Françoise Doherty

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| name = Françoise Doherty
| birthplace = [[Montreal]], [[QC]], [[Canada]]
| occupation = [[film director]], [[artist]], [[activist]], [[photographer]]
| website = http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/Francoise-Doherty
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'''Françoise Doherty''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] filmmaker, songwriter and media artist. Noted for being a trailblazer in [[queer]] activism with a stop-motion animated series for children. <ref>http://www.cineffable.fr/festivals/21efestival/Films21/filmsHL.htm#lesl</ref> She garnered the Audience Choice Award at Festival Image + Nation in Montreal<ref>http://communities.canada.com/montrealgazette/print.aspx?postid=254130</ref>.
The second short in the series The Girl Bunnies was released October 25th 2009

As media artist and filmmaker, Doherty’s international portfolio spans live-action filmmaking, 2D animation, stop-motion animation, photography, media installation and performance. With the exception of her photographic exhibitions, she composes/produces the soundscapes and songs for her work. She has exhibited widely within Canada, The United States, Europe and Asia.<ref>http://www.cineffable.fr/festivals/21efestival/Films21/filmsHL.htm#lesl</ref> <ref>http://cart.frameline.org/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=T791&Show=TechSpecs</ref> She works in a genre she coined “Critical Fiction’.

== Productions ==
[[file:Girl Bunnies_HOCKEY_FDoherty1.jpg|thumb|Still from ''The Girl Bunnies. Hockey'']]
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[[file:Girl Bunnies_HOCKEY_FDoherty2.jpg|thumb|Still from ''The Girl Bunnies. Hockey'']]
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Original title
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
|-
| 2009
| ''[[The Girl Bunnies. Hockey]]''
| animator, editor, writer, songs, camera, co-voices<ref>http://www.image-nation.org/2009/film-eng.php</ref>
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Les Lapines (The Girl Bunnies)]]''
| producer, editor, writer, songs, voices, co-camera, co-design <ref>http://www.image-nation.org/2008/film-eng.php</ref>
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Two]]''<ref>http://entzaubert.blogsport.de/archives/programm/diy-point-autonomenes-filme-schauen/</ref>
| Director, co-writer, editor, sound, co-camera, co-songs<ref>http://www.image-nation.org/2008/film-eng.php</ref>
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Change in 6 Parts]]''
| 3 co-creators (Hogan,Shane,Doherty), Composer/Soundtrack
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Breakfast with my Girl]]''
| Composer,performance,producer
|-
| 2004
| ''[[PINK]]''
| Photographer, designer
|-
| 2004
| ''[[A TOMATO’S DISCRETION]]''
| Animator, Writer, Director, Editor, Composer
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Instinctive Actions]]''
| Writer, Director, Editor, Camera, Composer
|-
| 2003
| ''[[of Marshall]]''
| Photographer, designer
|-
| 2003
| ''[[SHOOT]]''
| Photographer
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Ground Zero Currency]]''
| Writer, co-Director, co-Producer (Doherty, Haigh)
|-
| 2002
| ''[[ATM]]''
| Writer, Director, Editor, Sound Engineer<ref>http://www.artcite.ca/artseen_archive/seen_10.html</ref>
|-
| 2000
| ''[[The Window]]''
| Writer, Director, Editor, Composer
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The French Philosopher's Dinner]]''
| Performance Collaboration. Directed by Eddo Stern
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Windowsill]]''
| Writer, Director, Editor<ref>http://beemp3.com/download.php?file=4546326&song=Window+Sill</ref>
|-
| 1995
| ''[[OLFACTUS]]''
| Writer, Director, Editor, Composer
|-
| 1995
| ''[[BY MY TROTH]]''
| Writer, Director, Editor, Composer
|-
| 1994
| ''[[SMELLFEST]]''
| Writer, Director, Camera, Editor
|-
| 1994
| ''[[WHAMO!]]''
| Writer, Director, Editor
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Tunnel of Love]]''
| Photographer, Director, Sculptor
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Big Trucks Don't Get Stuck]]''
| Writer, Director, Camera, Editor, Composer
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.image-nation.org/2009/film-eng.php Image+Nation Film Festival]
* [http://www.xtra.ca/blog/montreal/?tag=/francoise+doherty Xtra Magazine]
* [http://www.detroitmona.com/Press/anniversary.htm Detroit Museum of New Art]
* [http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/Francoise-Doherty CBC Radio 3]
* [http://www.frameline.org/distribution/ Frameline Films]
* [http://communities.canada.com/montrealgazette/print.aspx?postid=254130]

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