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.
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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.
Mur murs
In 1979, Agnès Varda created this kaleidoscopic documentary about the striking murals that decorate Los Angeles. Bursting with color and vitality, Mur murs is as much an invigorating study of community and diversity as it is an essential catalog of unusual public art.
With Hubert Caron-Guay in attendance
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.
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.
Waiting for Guffman
An aspiring director and the marginally talented amateur cast of a hokey small-town Missouri musical production go overboard when they learn that someone from Broadway will be in attendance.
With François Delisle, Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette in attendance
Le temps
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.
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.
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.
With Eisha Marjara, Joe Balass in attendance
Calorie
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.
With Avalon Fast in attendance
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.
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.
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.
Last chance
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Last chance
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.
Last chance
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Drinks starting at 6pm - With Olivier Godin in attendance
Oublie pas le gruau
The Barbarian believes he has only a few erections left before death. Cursed to a life in a thrift shop and haunted by family tragedy, he sets his sights on Marie, an alcoholic special-ed teacher. If he must go, he figures, he might as well go out in good company.
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.
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.
News from Home
A mother writes to her daughter who has left for America. A mother writes to her daughter who has left for America. A small voice from a Europe that is still trying to be heard. Little music of life that we still hear but to which we can no longer answer from New York.
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.
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.
Yes Sir! Madame…
Born in Acadia to a French-speaking father and an English-speaking mother, Earl Tremblay grapples with a distinctly Canadian-flavoured identity crisis. Determined to resolve it, he starts filming his daily life, trying to find the same meaning in both English and French.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Où est la maison de mon ami ?
Kiarostami takes a simple premise—a boy searches for the home of his classmate whose school notebook he has accidentally taken—and transforms it into a miraculous, child’s-eye adventure of the everyday.
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Drunken Noodles
Adnan, a young art student, arrives in New York City to flat-sit for the summer, where he begins interning at a gallery. As moments from his past and present begin to intertwine, a series of encounters—both artistic and erotic—open cracks in his everyday reality.
My Own Private Idaho
Mike and Scott, two young street hustlers, embark on a quest along the grungy streets and open highways of the Pacific Northwest, in search of an elusive place called home.
La ciénaga
A muddy swimming pool in a country estate constitute the backdrop where the lethargic members of a bourgeois family spend their summer. A visceral take on class, nature, sexuality, and the ways that political turmoil and social stagnation can manifest in human relationships.
