Biography

Jeannine Gagné has been working as a film producer and director for 35 years. Among her major films are Mon nouveau monde (2016, 10 x 26 min), Turbulence at the periphery of a romantic encounter (2008, 17 min), the children short ZigZag (2007), Pretend You Love me (2000, 12 min), the documentaries The Rebellious One (1998, 56 min); based on novels by Marie-Claire Blais, Dawn in the City(1995, 20 min), Vision du Réel Award (Nyon) and Best short film, Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois (Montréal); Bébé Bonheur (1995, 52 min); and Drôle de fille (1987, 27 min). She directed her first feature film Waterfront Dreams in 2002 based on an Evelyne De La Chenelière play. Recently, she produced The Last Breath (2017, 72 min) a successful feature length documentary.
- IMDb mini biography by: Michel Gélinas