Schedule

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Feb 3 Monday, February 3
18:00
Flow
20:00
Okurimono
Feb 4 Tuesday, February 4
18:00
La bataille de Saint-Léonard
20:30
Anora
Feb 5 Wednesday, February 5
18:00
Le dernier repas
21:00
Vermiglio
Feb 6 Thursday, February 6
18:00
Archéologie de la lumière
19:45
Jessica Forever + After School Knife Fight
Feb 7 Friday, February 7
16:00
Interceptés
18:00
Bring Them Down
20:15
The Room Next Door
Feb 8 Saturday, February 8
13:00
Hard Truths
15:00
Flow
17:45
La fête des pères
20:00
Interceptés
Feb 9 Sunday, February 9
10:30 Flow
10:30 Flow
Un chat noir assis à la proue d'un bateau nous observe dans une scène du film Flow.

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.

13:00 Mlle Bottine
Antoine Bertrand et Marguerite Laurence dans une scène du film Mlle Bottine.

Mlle Bottine

Philippe, an opera composer, is forced to take in Simone, his rebellious, eccentric niece whose best friend is a skunk. Despite their diametrically opposed personalities, Philippe and Simone discover that they may need each other more than they first thought.

15:30 Vermiglio (FST)
Un banquet avec un spectaculaire paysage montagneux en arrière-plan dans une scène du film Vermiglio.

Vermiglio

This singular portrait of a sprawling family, set in the small, mountainous village of Vermiglio during the waning days of WWII, follows a series of dramatic, consequential events after the arrival of a taciturn Sicilian soldier, who hides out in town after deserting the army.

18:00 Okurimono (FST)
Noriko Oi dans une scène du film Okurimono.

Okurimono

Noriko Oi, a Japanese-Canadian woman who lives in Montreal, is about to return to Nagasaki, her hometown. She decides to reconstruct the past of her mother Mitsuko, a survivor of the atomic bomb, in the hope of passing down her cultural heritage to her children.

20:00 Bring Them Down (FST)
Barry Keoghan et Christopher Abbott dans une scène du film Bring them Down.

Bring Them Down

Michael, the last son of a shepherding family, lives with his ailing father, Ray. When a conflict with rival farmer Gary and his son Jack escalates, Michael is drawn into a devastating chain of events, forcing him to confront the horrors of his past.

Feb 10 Monday, February 10
18:00 La bataille de Saint-Léonard
Last chance
Photographie de l'émeute à Saint-Léonard, tirée du film La bataille de Saint-Léonard. Source : La presse.

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.

20:15 Vermiglio (FST)
Un banquet avec un spectaculaire paysage montagneux en arrière-plan dans une scène du film Vermiglio.

Vermiglio

This singular portrait of a sprawling family, set in the small, mountainous village of Vermiglio during the waning days of WWII, follows a series of dramatic, consequential events after the arrival of a taciturn Sicilian soldier, who hides out in town after deserting the army.

Feb 11 Tuesday, February 11
18:00 Okurimono (FST)
Noriko Oi dans une scène du film Okurimono.

Okurimono

Noriko Oi, a Japanese-Canadian woman who lives in Montreal, is about to return to Nagasaki, her hometown. She decides to reconstruct the past of her mother Mitsuko, a survivor of the atomic bomb, in the hope of passing down her cultural heritage to her children.

20:00 The Room Next Door (FST)
Tilda Swinton et Julianne Moore dans une scène du film La chambre d'à côté.

The Room Next Door

Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become a novelist while Martha became a war reporter. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

Feb 12 Wednesday, February 12
18:00 Interceptés (FST)
Un espace intérieur abandonné dans une scène du film Interceptés.

Interceptés

Sound and image stare each other in the face as Intercepted contrasts quiet compositions of everyday life of Ukrainians since the full-scale invasion with intercepted phone conversations between Russian soldiers and their families.

20:00 La fête des pères
With Lara Tippenhauer in attendance
Carlos Moore et Ayana O'Shun dans une scène du film La fête des pères.

La fête des pères

In this gripping documentary, Ayana O’Shun (The Myth of the Black Woman) explores the phenomenon of absent fathers in Black communities, through the personal stories of the director and luminous, resilient women from Canada and Guadeloupe.

Feb 13 Thursday, February 13
18:00 Bring Them Down (FST)
Barry Keoghan et Christopher Abbott dans une scène du film Bring them Down.

Bring Them Down

Michael, the last son of a shepherding family, lives with his ailing father, Ray. When a conflict with rival farmer Gary and his son Jack escalates, Michael is drawn into a devastating chain of events, forcing him to confront the horrors of his past.

20:15 Le dernier repas
Gilbert Laumord et Marie-Evelyne Lessard dans une scène du film Le dernier repas.

Le dernier repas

Reynold is dying of stomach cancer. He uses the occasion of his last meals to share them with his daughter Vanessa, whom he hasn’t seen in 20 years. As the meal progresses, a ritual begins to take hold, with traditional dishes acting as reminders of the past.

Feb 14 Friday, February 14
15:30 The Room Next Door (FST)
Tilda Swinton et Julianne Moore dans une scène du film La chambre d'à côté.

The Room Next Door

Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become a novelist while Martha became a war reporter. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

18:00 JJ
With Pauline L. Boulba, Aminata Labor in attendance
Pauline L. Boulba et Aminata Labor consulte des documents dans une scène du documentaire JJ.

JJ

As they retrace the life of Jill Johnston, Ami and Popo meet people who knew them. Jill Johnston seems to have lived a thousand lives, and each provides access to lesbian legacies, offers a perspective on the role of lesbians in art, and tells of bodies in activist spaces.

20:15 Viêt and Nam (EST)
Phąm Thanh Hài et Đào Duy Bào Đįnh dans une scène du film Viêt and Nam.

Viêt and Nam

In the underground coal mines, Nam and Viet, young miners, face danger and darkness. One prepares to leave for a new life, but they must find Nam’s father’s remains, a soldier lost in a faraway forest, retracing the past through memories.

Feb 15 Saturday, February 15
13:00 Mlle Bottine
Antoine Bertrand et Marguerite Laurence dans une scène du film Mlle Bottine.

Mlle Bottine

Philippe, an opera composer, is forced to take in Simone, his rebellious, eccentric niece whose best friend is a skunk. Despite their diametrically opposed personalities, Philippe and Simone discover that they may need each other more than they first thought.

15:30 Bring Them Down (FST)
Barry Keoghan et Christopher Abbott dans une scène du film Bring them Down.

Bring Them Down

Michael, the last son of a shepherding family, lives with his ailing father, Ray. When a conflict with rival farmer Gary and his son Jack escalates, Michael is drawn into a devastating chain of events, forcing him to confront the horrors of his past.

18:00 Archéologie de la lumière
Superposition de marguerites secouées par le vent dans le film Archéologie de la lumière.

Archéologie de la lumière

Following the rhythm imposed by the elements, Sylvain L’Espérance patiently observes the sea, plants, rocks, and clouds cohabitate and their interactions with the contrasting sunlight.

20:00 Mississippi Masala (FST)
Denzel Washington et Sarita Choudhury dans une scène du film Mississippi Masala.

Mississippi Masala

Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi Amin, twentysomething Mina falls for the charming Black carpet cleaner Demetrius. Their passionate romance challenges the prejudices of both of their families.

Feb 16 Sunday, February 16
10:00 Astérix et Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre
Édouard Baer, Gérard Depardieu, Claude Rich et Jamel Debbouze dans une scène du film Astérix et Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre.

Astérix et Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre

It’s back in 52 BC. Cleopatra’s Egypt is under the yoke of the Roman Empire. What’s worse is that Cleopatra has had the good sense to choose Caesar for her boyfriend.

13:00 Flow
13:00 Flow
Un chat noir assis à la proue d'un bateau nous observe dans une scène du film Flow.

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.

15:00 The Room Next Door (FST)
Tilda Swinton et Julianne Moore dans une scène du film La chambre d'à côté.

The Room Next Door

Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become a novelist while Martha became a war reporter. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

18:00 The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love

When Evie befriends Randy, she finds herself confronted with a passion she has never felt before.

20:00 Jessica Forever + After School Knife Fight (EST)
Last chance
Lukas Ionesco et Aomi Muyock dans Jessica Forever (2018)

Jessica Forever + After School Knife Fight

Ahead of the release of Eat the Night, Cinéma Public and Ritual Films present a programme of two films by Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel.

Coming soon

Yuval Abraham et Basel Adra face à face dans une scène du

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.

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Deux familles se dévisagent dans une scène du film Armand.

Armand

When defamed actress Elisabeth is abruptly called into a parent-teacher meeting after hours, she’s presented with scathing allegations that trigger a tangled web of accusations. As Elisabeth struggles to uncover the truth, a chaotic fight for redemption arises.

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Kornelia Melsæter joue de la trompette dans un paysage nordique dans une scène du film Å Øve (Practice)

Å Øve (Practice)

Trine refuses to fly. When the 18-year-old climate activist and trumpet talent gets invited to an audition at the famous Opera House in Oslo, she only has days to travel over 1500 km from the remote Lofoten islands to the capital. Trine decides to hitch-hike.

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