Poutine Passport close the locks of the Canal Rideau in Ottawa

"Poutine Passport"
          shot at Rideau Canal locks in Ottawa on April, 30th, 2011 

A world of exchanges, a world where you can find italian restaurant or greek food or lebanese fastfood in any North-American city. Exchanges but still identity markers and clichés associated to nationalities, sometimes highly superficial, and food is typically a source of jokes. Italian people knowing so much about pasta cooking, perfect rice prepared by Chinese guys - you know the score.

Jokes and teasing allusions on nationality are always navigating close to bad taste, nasty spirit, all the bad political implications. Even with a simple food discussion...

That's what we realized with the precious Karlatone during a discussion about ratatouille. My lazy joke sounded so offensive... Shameful joke but a good starting point for a story after giving it some more thoughts. Just needed some adjustments, shifting ratatouille to poutine for a more canadian taste, adding some other anecdotes: here was an entertaining little story to share in a story telling night in Ottawa.

The "Poutine Passport" was told at Once Upon A Slam on April, 29th. Funny moment on the stage of the slam night...
So I decided to shoot a small video of it on the following day. Involving some poutine: easy and cheap accessory that could be spectacular on the screen. I could not imagine the effect of poutine on the surrounding animals living close to the locks of the Canal Rideau !