Pierre Marier
Directing
Biography
Specialized in documentary filmmaking, Pierre Marier directed several documentaries in Central America, including Paz si, guerra no! (1986), Of Lives Uprooted (1987), The Streets of San Salvador (1991). Over a period of fifteen years, Marier directed television episodes for series which address questions of cultural diversity in contemporary Quebec. Since then, he has dedicated himself mostly to producing independent documentary films for Les films du tricycle : The Legacy of Oka Trappists (2008), Augustinians, Body and Soul (2010), Fighting through the Night (2016) and directed An American, Portrait of Raymond Luc Levasseur (2015).
Known For
Posted on the FBI Ten Most Wanted List in 1977 for his involvement in bombings perpetrated by the United Freedom Front, he was arrested in 1984. From his prison cell in 1992, the political prisoner Raymond Luc Levasseur writes 'My Blood is Quebecois' in which he explains his rebellion and his radicalization by his status as a 'frog' and the racism he witnessed in a small mill town of Maine where his ancestors came to work in the factories. Released in 2004, he returned to his native Maine where he tells us about his career, from his childhood in a French Canadian family until today.
An American, Portrait of Raymond Luc Levasseur
The civil wars in El Salvador and Guatemala are described by the children of those country through their words and drawings, based on their experiences in their home countries and the refugee camps. This film was adapted from an exhibition entitled Disrupted Lives which was organized by Linda Dale and sponsored by INTER-PARES and CUSO.