#June Laporte

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Aging Out (2023) dir. Breanne Williamson

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You Can Live Forever (2022) | dir. Sarah Watts

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you can live forever (2022) dir. sarah watts, mark slutsky

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YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER (2022) dir. Sarah Watts & Mark Slutsky When Jaime, a gay teenager, is sent to live in a community of Jehovah’s Witnesses in small-town Quebec, she falls madly in love with Marike, a devout Witness girl. The two embark on an intense affair with consequences that will reshape the rest of their lives. (link in title)

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You Can Live Forever (2022) Sarah Watts and Mark Slutsky

October 28th 2024

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You Can Live Forever Directors Mark Slutsky • Sarah Watts

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You Can Live Forever (dirs. Sarah Watts & Mark Slutsky) x VIFF 2022.

This queer period teen romance about a Jehovah’s Witness community focuses on its burgeoning forbidden lesbian relationship with few surprises but earnestly unfolds a devout religious drama of simmering internal conflict. Set in the 1990s Quebec, YCLF feels particularly universal thanks to its specific setting focused on adolescent young women struggling to express their independent sexual desires amidst a strict religious climate. In particular, the restrained but dynamic lead performances from Anwen O’Driscoll and June Laporte make our investment in the doomed central romance easier to invest into.

Screened at the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival as part of the Northern Lights series.

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2023 Leo Award Nominations

Best Hairstyling in a Dramatic Series - Linda Nelson, Chesapeake Shores, Season 6 Episode 10 'All or Nothing at All'

Best Make-up in a Dramatic Series - Charles Porlier, Chesapeake Shores, Season 6 Episode 10 'All or Nothing at All'

Best Television Movie - Lights, Camera, Christmas! (Countdown to Christmas, Hallmark Channel) Mid-Love Crisis (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) Three Wise Men and a Baby (Countdown to Christmas, Hallmark Channel) Time for Him To Come Home for Christmas (Miracles of Christmas, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)

Best Direction - Heather Hawthorn Doyle - A Splash of Love (Hallmark Channel) Peter Benson - Color My World With Love (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) Jessica Harmon - Game, Set, Love (Fall Into Love, Hallmark Channel) Terry Ingram - Three Wise Men and a Baby (Countdown to Christmas, Hallmark Channel)

Best Male Lead Performance in a Television Movie - Benjamin Hollingsworth - A Splash of Love (Hallmark Channel) Richard Harmon - Game, Set, Love (Fall Into Love, Hallmark Channel) Niall Matter - Rip In Time (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)

Best Female Supporting Performance in a Television Movie - June Laporte - Mid-Love Crisis (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)

Best Male Supporting Performance in a Television Movie - Riley Davis - Dying for Chocolate: A Curious Caterer Mystery (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) Riley Davis - Grilling Season: A Curious Caterer Mystery (Hallmark Movies & Mystery)

Best Screenwriting for a Television Movie - Paul Campbell and Kimberly Sustad - Three Wise Men and a Baby (Countdown to Christmas, Hallmark Channel)

Best Casting for a Television Movie - Jackie Lind and Tara Bell-Irving - Color My World With Love (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) Erin Lally and Annalease Tilling - Dating the Delaneys (Fall Into Love, Hallmark Channel) Jackie Lind and Tara Bell-Irving - Lights, Camera, Christmas! (Countdown to Christmas, Hallmark Channel) Judy Lee - Time for Him To Come Home for Christmas (Miracles of Christmas, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)

Best Cinematography for a Television Movie - Mike Kam - The Holiday Sitter (Countdown to C Christmas, Hallmark Channel)

Best Picture Editing for a Television Movie - Jason Dale - Color My World With Love (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) Saeed Vahidi - Rip in Time (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) Jason Pielak - Welcome to Mama's (Loveuary, Hallmark C channel)

Best Musical Scor for a Television Movie - Brian Chan and Caleb Chan - A Big Fat Family Christmas (Countdown to Christmas, Hallmark Channel) Brian Chan abd Caleb Chan - A Fabled Holiday (Countdown to Christmas, Hallmark Channel) Graeme Coleman - Wedding of a Lifetime (Fall Into Love, Hallmark Channel)

Best Hairstyling for a Television Movie - Melissa Lawson - Dying for Chocolate: A Curious Caterer Mystery (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) Melissa Neilson - Inventing the Christmas Prince (Countdown to Christmas, Hallmark Channel)

Best Production Design for a Television Movie - Michael Nemirsky - A Second Chance at Love (Spring Into Love, Hallmark Channel) Ali Tavasoli - Christmas at the Golden Palace (Countdown to Christmas, Hallmark Channel)

Best Costume Design for a Television Movie - Jessica Kalan - Dating the Delaneys (Fall Into Love, Hallmark Channel) Tina Fiorda - Lights, Camera, Christmas! (Countdown to Christmas, Hallmark Channel) Tanya Lipke - Welcome to Mama's (Loveuary, Hallmark Channel)

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Sarah Desjardins participated in the short film ‘How It Felt’ as a puppeteer. Created by Sean Depner, Lanvi Nguyen and June Laporte, the short premiered at the Shits N Giggles Festival.

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If only I were she!

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Laporte is tremendous in portraying a complex character who appears to have an "escape'' but really doesn't. It's a heartbreaking performance.

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You Can Live Forever (2022) | dir. Sarah Watts

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TOP 8 WLW MOVIES OF ALL TIME

For this pride month I've made this list, I hope you guys enjoy it.

Disclaimers: It's just my opinion, and not in any particular order except for number one. I still have some classic movies to watch like Persona, Desert Hearts, Bound and Mulholland Drive. And no, Carol and Disobedience are not in my top 10.

8. You Can Live Forever

Info: Canada, 2022. Directed by Sarah Watts and Mark Slutsky. Main cast Anwen O'Driscoll and June LaPorte.

7. Summerland

Info: UK, 2020. Directed by Jessica Swale. Main cast Gemma Arterton and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.

6. The Favourite

Info: UK/USA, 2018. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Main cast Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman.

5. The Summer of Sangailė

Info: Lithuania, 2015. Directed by Alante Kavaite. Main cast Aistė Diržiūtė and Julija Steponaitytė.

4. The Handmaiden

Info: South Korea, 2016. Director by Chan-wook Park. Main cast Kim Min-hee and Kim Tae-ri.

3. Thelma

Info: Norway, 2017. Directed by Joaquim Trier. Main cast Eili Harboe and Kaya Wilkins.

2. Saving face

Info: USA/China, 2004. Directed by Alice Wu. Main cast Michelle Krusiec and Lynn Chen.

1. Portrait of a lady on fire

Info: France, 2019. Directed by Céline Scimma. Main cast Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant.

Yes, POLOF is my favorite MOVIE of all time. And one day I'm gonna watch a movie who is worth of this list so I can complete number 9 and 10.

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Momoro's serious fault in Vendée

I hesitated to include this in the same post as the one about Camille Desmoulins, but this topic deserves its own discussion. Momoro ranks high among my favorite revolutionaries of the French Revolution (he's in my top three), but it’s important to acknowledge all of his mistakes.

I’ve already mentioned the error he made during the de-Christianization campaigns, his call for harsher measures when the Republic was in danger, etc. (more details here: link). However, where Momoro is truly condemnable is in the Vendée. We know he carried out numerous missions, including in the Vendée, as a commissioner of Paris. He was sent there on May 11, 1793. One possible reason for this mission was the presence of François-Nicolas Vincent in the Ministry of War (on the other hand, given the various roles he played, he might have been qualified for the mission). Like many representatives on a mission, he wrote a significant number of letters.

One minor fault of Momoro, in my opinion, which is not the main focus here, is that he often embellished reality, even though the content of the letters remained consistent. For example, in one letter, he described an event: "The gunfire from the rebels then began with more intensity. General Ronsin advanced..."( Letter of Momoro, Laporte and Parein from Saumur, 5 August 1793, in Revue Rétrospective) But in another letter about the same event, he wrote: "The gunfire from the rebels then began with the greatest force. General Ronsin, bursting with courage, advanced..." Letter of Momoro from Saumur, 22 May 1793, in Révue Retrospective)

Honestly, I don’t like this kind of glorification that elevates one individual at the expense of all the soldiers. Of course, he wasn’t glorifying himself but his fellow Cordelier, Ronsin. Still, I’m critical of this method, especially given the context of fear regarding a military dictatorship; this approach could be dangerous (although, honestly, I find it hard to imagine Momoro usurping the role of a Sieyès to stage a military coup; it wouldn’t be consistent with his character as an incorruptible revolutionary). There are other glorifications, sometimes inconsistent, like his claim that they captured more prisoners at the Battle of Doué, asserting they took 50 prisoners where other commissioners reported 30, and saying that only two soldiers died where in fact there were six. Nonetheless, he made a point of closely observing the combat and emphasized that commissioners should behave like soldiers: "Lachevardière and Minier… wait as we do for the definitive passage of the military plan, in order to march with our brothers against the enemy. Though commissioners, we are soldiers." ( Letter of Momoro from Saumur, June 1, 1793, in Revue Rétrospective, Vol. VII, 296). Along with the other commissioners, he tried to put himself on equal footing with the soldiers and foster better relations with them. He continually requested more weapons for the soldiers: "We must have men and weapons; we cannot partially attack these brigands without exposing ourselves to certain death." ( Letter of Momoro from Saumur, May 22, 1793, in Revue Rétrospective, Vol. VII). He was among those who successfully advocated for more aid. He also participated in the interrogation of spies alongside General Rossignol. During the siege of Saumur, he once again demonstrated zeal (in a good sense) in his mission, rallying the troops with Lachevardière, who tried to desert, albeit unsuccessfully.

When Momoro arrived, he wrongly believed that the Vendée uprising was the fault of priests and aristocrats manipulating the people. However, he forgot (or deliberately omitted?) that the main reason for the Vendée uprising was the demand for massive mobilization in the face of both internal and external civil war. If you don’t understand the root cause of an uprising, there’s less chance of quelling it. Of course, he tried to hold popular meetings, gave speeches, and collected donations for the voluntary army, but that wasn’t enough. He showed naivety (even though the fight had already been going on for several months) in thinking that the Vendée rebellion would soon be over. Nonetheless, he admitted shortly afterward that he was exhausted and hoped it would end soon.

But where I find Momoro truly condemnable is in a terrible letter he wrote: "We will, however, be obliged to burn the forests and underbrush to destroy the lairs of these brigands and enter the regions as if entering an enemy country," stating that he had ensured that no good Republicans would be harmed, only "traitors and the weak and apathetic." (Letter of Momoro from Saumur, August 5, 1793). And he knew what he was about to do was grave (which makes it even worse) because he said, "vigorous measures that circumstances oblige us to take."

What Momoro did in that letter wasn’t just a mistake; it was an unforgivable error. And he endorsed the harshest measures. Of course, he wasn’t solely responsible—it was a collective responsibility. But he chose to approve violent repression, whereas other equally fervent Republicans completely disapproved of what was happening in the Vendée, and rightly so.

I know it was a harsh context of infernal internal-external civil war for France, and the Revolution was in danger (and no, there was no genocide in the Vendée, and it wasn’t a case of evil Republicans against a kind Catholic and royalist army—yes, I’m thinking of certain pseudo-historians who appear on TV). Momoro feared that this could facilitate an English landing. He was at his wits’ end, working day and night, taking on exhausting missions under tough conditions. Moreover, he wasn’t a bloodthirsty, violent person. For example, during a mission in Lisieux, he calmed an angry crowd and saved passersby from a lynching, including, according to one of his letters, a former baroness and her servants (Annales Patriotiques, No. 272). He wasn’t in the Vendée when Turreau implemented the infernal columns ( The actions Ronsin could be terrible but at least he was an honest, competent administrator who didn’t profit from his position, whereas Turreau… well, I can’t even find the words to start defending him). But, at the risk of repeating myself, Momoro bears significant responsibility for this. The fact that Turreau, Barère, and so many others were much worse (sorry to their fans, this is my personal opinion) doesn’t absolve Momoro or other revolutionaries of their actions. And while we can try to understand the reasoning behind his actions, they remain unforgivable in my eyes. Moreover, it’s well known that horrible and disproportionate repression can only worsen the situation (Turreau proved this with his dreadful infernal columns).

Nevertheless, Momoro holds a special place in my heart: he devoted himself tirelessly to the Revolution, lived modestly by choice, was deeply committed to social policy, sensitive to the sufferings of the poor, and began to tentatively but surely consider property rights as having a social purpose. According to Maitron, "Soon it will be necessary to exploit land in accordance with the general interest and sell agricultural products at a price set by public authority." (Babeuf would further this idea, even if it primarily aimed at agricultural and manufacturing functions). But it’s important to acknowledge the gravest mistakes he made. And it is important to see the mistakes and unforgivable mistakes that our favorite characters of the revolution have committed even if we all have good reasons to keep our affection for them. This way, people who want to carry theirs legacy, can learn from their virtues and avoid repeating theirs errors.

P.S.: Regarding Sophie Momoro, I’ve learned something new that shows once again that she apparently supported her husband. She accompanied him on his mission to the Vendée with their son: "My wife and my son arrived yesterday, the 25th, in Saumur. They were not a little surprised to see this town in a state of war and the enemy at our door, when they believed to come to a region embellished by its victories." ( Letter of Momoro from Saumur, July 26, 1793). If what Momoro says is true, it shows how much she was also interested in politics ( at least of the revolution ) and understood quite a bit. It seems some people mocked Momoro because of Sophie’s situation (even her dowry) and the fact that she came from a more important family of printers than he did (he also worked as a printer). Sophie Momoro and Lucile Desmoulins have more in common than one might think: they were activists overshadowed by their husbands and were mocked for the differences in status they had compared to Antoine-François Momoro and Camille Desmoulins. I’ve always wondered how Lucile Desmoulins and Sophie Momoro would have reacted if they had met while in prison.

Sources:

Antoine Resche

Jean Clement Martin

Maitron

Thank to Grace M.Phelan who thanks to her and her vigorous work on Momoro I was able to find the exact letters

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