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Story & Pictures By
Story & Pictures By is a captivating documentary exploring the vibrant world of children’s picture books. It spotlights Christian Robinson, Yuyi Morales, and Mac Barnett, pioneers of a new “golden age” in children’s literature, who create groundbreaking works reflecting childhood’s wonders and complexities. The film also revisits classics like Goodnight Moon, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Snowy Day, and Where the Wild Things Are, uncovering their enduring legacy through rare archives and mesmerizing stop-motion animation. Official selection – Miami Film Festival – 2024Official selection – Cleveland International Film Festival – 2024 Thanks to the professional translation program of the Department of Arts, Languages and Literatures of the Université de Sherbrooke for the subtitles translation of Story & Pictures By, presented during the Festival cinéma du monde de Sherbrooke.
The Room Next Door
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton), long-time friends started their careers at the same magazine. When Ingrid becomes a successful novelist and Martha, a war reporter, their paths diverge. But years later, their paths cross again in troubling circumstances… Official Selection – Oscars – 2025Golden Lion – Venice Festival – 2024Official Selection – Cannes Festival – 2024
Hard Truths
Pansy is overwhelmed by both physical and emotional pain, and her way of interacting with the world is colored by anger and confrontation. Her husband, Curtley, is at a loss about how to deal with her, while their son, Moses, seems to live in his own reality. It’s only her sister, Chantal, who truly understands what she’s going through and is able to help. Official selection – Academy Awards – 2025Official Selection – Cannes Film Festival – 2024Official Selection – TIFF – 2024
The Last Showgirl
With Pamela Anderson A fifty-year-old dancer must reconsider her future when her show suddenly closes after 30 years. Official selection – Golden Globes – 2025
Sugarcane
In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indigenous boarding school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation, and abuse suffered by many children in these segregated institutions were brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy...
The Persian Version
Coming from two countries at odds with each other, Iranian-American Leila (Layla Mohammadi) strives to find balance and embrace her opposing cultures, while boldly challenging the labels society is so quick to project upon her. When her family reunites in New York City for her father’s heart transplant, Leila navigates her relationships at arm’s length...
Hop
With James Marsden and Elizabeth Perkins He was destined to be the Easter Bunny, but all he wanted to do was rock! When teenage E.B. leaves for Hollywood in pursuit of his dream to become a rock star drummer, he meets Fred, an out-of-work slacker with his own lofty goals. Together the two encounter a series of hilarious mishaps and misadventures and in the end help each other recognize the importance of family.
Alice aux pays des merveilles
With Annr Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp Alice, an unpretentious and individual 19-year-old, is betrothed to a dunce of an English nobleman. At her engagement party, she escapes the crowd to consider whether to go through with the marriage and falls down a hole in the garden after spotting an unusual rabbit. Arriving...
Brian and Charles
Brian lives alone in a remote village in the countryside. Something of an outcast, he spends his spare time inventing things out of found objects in his garage. Without friends or family to rely on, Brian decides to build a robot for company. ‘Charles’ is not only Brian’s most successful invention, but he appears to...
The Other Tom
Elena is a single mother who relies on Social Services. Her son Tom has behavioral issues and is stigmatized at school as a “problem child” in the border city of El Paso, Texas. An absent father further complicates their difficult relationship. Tom is diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and prescribed psychiatric medication, but...