Excerpts. 2011. 6 min
A hypnotic train journey from Chongqing to Rome, passing through Cairo and Wichita - music video for Ensemble, FatCat Records (UK).
CBC Artspots (2006-2009). 12 x 4 min. and 32 x 30 sec.
Production of short documentaries and spots on Québec artists for the cross-platform visual arts show broadcast on CBC (Michel de Broin, Massimo Guerrera, Manon de Pauw, Diane Landry, BGL, etc.).
La dictée (2008). 10 min. Documentary.
Produced by Radio-Canada International in association with the Ministries of Education and Immigration and directed by students at Centre Gédéon Ouimet with Karina Garcia Casanova as mentor.
Disown, Delete 2006. 6 min.
A storm-chaser's visual poem crafted from raw footage of amateur videographer, Rich Horodner's 30 years chasing hurricanes across America. Directed by Karina Garcia Casanova for Ensemble's single 'Disown, Delete' featuring the vocals of Cat Power for FatCat Records (UK). Official selection: Edinburgh International Film Festival, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Specialten (UK), Winnipeg Film Festival, etc.
Oboro.tv (2007-2009). 12 x 4 min.
Production of short documentaries about the artists exhibited at OBORO gallery (Cynthia Girard, Peter Flemming, Pascal Dufaux, Robin Dupuis, Stéphane Gilot, etc.).
How to Get a 10ft Virgin through an 8ft Gate (2005). 4 min.
A short documentary of biblical proportions set on the day of the Virgen del Carmen in a remote village in the Peruvian Andes. Of interest to rich men worried about entering the kingdom of heaven.
Official Selection: Edinburgh International Film Festival, Sapporo Short Film Fest, Montreal World Film Festival. Broadcast on CBC Television’s ZED.
Les grands penseurs (2009). 8 min.
Animated documentary. Five children ponder creation, God, death, and the meaning of life. Their surprising answers are interpreted by hand drawn animations by James Braithwaite (I Met the Walrus). The series was directed and co-produced by Karina Garcia Casanova in collaboration with Prospector Films and with the support of the Fonds TV5 and the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec.
Screening at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival and Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.
Une bonne élève (2009). 8 min.
Vicky, une immigrante mexicaine, est une des étudiantes dans la classe d'immersion française de Michel. Elle vit à Montréal depuis vingt-cinq ans et c'est au moins la quatrième fois qu'elle prend ce cours. Cette fois-ci, va-t-elle réussir ? Réalisé et produit par Karina Garcia Casanova avec le soutien du Conseil des Arts du Canada.
Grand Prix du Jury pour Meilleur documentaire, Concours « Métissé Serré de Radio-Canada International ».
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Juanicas. 2015. 78 min
This autobiographical first film is a heartbreaking chronicle of a family struggling with rootlessness and mental illness. When she learns that her brother Juan has returned to Quebec after spending some time in their birthplace, Mexico, Karina Garcia Casanova decides to film him.
Special Jury Prize, Atlanta Film Festival / Student Jury Prize, Cinélatino Toulouse /
Special Jury Prize FIDOCS Chile / Special Mention Best documentary, Guadalajara Intl Film Fest / Jury Mention, RVCQ / Jury Mention best documentary, RIDM / Student Jury Mention RIDM / Winner of the Doculab 1.0, LA Guadalajara Film Festival / Nomination, Cinema Tropical Awards.
