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Living Together
As a housing shortage worsens, several young people looking to share living quarters explore the prospect of forging genuine connections. In scenes filmed in 15 Montreal apartments, director Halima Elkhatabi paints a complex and engaging picture of a generation accustomed to playing all their identity cards to find their place in the world. Her stationary...
La cartomancie du territoire
A, overworked Quebecker sets off on a road trip towards some First Nations communities in search of a different way of reading the world. He tries to understand the ravages of colonialism perpetrated on these nations by a system that continues to favour him, with the intuition that through these people, he will gain a...
La saveur d’une vie
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE By visiting three animal shelters and listening to their stories, we notice that animals are not so different from us: intelligent, sensitive, supportive, stubborn and even liars at times. However, we treat them as inferior and to satisfy our needs we put them through lives of misery.What if we imagined another way of living with animals?
Johanne, tout simplement
Once abandoned on the doorstep of an orphanage in Montreal, Johanne Harrelle, a talented artist, actress, and one of the first Black models in North America, led a life that was as complex and daring as she was. Through archival footage, interviews with her loved ones, and the interpretation of her writings by three contemporary...
Larry (iel)
Young non-binary trans photographer Laurence Philomène has emerged as one of the most original and inspiring voices of their generation and an LGBTQ+ community icon. Exploring the artist’s intimate world and creative process, LARRY (they/them) paints a luminous and engaging portrait of the complex, often misunderstood multiplicity of trans and non-binary identities and experiences. Official selection – RIDM – 2024
Among Mountains and Streams
A mysterious forest in early fall echoes with birdsong and the sound of a river. Fallen leaves speckle gold on the blue stones. Two weary travellers make their way on foot – the painter Meng Huang and writer Ma Jian. When, as if after a long journey, they finally reach a cabin, they eat and drink, but the mood is not one of contentment. Their gaze is dark, haunted by memories of the China they have fled: persecution, resistance and the treatment meted out to those who fight for human rights. With the forest arousing painful thoughts and existential considerations, they talk about art. For the two artists, whose world view has been upended by the Tiananmen Square massacre, creation offers an answer to oppression and lies. But what kind of life remains for the exiles? Official selection – RIDM – 2024
Wishing on a Star
QUEBEC PREMIERE Luciana, a Neapolitan astrologer, has a method to make her clients’ wishes come true. All they need to do is take a trip on their birthday to a precise destination to be reborn under a new sky. Whether it’s Taipei, Beirut, or a nearby village, during these birthday journeys, the protagonists will go...
Yintah
YINTAH, meaning “land”, is a feature-length documentary on the Wet’suwet’en nation’s fight for sovereignty. Spanning more than a decade, the film follows Howilhkat Freda Huson and Sleydo’ Molly Wickham as their nation reoccupies and protects their ancestral lands from several of the largest fossil fuel companies on earth. Audience Award – Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival – 2024
The Trouble with Mr Doodle
This is the story of an extraordinary boy born into an ordinary family in an unremarkable English town and how a childhood passion threatened to take over his life, his home and his mind.
500 Days in the Wild
QUEBEC PREMIERE After a 6-year journey, filmmaker Dianne Whelan became the first person to travel the 24,000 km of the Trans Canada Trail the longest trail in the world. 500 Days in the Wild weaves adventure, personal reflections, stunning wildlife and landscapes. Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival – Grand Prize – 2024