Esther Valiquette (November 1962 – September 8, 1994) was a

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documentary film director.Stan Shatenstein, "Film-maker dies of AIDS". ''

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'', September 19, 1994. She is most noted for her 1992 documentary film '' The Measure of Your Passage (Le singe bleu)'', which won the award for Best Short Film at the 1993

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, and the

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for Best Short Documentary at the

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in 1993. Originally from Arthabaska,

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, she studied arts the

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. Following her graduation she joined the

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as a trainee in its

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unit for women, and worked in a variety of technical roles on productions for the company.Stan Shatenstein, "Vision of a tragedy: Film-maker Esther Valiquette uses her artist's eye to explore a deadly disease". ''

'', March 1, 1993. After being diagnosed with

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in 1989, she directed the AIDS-themed documentary film ''The Story of A (Le Récit d'A)'', which was released in 1990.Mary Welin, "Film buffs are promised a wealth of offbeat entertainment". ''

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'', June 14, 1991. The film recounted the struggles of an HIV-positive man named Andrew. In 1992, she released ''The Measure of Your Passage'', an essay film which presented her own philosophical explorations of mortality through the prism of a reflection on the collapse of the ancient

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. Valiquette died of AIDS on September 8, 1994.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valiquette, Esther 1962 births 1994 deaths Canadian documentary film directors Canadian women film directors Film directors from Quebec French Quebecers People from Victoriaville AIDS-related deaths in Canada Directors of Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners for Best Short Documentary Film Canadian women documentary filmmakers

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