The author and documentary filmmaker Léa Clermont-Dion denounces the uncomfortable intervention of Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, who went on stage during the Gala des prix Gémeaux, Sunday evening, to send a somewhat disjointed message.
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On Facebook, the one behind the documentary I salute you bitch – misogyny in the digital age returns to the controversy.
“I respect the debate, but I found it a shame, because we were FINALLY highlighting the tremendous work of shadow documentarians having a real impact in Quebec society,” she wrote in a message published Monday. morning.
In her Facebook post, she took the opportunity to mention “in principle” the documentary productions awarded by the Académie des Gémeaux “which should have been celebrated” if Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge had not interrupted the televised gala.
Recall that the actor and host burst onto the scene, while Véronique Cloutier launched a segment devoted to documentaries. GLT first talked about the importance of going to vote in provincial elections, before talking about the Gemini Academy. He finally returned to covert words on the vaccine controversy that targeted him last year.
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“It’s important to vote with your heart. To take your time to look at everything carefully before choosing…”, he launched on stage.
“Thank you, Guillaume, for this message “from the heart”. OK, I was going to tell you that I had been involved in documentaries for a while and all that. I had a good joke, fak we are going to scrap that”, chained Véronique Cloutier.
The host then gave way to Léa Clermont-Dion and Ingrid Falaise, who had been chosen to present the Prize for Best Drama Series.