Françoise Doherty
Encyclopedia
Françoise Doherty is a Canadian
filmmaker, songwriter and media artist. Noted for being a trailblazer in queer
activism with a stop-motion animated series for children. She garnered Audience Choice Awards at Cineffable in Paris France and Festival Image + Nation in Montreal. To date the Girl Bunnies series has screened in 15 countries.
The third musical short in the Girl Bunnies series (The Girl Bunnies. BIG TREE.) was Premiered on June 23rd at Frameline, The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. The second short in the series (The Girl Bunnies. Hockey.) was released October 25, 2009 and Les Lapines (The Girl Bunnies) was released in 2008. Musically, she composes, plays multiple instruments and sings. As a filmmaker she composes the music first and then, creates the animated story and develops the characters.
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. She works in a genre she coined “Critical Fiction’.
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| 2011
| The Girl Bunnies. Big Tree.
|F.Doherty: Animator, editor, writer, songwriter, camera, singer, instrumentalist, co-actor
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| 2009
| The Girl Bunnies. Hockey
|F.Doherty: Animator, editor, writer, songwriter, camera, singer, instrumentalist, co-actor
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| 2008
| Les Lapines (The Girl Bunnies)
|F.Doherty: Producer, editor, writer, songwriter, actor, singer, instrumentalist, (co-camera, co-design Françoise Doherty, Mél Hogan)
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| 2008
| Two
|F.Doherty: Director, co-writer, editor, sound, co-camera, co-songs
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| 2007
| Change in 6 Parts
| 3 co-creators (Mél Hogan, Lindsey Shane, Françoise Doherty), Composer/Soundtrack
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| 2006
| Breakfast with my Girl
|F.Doherty: Composer,performance,producer
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| 2004
| PINK
|F.Doherty: Photographer, designer, installation.
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| 2004
| A TOMATO’S DISCRETION
|F.Doherty: Animator, Writer, Director, Editor, Composer
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| 2003
| Instinctive Actions
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Editor, Camera, Composer
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| 2003
| of Marshall
|F.Doherty: Photographer, designer
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| 2003
| SHOOT
|F.Doherty: Photographer
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| 2002
| Ground Zero Currency
|F.Doherty: Writer, co-Director, co-Producer (Doherty, Haigh)
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| 2002
| ATM
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Editor, Sound Engineer
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| 2000
| The Window
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Editor, Composer, installation.
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| 1998
| The French Philosopher's Dinner
|Performance Collaboration. Directed by Eddo Stern
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| 1997
| Windowsill
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Editor, installation.
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| 1995
| OLFACTUS
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Editor, Composer
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| 1995
| BY MY TROTH
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Editor, Composer
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| 1994
| SMELLFEST
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Camera, Editor
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| 1994
| WHAMO!
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Editor, Installation.
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| 1993
| Tunnel of Love
|F.Doherty: Photographer, Director, Sculptor, installation.
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| 1993
| Big Trucks Don't Get Stuck
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Camera, Editor, Composer
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Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
filmmaker, songwriter and media artist. Noted for being a trailblazer in queer
Queer
Queer is an umbrella term for sexual minorities that are not heterosexual, heteronormative, or gender-binary. In the context of Western identity politics the term also acts as a label setting queer-identifying people apart from discourse, ideologies, and lifestyles that typify mainstream LGBT ...
activism with a stop-motion animated series for children. She garnered Audience Choice Awards at Cineffable in Paris France and Festival Image + Nation in Montreal. To date the Girl Bunnies series has screened in 15 countries.
The third musical short in the Girl Bunnies series (The Girl Bunnies. BIG TREE.) was Premiered on June 23rd at Frameline, The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. The second short in the series (The Girl Bunnies. Hockey.) was released October 25, 2009 and Les Lapines (The Girl Bunnies) was released in 2008. Musically, she composes, plays multiple instruments and sings. As a filmmaker she composes the music first and then, creates the animated story and develops the characters.
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. She works in a genre she coined “Critical Fiction’.
Productions
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Positions held by Francoise Doherty
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| 2011
| The Girl Bunnies. Big Tree.
|F.Doherty: Animator, editor, writer, songwriter, camera, singer, instrumentalist, co-actor
|-
| 2009
| The Girl Bunnies. Hockey
|F.Doherty: Animator, editor, writer, songwriter, camera, singer, instrumentalist, co-actor
|-
| 2008
| Les Lapines (The Girl Bunnies)
|F.Doherty: Producer, editor, writer, songwriter, actor, singer, instrumentalist, (co-camera, co-design Françoise Doherty, Mél Hogan)
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| 2008
| Two
|F.Doherty: Director, co-writer, editor, sound, co-camera, co-songs
|-
| 2007
| Change in 6 Parts
| 3 co-creators (Mél Hogan, Lindsey Shane, Françoise Doherty), Composer/Soundtrack
|-
| 2006
| Breakfast with my Girl
|F.Doherty: Composer,performance,producer
|-
| 2004
| PINK
Pink
Pink is a mixture of red and white. Commonly used for Valentine's Day and Easter, pink is sometimes referred to as "the color of love." The use of the word for the color known today as pink was first recorded in the late 17th century....
|F.Doherty: Photographer, designer, installation.
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| 2004
| A TOMATO’S DISCRETION
|F.Doherty: Animator, Writer, Director, Editor, Composer
|-
| 2003
| Instinctive Actions
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Editor, Camera, Composer
|-
| 2003
| of Marshall
|F.Doherty: Photographer, designer
|-
| 2003
| SHOOT
SHOOT
SHOOT magazine, founded in 1960 as Back Stage, provides news and information about advertising agencies, executives, and creative professionals in the advertising industry...
|F.Doherty: Photographer
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| 2002
| Ground Zero Currency
|F.Doherty: Writer, co-Director, co-Producer (Doherty, Haigh)
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| 2002
| ATM
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Editor, Sound Engineer
|-
| 2000
| The Window
The Window
The Window is a 1949 American black-and-white suspense film noir, based on the short story "The Boy Cried Murder" by Cornell Woolrich. The film, which was a critical success, was produced by Frederic Ullman, Jr. for $210,000 but earned much more, making it a box office hit for RKO Pictures...
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Editor, Composer, installation.
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| 1998
| The French Philosopher's Dinner
|Performance Collaboration. Directed by Eddo Stern
|-
| 1997
| Windowsill
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Editor, installation.
|-
| 1995
| OLFACTUS
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Editor, Composer
|-
| 1995
| BY MY TROTH
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Editor, Composer
|-
| 1994
| SMELLFEST
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Camera, Editor
|-
| 1994
| WHAMO!
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Editor, Installation.
|-
| 1993
| Tunnel of Love
Tunnel of love
Tunnel of love may refer to:* Tunnel of love , an amusement park boat ride* The Tunnel of Love, a 1958 film starring Doris Day* The Tunnel of Love, a 1954 novel by Peter De Vries...
|F.Doherty: Photographer, Director, Sculptor, installation.
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| 1993
| Big Trucks Don't Get Stuck
|F.Doherty: Writer, Director, Camera, Editor, Composer
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