A music video set to classical music and filmed in a colourful, cinematic style, Doux temps (Sweet days) explores the sharp contrast between, on the one hand, the somewhat routine daily lives of four characters and, on the other, the lyrical sweep of words and music that evoke the amorous passions of the ‘sweet days’ of youth. Looking at the camera and dubbing the soprano’s singing, each character is gradually swept away by these blissful memories that awaken a sense of jauntiness and euphoria. Funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, Doux temps is a North-South collaboration between Brazilian filmmaker Caio Amon and Canadian pianist Marc Bourdeau who is joined by soprano Jacqueline Woodley.

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CAIO AMON

The work of Brazilian director and composer Caio Amon focusses on the dialogue between image, music and sound. He specializes in audiovisual projects connected to visual arts, music, theatre and dance, and heads EROICA_conteúdo, a production company creating audiovisual and graphic content for cultural organizations. His award-winning works include music videos (Piano-Soleil, Jour de Pluie, Passacaille, PamPiano, Blue Echoes, Crenças, Seu Jeito, Prélude romantique), documentaries (Imagine Utopia, Made in Brazil, Decoupage – Iole de Freitas, Buenos Aires Manuscript, Invisible Gesture – Mauro Fuke, Said and Done – Nuno Ramos), dance videos (Rose, Cigány, Piano-Soleil, Beej), and content for significant Brazilian festivals and institutions, including an extensive series of videos for the Bach Society Brazil. Other notable collaborations feature the Nieuw Ensemble and the Atlas Ensemble in Amsterdam, the Mercosul Biennial, the Ling Institute, the Dutch Theatre, Fine Arts and Film Academy, the Iberê Camargo Foundation, and Holland Opera. Awards and nominations embrace the Sundance Festival, the Gramado International Film Festival, the Açorianos Theatre Award, KinoBeat, Cine Esquema Novo, Audience Awards, and the Experimental, Dance & Film Festival. Caio earned degrees from the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, the Amsterdam Conservatorium, and the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). He has composed music for albums (Blue Echos), theatre and dance (Imobilhados, 2068, Cross Cap) as well as short and feature films, including A Nuvem Rosa (The Pink Cloud), Antes do Azul, Nau, Despedida, Música para Quando as Luzes se Apagam (Music When The Lights Go Out), and Vento.