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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) – Sundance Film Festival – 2015Audience Award (Dramatic) – Sundance Film Festival – 2015 ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL is the story of Greg (Thomas Mann), a high school senior who is trying to blend in anonymously, avoiding deeper relationships as a survival strategy for navigating the social minefield that is teenage life. He even describes his constant companion Earl (RJ Cyler), with whom he makes short film parodies of classic movies, as more of a ‘co-worker’ than a best friend. But when Greg’s mom (Connie Britton) insists he spend time with Rachel (Olivia Cooke) – a girl in his class who has just been diagnosed with cancer – he slowly discovers how worthwhile the true bonds of friendship can be. 13 years and older.
Donne-moi des ailes
Christian, an ornithologist, works on a lifetime project. He wants to teach orphaned white-fronted geese how to migrate. Using his ultralight airplane he will guide them, from Norway to France, along safe migration routes. Thomas is sceptical about his father foolhardy plans. Stuck at his father’s farm, the teenager gets to spend time with the birds. Gradually, Thomas connects with the geese and cares about them. Soon father and son embark on the most fantastic journey… Film suitable for viewing by all ages (QC)
L’enfant rêvé
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Festival du Film Francophone d’Angoulême – 2020OFFICIAL SELECTION – Festival International du film francophone (FIFF), Namur – 2020 After Francois inherits the family sawmill, he and his wife Naomi try for a child. But when Naomi finds that she is infertile, Francois engages in an affair with his neighbor and must decide where his heart lies when she falls pregnant.
Fahim
Youth Jury Award – Festival international du film francophone de Namur (Belgium) – 2019 With Gérard Depardieu et Isabelle Nanty Presented by Service d’aide aux Néo-Canadiens Forced to flee his native Bangladesh, eight-year-old chess prodigy Fahim arrives in Paris with his father. Refused asylum, as illegal immigrants they spiral downwards into homelessness and desperation. By a stroke of luck, Fahim is introduced to one of France’s top chess coaches, Sylvain. Between distrust and fascination, they will get to know one another and befriend each other. As the French Championship begins, the threat of expulsion becomes urgent and Fahim has only one chance to get out: to be Champion of France. Film suitable for viewing by all ages (QC)
Le jeune Ahmed
Meilleur espoir masculin – Les Magritte du cinéma – 2020Award for Best Director – Festival de Cannes (France) – 2019Prix du meilleur montage et Prix du meilleur scénario – Seminci 2019 (Espagne) In Belgium, today, the destiny of young Ahmed (13), caught between his imam’s ideals of purity and life’s temptations. Film suitable for viewing by all ages (QC)
Beans
Best Motion Picture – Canadian Screen Awards – 2021John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award – Canadian Screen Awards – 2021Emerging Talent Award – Toronto International Film Festival – 2020Crystal bear – Best Film in the Generation Kplus category – Festival de Berlin – 2021 Inspired by true events, BEANS is about a Mohawk girl on the cusp of adolescence who must grow up fast and become her own kind of warrior during the armed stand-off known as the 1990 Oka Crisis. 13 years and older
Antoinette dans les Cévennes
Official Selection – Festival de Cannes – 2020 Presented by Service d’aide aux Néo-Canadiens Antoinette, a school teacher, is looking forward to her long planned summer holidays with her secret lover Vladimir, the father of one of her pupils. When learning that Vladimir cannot come because his wife organized a surprise trekking holiday in the Cévennes National Park with their daughter and a donkey to carry their load, Antoinette decides to follow their track, by herself, with Patrick, a protective donkey. Film suitable for viewing by all ages (QC)
Ciné-Club DAMES DES VUES | Primas
IN COLLABORATION WITH RÉALISATRICES ÉQUITABLES (RÉ) The Ciné-Club DAMES DES VUES will be moving to Sherbrooke for one day only! Director Laura Bari will be sharing with us « three true stories » before the screening of her award-winning film Primas. Quite simply, a must-not-be-missed event! Speakers : – Christine Chevarie, Director | Ciné-Club Host – Laura Bari, Director Free activity