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Cohabiter
In a series of captivating encounters, several young people try to find the ideal roommate, that rare gem with whom they can share their space—and their values. A complex and engaging picture of a generation accustomed to playing all their identity cards.
Mahakaal
Out of all the Bollywood horror films that were inspired by Wes Craven’s A Nightmare On Elm Street, this is the most brazenly outrageous. The film finds Anita and her friends battling Shakaal, a horrifically disfigured dream-stalker with a razor-clawed glove.
Johanne, tout simplement
Abandoned on the doorstep of a Montreal orphanage, Johanne Harrelle eventually rose to prominence as a gifted artist, actress, and one of North America’s first Black models.
The Substance
You’ve got to try this new product: The Substance. It generates another you. Younger, more beautiful, more perfect. And there’s only one rule: You share time. One week for you. One week for the new you. If you respect the balance… what could possibly go wrong?
A Nightmare On Elm Street
In this seminal slasher, several teenagers fall prey to Freddy Krueger, a disfigured midnight mangler who preys on his victims in their dreams – which, in turn, kills them in reality.
Last chance
Kaïro (Pulse)
A young computer analyst is found hanging dead. Totally shocked, his colleagues try to find the reason for his inexplicable suicide. One clue indicates the beginning of the enigma, a mysterious evidence left by the victim that is contained on a computer floppy disc.
L’angoisse du héron
Novelist Gaétan Soucy recounts the circumstances that led him to write. In parallel, unusual scenes unfold. Little by little, these seemingly unrelated worlds converge to form a baroque, maze-like picture that dissolves the boundaries between reality and fiction.
Dahomey
November 2021. 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey are about to leave Paris to return to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin. But what attitude to adopt to these ancestors’ homecoming in a country that had to forge ahead in their absence?
Last chance
Mahakaal
Out of all the Bollywood horror films that were inspired by Wes Craven’s A Nightmare On Elm Street, this is the most brazenly outrageous. The film finds Anita and her friends battling Shakaal, a horrifically disfigured dream-stalker with a razor-clawed glove.
Ababouiné
During the ‘Grande noirceur’ in Québec, Michel and his friend Archange write an anti-clerical pamphlet that outrages the clergy. The young men go to great lengths to defy the clerical order, risking everything in their quest for a secular and egalitarian Quebec.
Johanne, tout simplement
Abandoned on the doorstep of a Montreal orphanage, Johanne Harrelle eventually rose to prominence as a gifted artist, actress, and one of North America’s first Black models.
Free entrance
Palestine Cinema Days
On the somber anniversary of the Balfour Declaration of 1917, observed on November 2nd, and in an effort to amplify Palestinian voices, Cinéma Public and Regards palestiniens present a program of two films.
Free entrance
Palestine Cinema Days
On the somber anniversary of the Balfour Declaration of 1917, observed on November 2nd, and in an effort to amplify Palestinian voices, Cinéma Public and Regards palestiniens present a program of two films.
Johanne, tout simplement
Abandoned on the doorstep of a Montreal orphanage, Johanne Harrelle eventually rose to prominence as a gifted artist, actress, and one of North America’s first Black models.
The Substance
You’ve got to try this new product: The Substance. It generates another you. Younger, more beautiful, more perfect. And there’s only one rule: You share time. One week for you. One week for the new you. If you respect the balance… what could possibly go wrong?
Ababouiné
During the ‘Grande noirceur’ in Québec, Michel and his friend Archange write an anti-clerical pamphlet that outrages the clergy. The young men go to great lengths to defy the clerical order, risking everything in their quest for a secular and egalitarian Quebec.
Dahomey
November 2021. 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey are about to leave Paris to return to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin. But what attitude to adopt to these ancestors’ homecoming in a country that had to forge ahead in their absence?
Johanne, tout simplement
Abandoned on the doorstep of a Montreal orphanage, Johanne Harrelle eventually rose to prominence as a gifted artist, actress, and one of North America’s first Black models.
Last chance
Last chance
Cohabiter
In a series of captivating encounters, several young people try to find the ideal roommate, that rare gem with whom they can share their space—and their values. A complex and engaging picture of a generation accustomed to playing all their identity cards.
Free entrance - With Pascale Ferland in attendance
Pauline Julien, intime et politique
Composed of a selection of interviews, performances and photos, this documentary follows the iconic Quebec singer Pauline Julien on a journey from the 1950s to the 1990s.
The Substance
You’ve got to try this new product: The Substance. It generates another you. Younger, more beautiful, more perfect. And there’s only one rule: You share time. One week for you. One week for the new you. If you respect the balance… what could possibly go wrong?
Ababouiné
During the ‘Grande noirceur’ in Québec, Michel and his friend Archange write an anti-clerical pamphlet that outrages the clergy. The young men go to great lengths to defy the clerical order, risking everything in their quest for a secular and egalitarian Quebec.
Last chance
A Nightmare On Elm Street
In this seminal slasher, several teenagers fall prey to Freddy Krueger, a disfigured midnight mangler who preys on his victims in their dreams – which, in turn, kills them in reality.
With Abigail E. Celis, professor of decolonial museology, in attendance
Dahomey
November 2021. 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey are about to leave Paris to return to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin. But what attitude to adopt to these ancestors’ homecoming in a country that had to forge ahead in their absence?
The Substance
You’ve got to try this new product: The Substance. It generates another you. Younger, more beautiful, more perfect. And there’s only one rule: You share time. One week for you. One week for the new you. If you respect the balance… what could possibly go wrong?
Dahomey
November 2021. 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey are about to leave Paris to return to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin. But what attitude to adopt to these ancestors’ homecoming in a country that had to forge ahead in their absence?
With Nicola Zavaglia in attendance
A Poet in the Family
This documentary presents people who, through some simple activities, manage to maintain a creativity necessary for their survival in a land that for many will always be a foreign one. The poems in the film are by Vincenzo Albanese and the film is itself a “naive” poem.
Bird
Eccentric and, in the end deeply moving, we follow twelve-year-old Bailey living in a squat with her young father Bug, the king of hustle. Independent and rebellious, she roams the streets and fields and meets the enigmatic Bird, whose initiatory quest she will embrace.
Bird
Eccentric and, in the end deeply moving, we follow twelve-year-old Bailey living in a squat with her young father Bug, the king of hustle. Independent and rebellious, she roams the streets and fields and meets the enigmatic Bird, whose initiatory quest she will embrace.
Ababouiné
During the ‘Grande noirceur’ in Québec, Michel and his friend Archange write an anti-clerical pamphlet that outrages the clergy. The young men go to great lengths to defy the clerical order, risking everything in their quest for a secular and egalitarian Quebec.
Last chance - With Matthieu Brouillard in attendance
L’angoisse du héron
Novelist Gaétan Soucy recounts the circumstances that led him to write. In parallel, unusual scenes unfold. Little by little, these seemingly unrelated worlds converge to form a baroque, maze-like picture that dissolves the boundaries between reality and fiction.
Matt and Mara
When Mara, a young creative writing professor, reunites with Matt, a charismatic, free-spirited author from her past, a chance encounter threatens to spin her life in a thrilling new direction. Bonded by their history, the pressure in their undefined relationship slowly builds.
Sirocco et le Royaume des courants d’air
Juliette and Carmen, two intrepid sisters aged 4 and 8, discover a secret passage to the Kingdom of the Winds, their favourite book.
Ababouiné
During the ‘Grande noirceur’ in Québec, Michel and his friend Archange write an anti-clerical pamphlet that outrages the clergy. The young men go to great lengths to defy the clerical order, risking everything in their quest for a secular and egalitarian Quebec.
Matt and Mara
When Mara, a young creative writing professor, reunites with Matt, a charismatic, free-spirited author from her past, a chance encounter threatens to spin her life in a thrilling new direction. Bonded by their history, the pressure in their undefined relationship slowly builds.
Bird
Eccentric and, in the end deeply moving, we follow twelve-year-old Bailey living in a squat with her young father Bug, the king of hustle. Independent and rebellious, she roams the streets and fields and meets the enigmatic Bird, whose initiatory quest she will embrace.
The Substance
You’ve got to try this new product: The Substance. It generates another you. Younger, more beautiful, more perfect. And there’s only one rule: You share time. One week for you. One week for the new you. If you respect the balance… what could possibly go wrong?
Coming soon
Bird
Eccentric and, in the end deeply moving, we follow twelve-year-old Bailey living in a squat with her young father Bug, the king of hustle. Independent and rebellious, she roams the streets and fields and meets the enigmatic Bird, whose initiatory quest she will embrace.
Matt and Mara
When Mara, a young creative writing professor, reunites with Matt, a charismatic, free-spirited author from her past, a chance encounter threatens to spin her life in a thrilling new direction. Bonded by their history, the pressure in their undefined relationship slowly builds.
Rumours
Rumours follows the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest liberal democracies at the annual G7 summit after they become lost in the woods and face increasing peril while attempting to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis.