Diane Poitras

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Diane Poitrasis a Canadian video and film artist. [1] [2]

Her work is included in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada [3] and the Cinematheque quebecoise. [4]

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References

  1. "Diane Poitras illuminates the dark in Nuits | Montreal Gazette". 2015-06-04. Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  2. Duchesne, André. "Nuits: Les états nocturnes de Diane Poitras". La Presse. Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  3. "Diane Poitras". Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  4. "Search Cinematic Works | la Cinémathèque québécoise".