Schedule
Free entrance - With Frédérique Alain in attendance
Je m’appelle humain
Innu writer Joséphine Bacon exemplifies a generation that is bearing witness to a time that will soon have passed away. With charm and diplomacy, she leads a charge against the loss of a language, a culture, and its traditions.
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Soirée SPATIALE
For one spatial evening only, come and discover a constellation of interstellar films curated by Les Filministes, as well as galactic readings by five local authors and a selection of feminist sci fi books by l’Euguélionne bookshop.
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.
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Palestine Spotlight
To complement the exhibition “The Legend of the Palestinian Sasquatch” at Centre CLARK, visual artist and programmer Amanda Boulos presents a selection of short films that explore different Palestinian narratives of displacement, defiance and nostalgia.
Une jeunesse française
In the south of France, young men confront bulls in a dangerous face-off, without killing the animals. Among them are Jawad and Belka, two bullfighters at a crossroads.
With Philippe Ducros in attendance
La cartomancie du territoire
An overworked French-speaking Quebecer sets off on a road trip to some of Quebec’s First Nations communities in search of meaning, healing and another way of reading the world.
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La bataille de Saint-Léonard
An unprecedented language crisis unfolded in the heart of the town of Saint-Leonard in 1968-1969. The conflict spread throughout Québec and culminated in a bloody riot.
Paradis en cendres
In Sweden, sisters Laura, Mira and Steffi get by on their own, left to their own devices by an absent mother. But when social services call a meeting, Laura has to find someone to impersonate their mom, or the girls will be taken into foster care and separated.
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?
Pather Panchali
A depiction of rural Bengali life in a style inspired by Italian neorealism, this naturalistic but poetic evocation of a number of years in the life of a family introduces us to both little Apu and, just as essentially, the women who will help shape him.
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.
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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.
La cartomancie du territoire
An overworked French-speaking Quebecer sets off on a road trip to some of Quebec’s First Nations communities in search of meaning, healing and another way of reading the world.
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.
La bataille de Saint-Léonard
An unprecedented language crisis unfolded in the heart of the town of Saint-Leonard in 1968-1969. The conflict spread throughout Québec and culminated in a bloody riot.
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?
Free entrance - With Michel Coulombe in attendance
Le soleil se lève en retard
A single woman, Gisèle leads a joyless life with a quiet father, a worried mother and sarcastic office friends. She decides to consult a dating agency.
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.
Wind, Tide & Oar
Shot on analogue film, Wind, Tide & Oar delves into the experiences of those who travel solely by harnessing the natural elements alone, following a diverse array of traditional boats and uncovering the unique rhythms and motivations of engineless navigation.
Maria
The tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of Maria Callas, the world’s greatest female opera singer. Angelina Jolie gives one of the best performances of her career in this third biopic by Pablo Larraín, following Jackie and Spencer.
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La bataille de Saint-Léonard
An unprecedented language crisis unfolded in the heart of the town of Saint-Leonard in 1968-1969. The conflict spread throughout Québec and culminated in a bloody riot.
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
La cartomancie du territoire
An overworked French-speaking Quebecer sets off on a road trip to some of Quebec’s First Nations communities in search of meaning, healing and another way of reading the world.
Pendant ce temps sur Terre
While stargazing one night, Elsa is shocked to receive contact from her brother, who vanished years ago, but her joy is short-lived when she learns of the dark and troubling forces behind his reappearance.
With Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette in attendance
Portrait de la jeune fille en feu
Passion brews quietly between an artist and her subject, until together they create a space in which it can briefly flourish, in this sumptuous eighteenth-century romance from Céline Sciamma.
Fundraising screening
Dounia et la princesse d'Alep
Dounia and her family have to flee Syria. With the support of Leila, the princess of Aleppo, and Ishtar, the protector of farmers, the migrants embark on a long journey to Europe.
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.
With Philippe Lesage in attendance
Les démons
While Montreal is in the throes of a string of kidnappings targeting young boys, ten-year-old Felix is finishing his school year. The sensitive boy is afraid of everything. Little by little, his imaginary demons begin to mirror those of the truly disturbing world around him.
Maria
The tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of Maria Callas, the world’s greatest female opera singer. Angelina Jolie gives one of the best performances of her career in this third biopic by Pablo Larraín, following Jackie and Spencer.
Bonjour le monde !
10 species of animals among so many others are born, live, and become accustomed to each other along beside a river. The long-eared owl, the kingfisher, the European pond turtle, the fire salamander, the emperor dragonfly… They all shout: “Hello world!”
La bataille de Saint-Léonard
An unprecedented language crisis unfolded in the heart of the town of Saint-Leonard in 1968-1969. The conflict spread throughout Québec and culminated in a bloody riot.
Maria
The tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of Maria Callas, the world’s greatest female opera singer. Angelina Jolie gives one of the best performances of her career in this third biopic by Pablo Larraín, following Jackie and Spencer.
With Philippe Lesage in attendance
Copenhague – A Love Story
A group of Danish film students and their professor are involved in a series of romantic dramas where learning applies as much to life as it does to the art that seeks to imitate it.
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.
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Maria
The tumultuous, beautiful and tragic story of the life of Maria Callas, the world’s greatest female opera singer. Angelina Jolie gives one of the best performances of her career in this third biopic by Pablo Larraín, following Jackie and Spencer.
Queer
1950. William Lee, an American expat in Mexico City in his early 50s, spends his days almost entirely alone. His encounter with Eugene Allerton shows him, for the first time, that it might be finally possible to establish an intimate connection with somebody.
À hauteur d’enfant
As filmmakers who became parents in a North American suburb, we asked ourselves how to explain life to our children. Searching for answers, we grabbed our camera and immersed ourselves for nearly four years in our children’s world.
