Françoise Doherty

Françoise Doherty is a Canadian Filmmaker-Songwriter and Queer Activist for children. Her musical shorts have been shown worldwide and have gathered AWARDS such as: the Audience Choice Award for Cinéffable in Paris France and Montreal Canada’s Festival Image + Nation. She is a trailblazer in Queer Activism with her animated series "The Girl Bunnies" for young children. The series, which has screened in 21 countries, is set in a world of queer rabbits, where love between girl bunnies is the norm. Equally a songwriter and a filmmaker, Françoise Doherty's indie-style music lays the groundwork for her animated stories. She is a filmmaker who creates work for social change and child/youth-protection. All parts of the film were created by Françoise Doherty (director, animator, editor, actor, musician, composer, writer, photographer). Her teenage daughters Pascale Doherty-Haigh and Octavie Doherty-Haigh have grown up with the Girls Bunnies. At first they were kid consultants and involved in a few props and then progressed into voice actors from episodes 2 to 4 . The 2nd intalment, "The Girl Bunnies. HOCKEY", was screened at Pride House in The Olympic Village during the 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver Canada. The 4th instalment, "The Girl Bunnies. ROCKETSHIP" introduces a transgender character.

As a Canadian filmmaker and media artist, Françoise Doherty integrates critical fact with fiction in an effort to gain a social/political voice. She is an accomplished filmmaker and sound producer, having her shorts (film, video and animation) shown in festivals, museums and galleries within Canada, the United States, Europe and Australia. She presently resides in Montreal, Canada, where she has taught Video and Sound Production at Concordia University