National Film Board launches artist Karine Lanoie-brien Expo 67 Live

On September 18, as part of Montreal’s 375th celebrations, one can relive Expo 67 which opened in April 27, and for those who weren’t there during Expo 67 will also get a unique film experience by viewing it on 52 foot high colorful images and spatial audio which will be projected onto four walls surrounding the Place des Arts. This is an innovative story telling at its best and created with more than thousand clips of archives. Who is the master mind behind it? Meet Karine Lanoie-brien, Montreal resident, who is the creator, writer and director of Expo 67 Live and this is her first project with the National Film Board. The National Film board launches Lanoie-brien’s Expo 67 Live and this was to bring an innovative film experience to the viewers by recreating of what the atmosphere would have been like at the 1967 Montreal World’s fair.

Lanoie-brien who began her career in 1997 as an animator and researcher in television says, “I am excited about the launch and I want people to feel a physical or emotional experience from it.” This free event from September 18 to the 30th will have four screenings nightly and it is to immerse audiences with Expo 67 memories.

I asked the humble artist, are there any tips before coming to the screenings? She laughed, and suggested wear comfortable shoes.

This is an innovation installation by Lanoie-brien and her idea for this major project all began in 2014.

The stage is set and the curtain is about to be opened in reliving Expo 67 starting on September 18th. It is a piece of history, a journey in time of the greatest moments of Expo 67 which the Lanoie-brien notes actually all began in the 1960’s. www.runwithit.ca Run With It Channel