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Passageways

Milla Cummings, Geneviève Tremblay / 2024 / 5 min. / Canada

Synopsis

Stop motion documentary which traces the journey of  five women in search of balance through the metamorphoses of menopause.

Genre

Animation, Documentaire

Topics

Women and feminism, Health, Sexuality, Elderly

Biography

Milla Cummings holds a bachelor’s degree in Animation Arts and Science. Specializing in experimental and documentary animation, her film Voies de passage, co-directed with Geneviève Tremblay, won awards at events including the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and DOK Leipzig. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in research-creation at Université Laval.

Geneviève Tremblay has been a set designer and playwright for twenty-five years. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Animation Arts and Science from Université Laval. Voies de passage, her stop-motion animated documentary co-directed with Milla Cummings, has been selected fin over 25 festivals worldwide. Geneviève is a founding member and creative director of studio Coop Touski Animation.

Festivals

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[2024] FNC, Canada
[2025] Annecy International Film Festival, France
[2025] DOK Leipzig, Germany
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