Actualités
Soleils Atikamekw
Manawan, 1977. The police find a car containing five Atikamekws, all deceased. The initial suspects, two white Quebeckers, survived unscathed. The official version: a “drinking binge gone wrong,” an unfortunate accident. Until now, the crime has remained unsolved. After Avant les rues (2016), Chloé Leriche updates a terrible incident from the past that feels like...
Má Sài Gòn (Mère Saigon)
In Saigon, family culture carries on as it has for centuries, even when blood ties are broken. Through a mosaic of intimate portraits, Má Sài Gòn explores humanity’s universal desire for love, acceptance, connection and belonging through an LGBTQ+ lens. The film is a love letter – a bittersweet ode to a comforting yet disturbing mother, to a city that is as liberating as it is oppressive. Special Jury Prize, National Feature Film Competition – RIDM – 2023Special mention – Newfest, the New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival – 2023Official selection – Hot docs Canadian International Documentary Festival – 2023
Éloge de l’ombre
Junichiro Tanizaki’s literary essay In Praise of Shadows, light and dark, and the origins of photography and cinema are among the strands interwoven in this “cinematic meditation” in three chapters. Fleeting shadows ebb and flow in a glistening half-light, an enchanted dreamlike state that reflects on our place in the world, the passage of time,...
Benninger
In presence of the director From his studio in Poona, Maharashtra, Indian American Christopher Benninger imagines geometric architecture that blends Western modernism with the tropical climate of the Deccan. The film explores eight of his most notable projects through the daily lives of their inhabitants. A deep dive into the world of an international award-winning...
Novembre
November is a peripatetic experience in search of the many souls who make up the city of Montreal, in that seasonal no man’s land between colorful autumn and pristine winter, well known for its bent toward grouchiness. It’s an excursion through the streets of the city with its constant movement, a peek into the alienation...
Ru
Ru is inspired by the story of the arrival of Kim Thúy (Tinh) in Quebec. After a dangerous sea crossing and a stay in a Malaysian refugee camp, a young Vietnamese girl named Tinh and her family arrive in Quebec where they begin a new life. Thanks to the warm welcome from all, including their...
Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles | Soirée d’ouverture – SOLD OUT
6:30 pm | RED CARPET Join us at 6:30 p.m. to walk the Red Carpet in the company of actors and members of the film’s cast and crew! 7:00 pm | OPENING FILM Dis-moi pourquoi ces choses sont si belles A film by Lyne Charlebois, starring Alexandre Goyette, Mylène Mackay, Rachel Graton, Francis Ducharme, Sylvie...
Jacques
In the presence of the film’s director, Lysandre Leduc-Boudreau For over forty years, Jacques Duhoux, expedition pioneer in northern Quebec, has lived alone in the Uapishka (Groulx) Mountains. Now at 85 years old, he continues to live off the grid, despite the inevitable decline that comes with age. A tribute to a true monument of northern exploration, Jacques exposes the delicate balance between nature, aging and the search for freedom. Official Selection – Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma – 2023Official Selection – Les Percéides – 2023
Kanaval
Rico is a 9-year-old boy whose life is abruptly turned upside down when his mother Erzulie and him are forced to flee their home in Haiti. Migrating to safety in a small rural town in Quebec, mother and son try their best to get accustomed to their new world, but since their arrival Erzulie, still...
Festin boréal
A wounded moose escapes its hunters, later dying deep in the forest and becoming… a communal feast. As the seasons go by, mammals, birds and insects invite themselves to the banquet – multiplying ensuing games, rituals and conflicts. In exploring and occasionally foiling nature’s wildlife codes, our story becomes a simple yet poignant reflection on...