Following the publication in 1988 of the image of a young woman sitting on a sidewalk, a legal saga leads photographer Gilbert Duclos all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. What were the direct consequences and what are the implications of this decision on the work of photographers and documentary filmmakers in Canada, compared to what applies to the United States and France? "La rue, zone interdite" addresses all these questions while denouncing the untimely intrusion personal image rights in our public places.

Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)

Documentary about New Brunswick community of Esgenoôpititj - or Burnt Church, as many Canadians have come to know it - and the struggle over Mi’gmaq fishing rights. In the summer of 2000, this usually quiet community on Miramichi Bay made national news when an armada of boats aggressively attacked a group of Mi’gmaq fishermen as they were hauling in their lobster traps. This incident heightened tensions between the local aboriginal and commercial fishermen and led to a highly-charged showdown between the Mi’gmaq and the Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans - whose officers helmed the attacking boats.

Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)