Episode 018: Misogyny

On today’s episode, we discuss misogyny with Guylaine Maroist, who is one of the directors of BACKLASH: MISOGYNY IN THE DIGITAL AGE. This tour de force documentary throws us into the vortex of online misogyny and reveals the devastating effects unbridled female hatred has on victims. We also talk about the importance of education in combating this growing phenomenon.

CW: Cyberbullying

Music: Deppisch
Design: Perpetualnotion.ca
Mixing/ Mastering: Tony Bao
Additional editing: Blair Drover
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After completing her studies in Cinema and Musicology at the Université de Montréal, Guylaine Maroist worked as a freelance journalist for Le Devoir in the early 1990s. In 2002, she founded La Ruelle Films to produce POV documentaries with producer and director Eric Ruel. She has garnered several awards in Canada and abroad, including a Governor General’s History Award, a Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the New York International Independent Film Festival, a Gold Ribbon Award, and seven Gémeaux awards.

Her recent films include God Save Justin Trudeau, Expo 67 Mission Impossible, Jukebox: Sing, Twist and Shout!, and Gentilly or Not to Be, which helped bring about the permanent shutdown of the Gentilly II nuclear plant. In 2015, she was appointed a member of the NGO Pugwash, becoming the first filmmaker in history to join the ranks of an organization that, since 1957, has influenced the United Nations and state leaders in matters related to global peace and nuclear disarmament.

In 2021–2022, Guylaine Maroist was a guest professor at UQAM university’s media school.

Read more about BACKLASH: MISOGYNY IN THE DIGITAL AGE and access the online education package at Stopcyberviolence.ca.

SPECIAL THANKS

A huge thank you to Calgary International Film Festival for giving us the opportunity to record our interview with Guylaine in the podcast booth on location at the festival.

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