Dominique Cardona

Dominique Cardona was born in Algeria and raised in France. She immigrated to Canada in 1990. She has collaborated on four films with Laurie Colbert: Below the Belt (99), a 35mm short drama, premiered at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) and went on to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was nominated for a Genie Award and won Audience Awards for Best Short at Inside/Out Lesbian & Gay Film and Video Festival in Toronto and the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. My Feminism (97), a one hour, 16mm documentary, premiered at Montreal World Film Festival and won awards for Best Female Canadian Directors at Images Festival in Toronto; and Best Feature Documentary, Reel Affirmations, Washington DC's International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. Thank God I'm a Lesbian (92), a one hour, 16mm documentary, premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and won Audience Awards at Créteil International Women's Film Festival, France, and the Torino Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Italy.

Both documentaries are used in Women's Studies curriculum in hundreds of universities and colleges around the world. Dominique has also directed many documentaries for television, including La Charia au Canada which was nominated for a Gemeaux for Best Documentary series, as well as the one hour drama, Les Champs de Boue, for SRC starring Tony Nardi. Finn's Girl is her first feature.

Cardona-Colbert Production