Schedule

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Nov 9 Monday, November 9
18:00
La patrie
20:00
Twin Peaks : Fire Walk with Me
Nov 10 Tuesday, November 10
14:15 Nitassinan (FST)
Last chance
La frontière entre la toundra et la forêt boréale, vue à vol d'oiseau.

Nitassinan

Nitassinan is a feature-length documentary that bears witness to the Innu people and affirms our history-past, present, and future. This film is a message of love for our territory, which saw our birth and which still accompanies us today, even in our dreams.

16:00 NAZA (FST)

NAZA

Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, NAZA reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians. How does one group of people allow the total dehumanization of another? What do the inner workings of such a system look like?

18:00 Océan
With Catherine Martin in attendance
Une couchette sur le train Océan.

Océan

The Ocean, a majestic luxury train, is the only passenger train between Montréal and Halifax. The film records a lyrical and dreamy journey from an intimate perspective — of sensations, fleeting moments and the minutia of life.

20:00 Jim Queen

Jim Queen

In the heart of Paris’s gay scene, Jim reigns supreme. But when a bizarre virus called Heterosis starts turning gay men straight, his reign ends overnight. Jim is left with just one unlikely ally: Lucien, a devoted scrawny twink with more loyalty than clout.

Nov 11 Wednesday, November 11
17:15 Un renversement
Last chance
Pauline Marois devant les caméras.

Un renversement

Un renversement lifts the veil on the inner workings of women’s politics. Through intimate and unfiltered testimonies from emblematic Quebec political figures, the film reveals the obstacles, struggles, and power dynamics that mark their journeys.

19:00 NAZA (FST)
Complet

NAZA

Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, NAZA reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians. How does one group of people allow the total dehumanization of another? What do the inner workings of such a system look like?

20:45 The History of Concrete
Complet
Deux entrepreneurs discutent dans un stationnement, près d'un camion-bétonnière.

The History of Concrete

Following the finale of his TV series, filmmaker John Wilson sets out to make the definitive documentary on the history of concrete. But his foundation soon begins to crumble.

Nov 12 Thursday, November 12
13:30 Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! (EST)
Un homme et une femme en pleine performance de danse latine.

Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!

Nearly a year after her husband’s death, Haru rekindles her passion for social dancing and comes alive with her new teacher.

16:00 NAZA (FST)

NAZA

Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, NAZA reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians. How does one group of people allow the total dehumanization of another? What do the inner workings of such a system look like?

17:45 La meilleure façon, c’est par accident (FST)
Un rodéo mouvementé dans un amphithéâtre extérieur.

La meilleure façon, c’est par accident

A young filmmaker delves into her dead father’s video archives. As the end of the world approaches, she now sets out to capture the extraordinary in the ordinary.

20:15 You Can See Everything (FST)
Complet
Elizabeth Holmes en tête à tête avec Nathan Fielder.

You Can See Everything

What begins as an intimate portrait of notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes, convicted of fraud, becomes a mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss.

Nov 13 Friday, November 13
14:15 The Sandbox (FST)
Un poste de contrôle  frontalier avec plusieurs moniteurs de caméras de surveillance.

The Sandbox

Through cinematic landscapes and testimony from survivors, journalists, and witnesses, Kenya-Jade Pinto’s The Sandbox explores modern border control, where surveillance, AI, and militarization decide who lives and who dies.

16:15 6 Neorealist Portraits (FST)

6 Neorealist Portraits

One day, from one sleep to the next, three women and three men from Africa find their place in Rome; Patience and Joan in squats, Destiny, Steve, and Souleymane in apartments, Mamadou in a park.

18:00 La guerre froide (FST)
Un homme et une femme se regarde dans les yeux, en noir et blanc.

La guerre froide

A passionate love story between two people of different backgrounds and temperaments, who are fatally mismatched and yet fatefully condemned to each other. Set against the background of the Cold War, the film depicts an impossible love story in impossible times.

20:00 La bola negra (FST)
Complet
Un soldat au sommet d'un monticule de statues détruites.

La bola negra

La bola negra spans nearly a century of Spanish history, telling the story of three men whose lives are intimately connected through desire, pain and love. Rich with Lorca’s poetry, it is an intimate love story and a sweeping exploration of memory, inheritance and queer history.

Nov 14 Saturday, November 14
9:45 NAZA (FST)

NAZA

Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, NAZA reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians. How does one group of people allow the total dehumanization of another? What do the inner workings of such a system look like?

11:45 La bola negra (FST)
Un soldat au sommet d'un monticule de statues détruites.

La bola negra

La bola negra spans nearly a century of Spanish history, telling the story of three men whose lives are intimately connected through desire, pain and love. Rich with Lorca’s poetry, it is an intimate love story and a sweeping exploration of memory, inheritance and queer history.

15:00 L’esprit des lieux
With Catherine Martin in attendance
La sacristie de l'église de Saint-Hilarion.

L’esprit des lieux

In 1970, Gabor Szilasi set out for the Charlevoix region of Québec to photograph the last vestiges of a disappearing rural world. Thirty-five years later, filmmaker Catherine Martin went back to revisit the landscape, places and people he photographed.

17:45 Filipiñana (EST)
Un terrain de golf impeccable aux Philippines.

Filipiñana

Isabel, a 17-year-old Ilokana, works at a posh country club outside Manila. New to the job, she wanders the immaculate grounds as members engage in a complex dance with the club’s subservient staff. But something is rotting beneath the pristine fairways of the elite resort.

20:00 You Can See Everything (FST)
Complet
Elizabeth Holmes en tête à tête avec Nathan Fielder.

You Can See Everything

What begins as an intimate portrait of notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes, convicted of fraud, becomes a mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss.

Nov 15 Sunday, November 15
10:30 Le secret des mésanges
Un homme conduit un camion avec trois passagers : une petite fille, une oie et un chien.

Le secret des mésanges

From the underground of a ruined castle to a camper van parked on the edge of the woods, this adventure will lead Lucie and her friends from unusual surprises to fabulous discoveries!

13:00 Là où tout se rassemble (EST)
De jeunes adolescents jouent à l'extérieur.

Là où tout se rassemble

Through the detours of a correspondence project, we accompany young indigenous and non-indigenous people in a patient crisscrossing, between childhood and adolescence.

15:15 Homles
With Bruno Chouinard, Steeve Pelletier in attendance
Steeve dans sa van.

Homles

When Steeve was a young adult, his parents — members of Jehovah’s Witnesses — isolated him from the rest of the world before abruptly throwing him out on the streets. Today, he is still there. This unconventional barber lives and works out of his van, named HOMLES.

18:00 Violence du corps de l’autre
Une femme regarde en direction de la silhouette d'une personne au premier plan.

Violence du corps de l’autre

Mira is a solitary woman of few words. She travels the roads meeting desperate people with whom she seems to have forged strange death pacts.

20:30 The History of Concrete
Deux entrepreneurs discutent dans un stationnement, près d'un camion-bétonnière.

The History of Concrete

Following the finale of his TV series, filmmaker John Wilson sets out to make the definitive documentary on the history of concrete. But his foundation soon begins to crumble.

Nov 16 Monday, November 16
13:45 The History of Concrete
Deux entrepreneurs discutent dans un stationnement, près d'un camion-bétonnière.

The History of Concrete

Following the finale of his TV series, filmmaker John Wilson sets out to make the definitive documentary on the history of concrete. But his foundation soon begins to crumble.

16:00 NAZA (FST)

NAZA

Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, NAZA reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians. How does one group of people allow the total dehumanization of another? What do the inner workings of such a system look like?

18:00 Filipiñana (EST)
Un terrain de golf impeccable aux Philippines.

Filipiñana

Isabel, a 17-year-old Ilokana, works at a posh country club outside Manila. New to the job, she wanders the immaculate grounds as members engage in a complex dance with the club’s subservient staff. But something is rotting beneath the pristine fairways of the elite resort.

20:15 Violence du corps de l’autre
With Denis Côté, Larissa Corriveau in attendance
Une femme regarde en direction de la silhouette d'une personne au premier plan.

Violence du corps de l’autre

Mira is a solitary woman of few words. She travels the roads meeting desperate people with whom she seems to have forged strange death pacts.

Nov 17 Tuesday, November 17
15:45 The History of Concrete
Deux entrepreneurs discutent dans un stationnement, près d'un camion-bétonnière.

The History of Concrete

Following the finale of his TV series, filmmaker John Wilson sets out to make the definitive documentary on the history of concrete. But his foundation soon begins to crumble.

18:00 La bola negra (FST)
Un soldat au sommet d'un monticule de statues détruites.

La bola negra

La bola negra spans nearly a century of Spanish history, telling the story of three men whose lives are intimately connected through desire, pain and love. Rich with Lorca’s poetry, it is an intimate love story and a sweeping exploration of memory, inheritance and queer history.

21:00 Chronovisor (EST)
L'image négative d'un groupe de personnes sur un écran de télévision.

Chronovisor

While writing a monograph on historical theories of memory, Béatrice, a respected academic, becomes beguiled by the allegedly true story of the Chronovisor, an occult device said to reproduce visuals from any point in history on a TV screen.

Nov 18 Wednesday, November 18
14:30 You Can See Everything (FST)
Elizabeth Holmes en tête à tête avec Nathan Fielder.

You Can See Everything

What begins as an intimate portrait of notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes, convicted of fraud, becomes a mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss.

18:00 Gabor (FST)
Free entrance - With Joannie Lafrenière in attendance
Gabor Szilasi, Joannie Lafrenière, un caniche et un Westfalia devant un paysage charlevoisien.

Gabor

Gabor is a quirky, feel-good portrait of Gabor Szilasi, the 93-year-old giant of Canadian contemporary photography. It is an uplifting immigrant story and an inspiring lesson on how to grow old with elegance and dignity.

20:45 Jim Queen

Jim Queen

In the heart of Paris’s gay scene, Jim reigns supreme. But when a bizarre virus called Heterosis starts turning gay men straight, his reign ends overnight. Jim is left with just one unlikely ally: Lucien, a devoted scrawny twink with more loyalty than clout.

Nov 19 Thursday, November 19
13:30 6 Neorealist Portraits (FST)

6 Neorealist Portraits

One day, from one sleep to the next, three women and three men from Africa find their place in Rome; Patience and Joan in squats, Destiny, Steve, and Souleymane in apartments, Mamadou in a park.

15:15 La meilleure façon, c’est par accident (FST)
Un rodéo mouvementé dans un amphithéâtre extérieur.

La meilleure façon, c’est par accident

A young filmmaker delves into her dead father’s video archives. As the end of the world approaches, she now sets out to capture the extraordinary in the ordinary.

17:45 The History of Concrete
Deux entrepreneurs discutent dans un stationnement, près d'un camion-bétonnière.

The History of Concrete

Following the finale of his TV series, filmmaker John Wilson sets out to make the definitive documentary on the history of concrete. But his foundation soon begins to crumble.

20:00 You Can See Everything (FST)
Elizabeth Holmes en tête à tête avec Nathan Fielder.

You Can See Everything

What begins as an intimate portrait of notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes, convicted of fraud, becomes a mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss.

Nov 20 Friday, November 20
15:45 La patrie (FST)
Une photo en noir et blanc d'un homme et une femme assis à une table en 1949.

La patrie

In the summer of 1949, at the height of the Cold War, Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika embark on a challenging and emotional road trip in a black Buick taking them across a Germany in ruins — from US dominated Frankfurt to Soviet controlled Weimar.

17:30 La bola negra (FST)
Un soldat au sommet d'un monticule de statues détruites.

La bola negra

La bola negra spans nearly a century of Spanish history, telling the story of three men whose lives are intimately connected through desire, pain and love. Rich with Lorca’s poetry, it is an intimate love story and a sweeping exploration of memory, inheritance and queer history.

20:30 IMAGE+NATION
Iván & Hadoum
Une personne fait signe de chuchoter, le torse en dehors de la fenêtre d'une voiture de police, au travers d'une fumée rouge. Le logo du festival Image+Nation est surimposé sur l'image.

IMAGE+NATION

Cinéma Public is proud to partner with IMAGE+NATION and host a wide range of programmes as part of the 39th edition of the festival. A pioneer in LGBTQ+ cinema for 40 years, IMAGE+NATION LGBT2SQueer Montreal Film Festival is the oldest of its kind in Canada.

Nov 21 Saturday, November 21
10:00 NAZA (FST)

NAZA

Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, NAZA reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians. How does one group of people allow the total dehumanization of another? What do the inner workings of such a system look like?

12:00 IMAGE+NATION
The Brittney Griner Story
Une personne fait signe de chuchoter, le torse en dehors de la fenêtre d'une voiture de police, au travers d'une fumée rouge. Le logo du festival Image+Nation est surimposé sur l'image.

IMAGE+NATION

Cinéma Public is proud to partner with IMAGE+NATION and host a wide range of programmes as part of the 39th edition of the festival. A pioneer in LGBTQ+ cinema for 40 years, IMAGE+NATION LGBT2SQueer Montreal Film Festival is the oldest of its kind in Canada.

14:00 IMAGE+NATION
Black Burns Fast
Une personne fait signe de chuchoter, le torse en dehors de la fenêtre d'une voiture de police, au travers d'une fumée rouge. Le logo du festival Image+Nation est surimposé sur l'image.

IMAGE+NATION

Cinéma Public is proud to partner with IMAGE+NATION and host a wide range of programmes as part of the 39th edition of the festival. A pioneer in LGBTQ+ cinema for 40 years, IMAGE+NATION LGBT2SQueer Montreal Film Festival is the oldest of its kind in Canada.

16:00 IMAGE+NATION
Lesboqueer: Sapphic Stories
Une personne fait signe de chuchoter, le torse en dehors de la fenêtre d'une voiture de police, au travers d'une fumée rouge. Le logo du festival Image+Nation est surimposé sur l'image.

IMAGE+NATION

Cinéma Public is proud to partner with IMAGE+NATION and host a wide range of programmes as part of the 39th edition of the festival. A pioneer in LGBTQ+ cinema for 40 years, IMAGE+NATION LGBT2SQueer Montreal Film Festival is the oldest of its kind in Canada.

18:00 IMAGE+NATION
En devenir: Becoming
Une personne fait signe de chuchoter, le torse en dehors de la fenêtre d'une voiture de police, au travers d'une fumée rouge. Le logo du festival Image+Nation est surimposé sur l'image.

IMAGE+NATION

Cinéma Public is proud to partner with IMAGE+NATION and host a wide range of programmes as part of the 39th edition of the festival. A pioneer in LGBTQ+ cinema for 40 years, IMAGE+NATION LGBT2SQueer Montreal Film Festival is the oldest of its kind in Canada.

20:00 You Can See Everything (FST)
Elizabeth Holmes en tête à tête avec Nathan Fielder.

You Can See Everything

What begins as an intimate portrait of notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes, convicted of fraud, becomes a mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss.

Nov 22 Sunday, November 22
10:30 Shaun le mouton : la bêêête de la ferme
Last chance
Des moutons interdisent à un escargot d'accéder à leur champ.

Shaun le mouton : la bêêête de la ferme

Just a few days before Halloween, the clumsy Farmer trashes the Flock’s beloved pumpkin patch! When Shaun turns mad scientist to fix the problem, things rapidly spiral out of control…

13:00 IMAGE+NATION
Docuqueer: Queer Histories
Une personne fait signe de chuchoter, le torse en dehors de la fenêtre d'une voiture de police, au travers d'une fumée rouge. Le logo du festival Image+Nation est surimposé sur l'image.

IMAGE+NATION

Cinéma Public is proud to partner with IMAGE+NATION and host a wide range of programmes as part of the 39th edition of the festival. A pioneer in LGBTQ+ cinema for 40 years, IMAGE+NATION LGBT2SQueer Montreal Film Festival is the oldest of its kind in Canada.

15:00 IMAGE+NATION
Rose
Une personne fait signe de chuchoter, le torse en dehors de la fenêtre d'une voiture de police, au travers d'une fumée rouge. Le logo du festival Image+Nation est surimposé sur l'image.

IMAGE+NATION

Cinéma Public is proud to partner with IMAGE+NATION and host a wide range of programmes as part of the 39th edition of the festival. A pioneer in LGBTQ+ cinema for 40 years, IMAGE+NATION LGBT2SQueer Montreal Film Festival is the oldest of its kind in Canada.

17:00 IMAGE+NATION
Brésil en bref
Une personne fait signe de chuchoter, le torse en dehors de la fenêtre d'une voiture de police, au travers d'une fumée rouge. Le logo du festival Image+Nation est surimposé sur l'image.

IMAGE+NATION

Cinéma Public is proud to partner with IMAGE+NATION and host a wide range of programmes as part of the 39th edition of the festival. A pioneer in LGBTQ+ cinema for 40 years, IMAGE+NATION LGBT2SQueer Montreal Film Festival is the oldest of its kind in Canada.

19:00 You Can See Everything (FST)
Elizabeth Holmes en tête à tête avec Nathan Fielder.

You Can See Everything

What begins as an intimate portrait of notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes, convicted of fraud, becomes a mind-bending three-year journey into the abyss.

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Un homme, une femme et leur fils autour d'une table, le soir.

Minotaure

Russia, 2022. When Gleb, a successful company director, finds himself under siege from mounting corporate pressures and an increasingly unstable world, the collapse of his carefully ordered life accelerates toward violence.

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Louise Forestier regarde la mer sur une plage des Îles de la Madeleine, au coucher du soleil.

Vieille corneille

At 83, Louise Forestier looks time straight in the eye. Directed by Martin Villeneuve, Vieille Corneille is a musical docufiction, a “docu-sical,” that weaves an intimate portrait of an artist who is committed, free and deeply alive.

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Gabor Szilasi, Joannie Lafrenière, un caniche et un Westfalia devant un paysage charlevoisien.

Gabor

Gabor is a quirky, feel-good portrait of Gabor Szilasi, the 93-year-old giant of Canadian contemporary photography. It is an uplifting immigrant story and an inspiring lesson on how to grow old with elegance and dignity.

Learn more

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