If I Die, It’ll Be of Joy (Si je meurs, ce sera de joie)

Sept 13, 2024
3:30 PM

Location
International Village

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British Columbia premiere

Director

Alexis Taillant

Country

France

Year

2024

Runtime

80 min

Languages

French

As GreyPride in Paris approaches, three rabblerousers contemplate and advocate for their right as older adults to recognition, love, and sexual liberation. This beautifully filmed and inspiring documentary follows 81-year-old Micheline, brimming with sexual desire and looking for ways to express it; 70-year-old Francis, a feisty anti-ageism activist; and 68-year-old Yves, seeking love and companionship. The three set out to revolutionize senior living, challenge stereotypes, and combat discrimination through a collective effort to debunk preconceived notions of sex, love, and aging.

When 43-year-old gay director Alexis Taillant recognized the invisibility faced by older members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Western societies, he turned his camera towards their lives, capturing their dreams for the present and future. Elder rights, historical movements, sex, and love are all part of this humorous, sexy, and joyful documentary.

ARTIST BIO
Alexis Taillant

In 2009, Alexis Taillant, directed his first documentary VIRAGES broadcast on France Televisions. This film follows 6 road accident victims and tells the metamorphosis of their lives. In 2006, Alexis created the company Wendigo Films, in which he develops creative documentaries and short films as a producer. In 2015, he directed the documentary, STENDHAL’S VERTIGO, co-produced with Italy and Belgium and broadcasted on RTBF, France Télévisions, RSI and RTS. This film tells us about the Stendhal syndrome, a strange evil of art that affects some people. IF I DIE, IT’LL BE OF LOVE is his third documentary and his first feature length. As a producer, Alexis is part of this year’s Eurodoc program with a Franco-Italian LGBTQI+ feature-length documentary project entitled “DOLLHOUSE” by Andrea Grasselli. He has also just produced the feature-length documentary “BOSCO GRANDE” directed by Giuseppe Schillaci and selected for the “giornate degli autori” selection at the Venice Film Festival 2024.

CREDITS
Cast
Micheline Boussaingault,
Francis Carrier,
Yves Vanhecke
Writer
Alexis Taillant
Executive Producer
Nadege Labé