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The Blue Trail | SOLD OUT
Tereza, 77, has lived her whole life in a small industrialized town in the Amazon, until one day she receives an official government order to relocate to a senior housing colony. The colony is an isolated area where the elderly are brought to « enjoy » their final years, freeing the younger generation to focus...
À travers tes yeux
To understand where she came from, Fabiola asked herself the question that became the guiding thread of this film: What would my life have been like if I had stayed in Haiti? Starting from her biological mother’s precarious economic situation, which left her with no choice but to entrust her daughter to another’s care. Fabiola...
Florent Vollant – Innu
Florent Vollant, an iconic musician of the Innu nation, feels the urgent need to tell his story like never before. Co-founder of the celebrated duo Kashtin, renowned for his acclaimed solo albums and as a political activist in defense of his culture, Florent now has limited mobility due to a stroke. As he enters a...
Potent Parcel
Forced to return to Canada after a long trip to the U.S., a couple face a dilemma when they find the woman’s father dead on the morning of their return. What should they do: report his death or try to go through customs with the corpse? Determined to cross the border, they will soon discover...
Une Femme Respectable
Trois-Rivières, 1930s. A woman separated from her husband of eleven years takes him back into her home when her concubine dies. He brings with him the three little girls he had from his second marriage. Stay with us after the screening to interact with our guests! Check out the CINÉ-ÉCHANGE activity for all the details.
They Are Sacred
Within Indigenous cultures, differences were not traditionally seen as a handicap, but rather as a strength that could benefit the entire community. Such is the case with autistic people, considered to have unique gifts and connections to the spirit world. While our people are currently reclaiming our traditional knowledge and philosophies, we are also facing a severe lack of resources adapted to our new reality. Through intimate encounters with Anders, They Are Sacred gives viewers unique access to the world of an autistic child, and to follow his father’s journey to bring back traditional First Nations perspectives in our contemporary world. Stay with us after the screening to interact with our guests! Check out the CINÉ-ÉCHANGE activity for all the details.
Bergers
Mathyas trades in his Montreal life as a young advertising executive to become a shepherd in the South of France. But the harsh realities of the pastoral world force him to question his romantic vision of the profession. A visit from Elise, a civil servant who has abruptly quit her job, gives Mathyas’ quest a...
Matimekush
Matimekush is a village of 700 people located next to Schefferville. Situated north of the 55th parallel and inaccessible by road, it has welcomed members of the African community on its ancestral lands for over a decade. In this frozen desert stands Kanatamat School, where nearly the entire teaching staff comes from Africa. How can two peoples, seemingly worlds apart, come together through this new model? Despite many differences, both groups are brought together by a strong sense of community and by the striking similarities in the challenges they continue to face. With determination, African teachers strive to build meaningful and lasting relationships with their students, helping them stay on the right path while fully respecting their origins and culture. The documentary follows the often difficult development of these special connections, as each person seeks, in their own way, to overcome the traumas of their history. Stay with us after the screening to take part in a discussion with our guests! Check out the CINÉ-ÉCHANGE activity for details.
Antigone
By helping her brother escape from prison, Antigone confronts the authorities: the police, the judicial and penal system as well as the father of her friend Haemon. The brilliant teenage girl, on a spotless path so far, feels the noose tighten on her. But to man’s law, she substitutes her own sense of justice, dictated by love and loyalty. In collaboration with Canadian Film Day The screening will be followed by the From Book to Screen activity.
The Secret Agent | SOLD OUT
Starring Wagner Moura 1977. As Brazil struggles under the weight of a military dictatorship, Marcelo, a man in his forties haunted by a past he seeks to escape, arrives in Recife hoping to start over and reconnect with his family. But the shadows of his former life soon catch up with him, as death threats...