Miryam Charles
Biography
Director, producer and cinematographer Miryam Charles lives in Montreal. She has produced several short and feature-length fiction films. Her first art-house short Vole vole Tristesse (2015) tackles the theme of social struggles. Winner of the Prix de la meilleure œuvre d’ art et expérimentation des Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, this film introduced Miryam Charles as a filmmaker. This was followed by several experimental shorts exploring the same themes: Towards The Colonies (2016), Une forteresse (2018), Drei Atlas (2018) and Second Generation (2019). Well-received by critics and widely shown on the international festival circuit, his long first feature-length documentary (on the borderline between experimentation and fiction) Cette maison (2022) deals with the security of the habitable place and the violence that can jeopardize it. Launched at the Berlin Film Festival, it won the Silvestre award for Best Feature Film at the IndieLisboa International Film Festival. His short fiction film Au crépuscule (2022), about eating disorders, is selected for official competition at the Locarno International Film Festival. The year 2022 marks the filmmaker’s real breakthrough.
Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Voix hors champ (voice)
Bridgeport, January 17, 2008. A teenage girl is found hanged in her room. While everything points to suicide, the autopsy report reveals something else. Ten years later, the director and cousin of the teenager examine the past causes and future consequences of this unsolved crime. Like an imagined biography, the film will explore the relationship between the security of the living space and the violence that can jeopardize it.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A maid is suspected of murdering her former employer. Questioned by the police, she will reveal the existence of a supernatural power.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Following a nuclear explosion that transforms the voice of all the inhabitants of an island, a Finnish journalist goes there in order to find a hermit with mysterious powers.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Self
An introduction to Miryam Charles, a flourishing young artist in experimental cinema. Her voice and her film delineate the contours of her own history and that of her immigrant ancestors—a DIY poem that evolves from her words, spoken and sung. The film represents a unique new initiative aimed at highlighting filmmakers from Quebec’s immigrant community: for this first edition, the two laureates were Gabriela de Andrade and Alexandre Paskanoi.