Bernard Émond


Bernard Émond is a Canadian director, screenwriter, novelist and essayist working in the French-language. He studied anthropology at university and lived for several years in the Canadian north where he worked for the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation. He began his film career making documentaries, later moving to feature-length films, all of which have been shot in Quebec. He is noted for the humanistic, sometimes spiritual depth of his films, in particular his trilogy of feature films based on the three Christian virtues, faith, hope, and charity. Other themes in his work include human dignity and frailty, and cultural loss. He describes himself as an agnostic and a "conservative socialist."
Bernard Émond is married to Catherine Martin, also a Quebec film director. They live in Montreal.

Filmography

Director and writer

Producer

Awards and recognition

Publications

  • 20h17 rue Darling, Montréal,, Canada, Lux Éditeur, 2005, 128 p.. English translation by John Gilmore, 8:17 pm, rue Darling, Toronto,, Canada, Guernica Editions, 2014, 133 p.
  • Aani la bavarde, avec Fabien Merelle, Namur, Belgique, Éditions Didier Hatier, 2007, 77 p.
  • Aani la bavarde, PLAYBAC, French,,
  • La Neuvaine : Scénario et regards croisés, Montréal,, Canada, Éditions Les 400 coups, 2008
  • Il y a trop d'images : Textes épars 1993–2010, Montréal,, Canada, Lux Éditeur, 2011, 123 p.
  • Tout ce que tu possèdes : Scénario et regards croisés, Montréal,, Canada, Lux Éditeur, 2012, 144 p.
  • Camarade, ferme ton poste : Et autres textes, Montréal,, Canada, Lux Éditeur, 2017, 160 p.