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Le coyote
With Jorge Martinez Colorado, Enzo Desmeules Saint-Hilaire, Eva Avila A cook in his heyday, Camilo is now a wornout fifty-year-old who works for a cleaning company. We can guess a personal failure in the past of this solitary Mexican living in Montreal. However, Camilo wants to get back on track and an opportunity to recover his culinary passion finally presents itself. Everything is in place for this new beginning when Camilo receives a visit from his daughter Tania, with whom he had cut ties because of her drug addiction. She tells him that he is a grandfather and asks him to take care of the child while she undergoes her umpteenth rehab. The arrival of this grandson will upset Camilo’s plans. There will be a new beginning for him, certainly, but not as he imagined it.
Humus
According to the FAO, the earth’s topsoil could vanish within 60 years, worn away by erosion. Aware that time is running out, a pair of market gardeners strive to implement nature’s fundamental principles in their fields in an attempt to forge a new alliance with all living organisms, a stance that requires great humility. Their quest is guided by ancient and new-found knowledge that confirms the interdependence of all that lives, the result of millions of years of co-evolution. Source IMDB
Fragments
*** English synopsis not avalaible*** Des voix de femmes s’élèvent pour livrer des témoignages de victime de violence sexuelle. C’est par la reconstitution d’un récit avec ces fragments de vécu qu’un portrait sociétal se brosse au fil du documentaire. Telle une mosaïque, les morceaux se recollent pour construire une histoire unique qui pourrait être celle...
Je pleure dans ma tête
How can refugee children integrate into Quebec’s school system, given the unspeakable violence they’ve experienced? Following a psychologist specializing in conflict-related trauma, Unspoken Tears pays tribute to the admirable resilience and survival strategies of these “small adults”, whose spirit the bombs and camps have not completely crushed, at a time when it is vital to...
Grandir
Short film of dance, inspired by the intimate relationship between a daughter and her mother. Growing Up explores the depths of unique physical and emotional bonds, as well as the process of mutual and constant transformation that takes place during this human experience.
Entrée interdite
Prohibited, abandoned, and unexplored sites are hidden and sealed in Montreal. Entering defies the law, danger, and death. The urbex community is an even better-kept secret. Enter into this universe at your peril. Official Selection – Cinema on the Bayou – États-Unis – 2023 Official Selection – Oneota Film Festival – États-Unis – 2023 Official...
Les années Super 8
“In re-viewing our super eight films, shot between 1972 and 1981, it occurred to me that they comprised not only a family archive but a testimony to the pastimes, lifestyle and aspirations of a social class in the decade after 1968. I wanted to incorporate these silent images into a story which combined the intimate...
Laura au printemps
Laura is taking a break from her intense family life, alone in a cottage. She hadn’t experience real loneliness since the birth of her children. The silence will allow her to hear a voice she had not heard for a long time.
Farador – SOLD OUT
With Éric K. Boulianne, Catherine Brunet, Benoit Drouin-Germain In the presence of members of the film crew. An excellent master of Dungeons & Dragons role playing games, Charles flees the constraints of everyday life by spending all his free time directing the games in the World of Farador, to the delight of his two roommates...
Les racines d’un bâtisseur
*** English synopsis not avalaible *** Les racines d’un bâtisseur est un documentaire qui relate l’histoire du sénateur Charles B. Howard, homme d’affaire prospère du début des années 1900 qui a contribué à l’émancipation de la ville de Sherbrooke et de sa communauté. Politicien engagé, il fut également un acteur important sur la scène politique...