In theatre
Casa d’Italia – 505 Jean-Talon E
Landmark of the Little Italy neighbourhood, the Casa d’Italia is our anchor point to offer you more screenings, events and meetings. With Jean-Talon station right across the street, there’s no excuse to miss a good movie on the big screen!
Ages 8 and up
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.
Ugo Bienvenu
France
language: French
82 min
Homegrown cinema
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.
Sophy Romvari
Canada
language: English, Hungarian
subtitles: French
90 min
Special screening
What begins as a reluctant trip in India soon turns into a transformative coming-of-age journey for Alia and Simi. Amid culture shock, family clashes, and unexpected bonds, the teenagers discover a family tragedy that their mother, Monika, has kept hidden from them.
Eisha Marjara
Québec (Canada), India
language: English, Punjabi
subtitles: French and English
107 min
Enter the Videodrome
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.
Avalon Fast
Canada
language: English
111 min
In Hope and Indignation
A documentary film that intimately tells the story of a group of activists engaged in a campaign of non-violent civil disobedience, hoping to slow down the exponential growth of the climate crisis.
Matteo Keffer, Riccardo Cremona
Italy
language: Italian
subtitles: French
90 min
Homegrown cinema
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.
Pascale Ferland
Quebec (Canada)
language: French, Anishinaabemowin, Innu-aimum
subtitles: French
123 min
International cinema
Lisa, a sports photographer, vanishes off into the the Georgian countryside, traces of her passing embedded in the landscape like clues. Her father, Irakli, picks up her scent in the ochre foliage and communal soccer fields she documented for her last assignment.
Alexandre Koberidze
Germany, Georgia
language: Georgian
subtitles: English
186 min
First Works, New Perspectives
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.
Margherita Vicario
Italy
language: Italian
subtitles: French
100 min
cELLEuloid
Intrigued by a theatre artist’s creative process, a director makes 16 different versions of the same film—one in which art and life are continually intertwined.
Sophie Bédard Marcotte
Québec (Canada)
language: French
subtitles: English
85 min
International cinema
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.
Kirk Jones
United Kingdom
language: English
subtitles: French
120 min
Homegrown cinema
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.
Jennifer Alleyn
Québec (Canada)
language: French
subtitles: English
96 min
New restoration
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.
Hayao Miyazaki
Japan
language: Japanese
subtitles: English
102 min
Homegrown cinema
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.
Carlos Ferrand
Québec (Canada)
language: French
103 min
In Hope and Indignation
Summertime. In a beautiful village in Corsica, five young schoolmates are facing a dilemma: what to do about a local factory that has been polluting their favourite river? Desperate times call for desperate measures and they decide to take radical direct action.
Pierre Salvadori
France
language: French
107 min
In Hope and Indignation
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.
Vincent Munier
France
language: French
93 min
In Hope and Indignation
Across various timelines and locations, four characters weave a web of stories that explore human resilience in the face of environmental upheaval. This fable about the climate crisis transcends artistic boundaries to spark a dialogue between our past, present and future.
François Delisle
Québec (Canada)
language: French, English, Russian
subtitles: French
94 min
International cinema
Tereza receives an official government order to relocate to a senior housing colony. She refuses to accept this fate. Instead, she embarks on a transformative journey through the Amazon.
Gabriel Mascaro
Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Netherlands
language: Portuguese
subtitles: French
86 min
Homegrown cinema
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.
Xiaodan He
Quebec (Canada)
language: French, Mandarin Chinese
subtitles: French and English
117 min
Free entrance
Israel continues to instrumentalize our identities as queer and trans people to justify its genocide against Palestinians. Accordingly, Queer Cinema for Palestine presents a program that focuses on the work of queer, Palestinian, and allied artists, across locales and identities.
Various filmmakers
language: English, Arabic, Slovak
subtitles: English
61 min
International cinema
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.
Lucrecia Martel
Argentina, USA, Mexico, France, Netherlands, Denmark
language: Spanish
subtitles: English
122 min
Homegrown cinema
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.
Laetitia Demessence
Québec (Canada)
language: French, Spanish
subtitles: French
89 min
International cinema
In 1936, as the British Empire tightens its grip on Palestine, Yusuf divides his time between his village and his work in Jerusalem. Against a backdrop of anti-colonial revolt and the arrival of Jewish refugees, he finds himself at the heart of a decisive historical moment.
Annemarie Jacir
Palestine, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
language: Arabic, English
subtitles: French
119 min
International cinema
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.
Maryam Touzani
Morocco, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium
language: Spanish
subtitles: French
117 min
Reflecting on programming
In what way can cinema decolonize? What are the possibilities for action inherent in film programming organizations, in the context of decolonization?
Ages 6 and up
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.
Kid Koala
Québec (Canada)
language: French
86 min
Homegrown cinema
André-Line Beauparlant turns her camera towards the life and work of her lover, filmmaker Robert Morin. Through a collage of film excerpts, archival footage, discussions, and photographs, she reveals the ins and outs and the highs and lows of their collaboration.
André-Line Beauparlant
Québec (Canada)
language: French
subtitles: English
96 min
International cinema
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.
Simón Mesa Soto
Colombia, Germany, Sweden
language: Spanish
subtitles: French
120 min
International cinema
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.
Kamal Aljafari
France, Palestine, Germany
language: Levantine Arabic
subtitles: English
106 min
