ON (2003)
- Ladyfest, Halifax, NS (2003)
- HerLand Feminist Film Festival, Calgary,BC (2002)
- Vancouver International Film Festival (2001)
- Visualized: Messages in Motion Activist Film Festival, Denver, CO (2001)
- National Student Film Festival, Regina, SK (2001)
(1998) Hi8 Video, 5 min, written and directed by Terra Poirier
An embittered little rant on the romanticizing of lesbian
motherhood.
Screenings
- Screened
in Germany, Turkey, Italy, Portland, San Francisco, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Boston, Chicago, Honolulu,
and all manner of other places.
Biography
I've been making films since 1998 when my friend, filmmaker Maureen Bradley said: Why don't you take that bitter little rant of yours, apply for a Video In Mini Grant, and turn that sucker into a video. And so I did. It became 1-800-Yer Mama.
Since then I've made a few more films and mentored video production through various organizations, including Out on Screen Vancouver Queer Film Festival, the Gulf Islands Film & Television School, and the Access to Media Education Society. I have further been known to work as a film distributor, project manager, facilitator, receptionist, food co-op clerk, office cleaner and educational programs coordinator.
In 2004, I was thrilled to be awarded the Gerry Brunet Memorial Award for Best BC Short Film at Out on Screen. This was for Bear River, the main strength of which, in my opinion, is the beautiful storytelling of Louise Croft. Yay us!
These days, when I'm not making films (which, let's face it, is most of the time), I work as a freelance graphic designer and do communications work at a social justice research institute. I also spend a certain amount of time musing on the many complexities of parenting a teenager, making crafty little things and dealing with my badly-behaved cat.
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