Passiflora

Montreal, September 1984. Within a span of five days, Montreal’s Olympic Stadium hosts Pope John Paul II and Michael Jackson. A perfect opportunity to explore the impact of the media on the masses. With caustic irony, this film gives voice to people excluded by Church doctrine: the gay and lesbian community, and women who’ve had abortions or been abused. Beyond documentary, fiction or news report, <em>Passiflora</em> is above all a film that packs a punch, leaves a mark and makes an impression, happily blending analysis, animation, acting, humour and song.