Homegrown cinema

Aki

Filmed over seasonal years, this unscripted project unfolds entirely without narration or dialogue, instead relying on the aural textures of wind, water, animal and human life, and ceremony to tell the story of a people fully rooted in their land.

Homegrown cinema

Amadou et Mariam : Sons du Mali

Amadou & Mariam, the blind musical duo from Mali, embark on an extraordinary journey to record a new album, reconnect with their roots, and redefine their iconic music.

Ages 8 and up

Arco

In 2075, a 10-year-old girl named Iris sees a mysterious boy dressed in a rainbow suit fall from the sky. His name is Arco. He comes from a distant, idyllic future where time travel is possible. Iris takes him in and does everything she can to help him return home.

International cinema

Baise-en-ville

When his mother threatens to kick him out of the family house, Sprite finds himself stuck in a paradox: he needs a driver’s licence to land a job, but he needs a job to pay for his licence. Luckily, Marie-Charlotte, his driving instructor, will do anything to help him.

Homegrown cinema

Blue Heron

In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island. Their fresh start is disrupted by Jeremy, the eldest son, whose antisocial tendencies are becoming increasingly troubling.

Enter the Videodrome

CAMP

Emily is the root cause of two devastating tragedies. Her dad suggests she go to a Camp for troubled youth to ease her guilt; she can be a counsellor there. Emily finds peace and forgiveness, but there’s a voice out there in the woods she can’t quite seem to ignore.

Homegrown cinema

Dans la forêt

A documentary essay exploring the bonds between humans, animals, and the forest, revealing a complex world where protection and exploitation collide. Blending realism, political engagement, and a dreamlike approach, the film calls for a rethinking of our connection to the living world.

First Works, New Perspectives

Gloria !

At the Sant’Ignazio Institute, an orphanage and conservatory for young girls, everyone is bustling about in preparation for the imminent visit of the new Pope and the grand concert that will be given in his honor. Teresa makes a discovery that will change the life of the conservatory.

International cinema

I Swear

Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life.

Homegrown cinema

Kaïros

After a year of filming abroad, Manu, a once prominent actor, returns to his hometown. But getting back into the business isn’t as easy as he thought. He’s no longer sure of anything. Against all odds, he lands a job hosting a nighttime call-in radio show.

New restoration

Kiki’s Delivery Service

It is a tradition for all young witches to leave their families and fly off into the wide world to learn their craft. Kiki embarks on her new journey with her sarcastic black cat, Jiji, landing the next morning in a seaside town, where her unique skills make her an instant sensation.

Homegrown cinema

L’aventurine

As if from atop the majestic Rocher Percé, this film takes an innovative look at the nature, culture and history of the Gaspésie region. “Two parts geology and one part magic,” the story centres on this rock’s influence over fishermen, geologists, poets and botanists alike.

Homegrown cinema

La mécanique des frontières

Mathieu, 19, leads a solitary life. His daily routine is upended when his older sister Heidi, who left for the United States three years earlier, asks him to come pick her up.

Homegrown cinema

La méthode scandinave

Part investigation, part manifesto, this documentary on gender equality reveals one essential truth: change does not happen by magic, but through political will and concrete strategies.

In Hope and Indignation

Le chant des forêts

In the Vosges forests, Vincent learned everything from his father Michel, a naturalist who spent his life observing wildlife in the woods. Now it is time for them to pass on this knowledge to Vincent’s son. Three perspectives, three generations, one shared fascination with wildlife.

Homegrown cinema

Lucid

Mia must pass her self portrait project or be kicked out of school. She is desperate to break free of her terrible creative block and finds her last hope in a magical Lucid Dreaming Elixir. The potion sparks her creativity but also unleashes dark monsters from her subconscious.

Homegrown cinema

Mile End Kicks

Grace Pine, a 24-year-old music critic, moves to Montreal in the summer of 2011 with the goal of writing a book about Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill. Instead, she falls in love with two guys in the same struggling indie rock band, vowing to become their publicist.

Homegrown cinema

Montreal, My Beautiful

Feng Xia has always been a model wife, wholly devoted to her husband and two children. But when she meets Camille, a free-spirited young woman, a long-suppressed desire resurfaces.

Homegrown cinema

Nina Roza

A viral video of an 8-year-old Bulgarian artist catches the eye of a major art collector. Mihail is sent there, 30 years after leaving his home country, to assess the value of the girl’s work and confront the ghosts of his past.

International cinema

Nuestra Tierra

Lucrecia Martel takes a sweeping approach to this tragic true story, triangulating the murder trial of three men, the lives of activist Chocobar and his fellow Chuchagasta people, and the centuries-old, colonialist legacy of land and property theft across Latin America.

Homegrown cinema

Oraison

Leonor joins a contemporary dance company to unravel the mystery of Oraison, a mythical piece performed by her mother thirty years ago, in the hope of understanding what shattered her. She discovers a ritual in which every gesture summons up the ghosts of the past.

In memory of Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis

Tehran, 1978. With the establishment of the Islamic Republic, Marjane, now required to wear the veil, begins to picture herself as a revolutionary. Internal repression grows harsher by the day. Her sharp tongue and rebellious stances become a problem.

International cinema

Rue Málaga

Maria Angeles, a 79 year-old Spanish woman, lives alone in Tangier, Morcco, and enjoys her daily routine. However, her life is turned upside down when her daughter arrives from Madrid to sell the apartment in which she has always lived.

Ages 6 and up

Space Cadet

ROBOT always watched over CELESTE, until she became a brilliant scientist and astronaut. When she leaves on an interstellar mission, ROBOT must face loneliness. In the vastness of space, as CELESTE struggles to overcome these obstacles, memories of her childhood resurface.

New restoration

The Devil Queen

Rio de Janeiro’s criminal underworld is run by an unexpected boss: Diaba, a femme queen with a taste for power and violence. When the police come after her boy toy, Diaba attempts to find a scapegoat to take the blame and a plot to dethrone Her Majesty arises!

Time and Water

Renowned Icelandic poet and author Andri Snær Magnason is chasing something elusive. As the glacial ice of his homeland melts, he constructs a time capsule to hold onto this moment and send it to the future, before everything he loves slips away. Using his own collected archives, his grandparents’ photographs, and films, as well as traditional songs and folktales, Andri interlaces his family’s story with that of the land around him. From Academy Award®-nominated director Sara Dosa, TIME AND WATER is a universal reflection on the power of home and what it means to be alive amid profound epochal change.

International cinema

Un poeta

Óscar Restrepo, a poet longing for recognition, leads a lonely existence marked by disillusionment. But his encounter with Yurlady, a teenager from a working-class background with a real talent for writing, will turn his life upside down.

International cinema

With Hasan in Gaza

Three MiniDV tapes filmed in Gaza in 2001 have recently been rediscovered. What began as a search for a former cellmate in 1989 turned into an unexpected road trip from the north to the south of Gaza in the company of Hasan, a local guide whose fate remains unknown.