Schedule
Leila and the Wolves
Drawing on the Arab heritage of oral tradition and mosaic pattern, Leila and the Wolves combines fictional drama, archival footage, and fantasy sequences to explore the collective memory of Arab women and their hidden role in history both in Palestine and in Lebanon.
Special screening
Bread Day + Paradise
Sergei Dvortsevoy’s early observational documentaries capture a time of transition in Russia and Kazakhstan in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union with a slow and steady cinematic gaze.
L’histoire de Souleymane
As he pedals through the streets of Paris, Souleymane repeats his story. In two days, he has to go through his asylum application interview. But Souleymane is not ready.
Last chance
Misericordia
Jérémie returns to his hometown for the funeral of his former boss. He decides to stay for a few days with the man’s widow. A mysterious disappearance, a threatening neighbor and a priest with strange intentions make Jérémie’s short stay take an unexpected turn…
Il reste encore demain
In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband.
Il reste encore demain
In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband.
No Other Land
Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist, has been fighting his community’s mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhood. His complex bond with Yuval, an Israeli journalist who joins his struggle, is haunted by the extreme inequality between them.
With Miryam Charles in attendance
Kouté Vwa
Melrick, a 13-year-old boy, spends his summer vacation in Cayenne with his grandmother Nicole. His desire to learn to play the drum brings back the spectre of Lucas, Nicole’s son, also a drummer, who died in tragic conditions 11 years earlier.
À l’abordage
A warm summer evening in Paris: Félix meets Alma by chance. But she is about to go on a family vacation and their time together is cut short. On an impulse, Félix decides to surprise her where she is holidaying and enrols a friend in the adventure.
Flow
Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences. They navigate the challenges and dangers of adapting to this new world.
Bande-son pour un coup d’État
A riveting essay film that illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961 murder of Congo’s leader. A moment when African politics and American jazz collided.
Last chance
Je suis toujours là
Brazil, 1971, under the military dictatorship. Eunice Paiva, a mother of five children, is forced to reinvent herself after her family suffers a violent and arbitrary act by the government. The true story that helped reconstruct an important part of Brazil’s hidden history.
The Players
It’s the summer of 1994 and Emily’s dream of becoming an actor is about to come true, when she joins an avant-garde theatre production. As the lines between artistic and personal relationships blur, Emily becomes trapped in the complex power dynamics within the group.
No Other Land
Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist, has been fighting his community’s mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhood. His complex bond with Yuval, an Israeli journalist who joins his struggle, is haunted by the extreme inequality between them.
No Other Land
Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist, has been fighting his community’s mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhood. His complex bond with Yuval, an Israeli journalist who joins his struggle, is haunted by the extreme inequality between them.
Irma Vep
A Hong Kong movie star arrives in Paris to play the lead in a remake of a classic silent crime serial. What she finds is a behind-the-scenes tangle of barely controlled chaos as egos clash, romantic attractions simmer, and an obsessive director drives himself to the brink.
Last chance
Last chance
À l’abordage
A warm summer evening in Paris: Félix meets Alma by chance. But she is about to go on a family vacation and their time together is cut short. On an impulse, Félix decides to surprise her where she is holidaying and enrols a friend in the adventure.
Last chance
The Players
It’s the summer of 1994 and Emily’s dream of becoming an actor is about to come true, when she joins an avant-garde theatre production. As the lines between artistic and personal relationships blur, Emily becomes trapped in the complex power dynamics within the group.
Listening session, with guests
Les enfants nés du viol
How do you love a child born of sexual abuse? How do you live with the fact that you were born of rape? This five-part audio documentary is the fragmented account of five women.
L’histoire de Souleymane
As he pedals through the streets of Paris, Souleymane repeats his story. In two days, he has to go through his asylum application interview. But Souleymane is not ready.
Listening session
Creuser mon corps
Creuser mon corps is an immersive sound creation that plunges straight into the eating disorders of three men. The work recounts the problems and questions they are experiencing and have experienced about their eating habits.
SOLD OUT
Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten
A celebration of Cambodia’s vibrant musical culture, that was nearly lost forever under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime. The country’s tragic past is unraveled through its pop songs.
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.
The Encampments
When a group of students at Columbia University launch a movement protesting the war in Gaza, they spark a nationwide uprising in solidarity with the people of Gaza. The Encampments sheds light on a moment that continues to make headlines today.
Leila and the Wolves
Drawing on the Arab heritage of oral tradition and mosaic pattern, Leila and the Wolves combines fictional drama, archival footage, and fantasy sequences to explore the collective memory of Arab women and their hidden role in history both in Palestine and in Lebanon.
Bande-son pour un coup d’État
A riveting essay film that illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961 murder of Congo’s leader. A moment when African politics and American jazz collided.
Last chance
Last chance
Paul
Prone to depression and social anxiety, Paul has found refuge in the servitude of women who take him in to do housework. By exposing his gently eccentric routines on social media, he fights loneliness and takes it one day at a time.
Forêts urbaines
Green spaces have long been neglected in our cities. Exploring innovative nature-restoration projects in cities across Canada, Urban Forests is nothing less than an antidote to pessimism, proving that solutions to environmental challenges are closer than we think.
Hola Frida
Little Frida is the sunlight of her small Mexican village. When a polio diagnosis casts a cloud over her spirit, she is forced into the solitude of her bedroom. But it’s there that she finds solace in her imagination, a world brimming with color, flowers, and possibilities.
Bande-son pour un coup d’État
A riveting essay film that illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961 murder of Congo’s leader. A moment when African politics and American jazz collided.
The Encampments
When a group of students at Columbia University launch a movement protesting the war in Gaza, they spark a nationwide uprising in solidarity with the people of Gaza. The Encampments sheds light on a moment that continues to make headlines today.
Il reste encore demain
In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband.
Irma Vep
A Hong Kong movie star arrives in Paris to play the lead in a remake of a classic silent crime serial. What she finds is a behind-the-scenes tangle of barely controlled chaos as egos clash, romantic attractions simmer, and an obsessive director drives himself to the brink.
Coming soon
The Encampments
When a group of students at Columbia University launch a movement protesting the war in Gaza, they spark a nationwide uprising in solidarity with the people of Gaza. The Encampments sheds light on a moment that continues to make headlines today.
Les yeux ne font pas le regard
Les yeux ne font pas le regard is an anti-war polyphonic tale exploring the unique and humane perspectives of five individuals blinded by global conflicts.
Billy
Filmmaker Lawrence Côté-Collins finds her attacker in prison. Billy is schizophrenic and his worst attack left two people dead. Their epistolary prison friendship sheds light on the truth about this mental illness which was neither diagnosed nor treated.
