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A New Love in Tokyo
At the terminus of the Japanese Bubble era, Rei and Ayumi, both sex workers, strike up a friendship and lose themselves in a world dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure, camaraderie and the joys of hanging out in the perpetually horny districts of Shinjuku and Shibuya.
Macho Dancer
Upon losing a reliable American client, 18-year-old gigolo Pol leaves his native province to try his luck in the soapy gay clubs of Manila. As Pol learns the ropes alongside fellow stripper Noel and savvy prostitute Bambi, he discovers more than his young mind bargained for.
The Invite
Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbours for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?
Old Joy
Two old friends reunite for a quietly revelatory overnight camping trip in this breakout feature from Kelly Reichardt, a microbudget study of character and masculinity that introduced many viewers to one of contemporary American cinema’s most independent artists.
Chocolat
Returning to the town where she grew up in Cameroon after many years living in France, a white woman reflects on her relationship with Protée, a Black servant with whom she formed a friendship while not fully grasping the racial divides that governed their worlds.
UZEB en fusion
This documentary plunges into the musical ferment of the 1980s, an era when three young Quebec musicians from Drummondville — Alain Caron, Michel Cusson, and Paul Brochu — electrified the world stage with a bold, virtuosic style all their own.
Obsession
After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
The Godfather
Francis Ford Coppola’s Academy Award-winning masterpiece is set in the 1940’s and opens at the lavish wedding of Connie, the daughter of the revered Godfather — Don Corleone, an event where business and pleasure naturally go hand in hand.
Le château d’Arioka
When Lord Murashige rises up against the tyrannical Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
A fading slasher franchise is handed over to a young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original’s star, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
Ponyo
Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but her father, a sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.
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.
Belfast, Maine
A film about ordinary experience in a beautiful old New England port city. It is a portrait of daily life with particular emphasis on the work and the cultural life of the community. A shrewd and meticulous look at the various cells of the living organism that is Belfast, Maine.
Obsession
After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
Les occidentalisés
The filmmaker returns to Iran to talk with her brother, an illustrator. This encounter raises questions about their relationship to Western popular art. Together, they examine how art slips through the cracks of repression to light sparks in the hearts of young people.
Le guépard
In Sicily, Tancredi, nephew of the Prince of Salina, falls for Angelica, daughter of the mayor Calogero Sedara — one of those bourgeois said to be wealthier than the Prince himself. Prince Salina will consent to the marriage as a sign of “the changing times.”
8½
One of the greatest films about film ever made, Federico Fellini’s 8½ marks the moment when the director’s always-personal approach fully embraced self-reflexivity, turning one man’s artistic crisis into a grand epic of the cinema.
La Nouba des femmes du mont Chenoua
Engaging in conversation with other Algerian women, Lila reflects on the differences between their lives and her own.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
A fading slasher franchise is handed over to a young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original’s star, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
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.
The Face of Another
Okuyama, after being disfigured in an accident, agrees to his psychiatrist’s radical experiment: a face transplant, created from the mold of a stranger. As Okuyama is thus further alienated from the world around him, he finds himself giving in to his darker temptations.
Macho Dancer
Upon losing a reliable American client, 18-year-old gigolo Pol leaves his native province to try his luck in the soapy gay clubs of Manila. As Pol learns the ropes alongside fellow stripper Noel and savvy prostitute Bambi, he discovers more than his young mind bargained for.
8½
One of the greatest films about film ever made, Federico Fellini’s 8½ marks the moment when the director’s always-personal approach fully embraced self-reflexivity, turning one man’s artistic crisis into a grand epic of the cinema.
Complet
A New Love in Tokyo
At the terminus of the Japanese Bubble era, Rei and Ayumi, both sex workers, strike up a friendship and lose themselves in a world dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure, camaraderie and the joys of hanging out in the perpetually horny districts of Shinjuku and Shibuya.
Obsession
After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
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.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
A fading slasher franchise is handed over to a young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original’s star, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
UZEB en fusion
This documentary plunges into the musical ferment of the 1980s, an era when three young Quebec musicians from Drummondville — Alain Caron, Michel Cusson, and Paul Brochu — electrified the world stage with a bold, virtuosic style all their own.
Last chance
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.
Le château d’Arioka
When Lord Murashige rises up against the tyrannical Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion.
Les occidentalisés
The filmmaker returns to Iran to talk with her brother, an illustrator. This encounter raises questions about their relationship to Western popular art. Together, they examine how art slips through the cracks of repression to light sparks in the hearts of young people.
Barrio Triste
In Medellín, a group of disaffected teens steals a TV reporter’s camera to document their lives. Their understanding of reality and hope begins to erode as reports of mysterious lights falling from the sky coincide with temporal and spatial distortions.
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.
With Shelley Tepperman in attendance
Il Paese : le village
In a Sicilian village, residents await the return of loved ones who left half a century ago to build a better life in Montreal. While this long-awaited visit is bringing the semi-deserted village back to life, bittersweet feelings churn beneath the excitement.
With Pirouz Nemati in attendance
Hemela
Eighty years, five countries, and one legendary restaurant: Hemela is a spirited, deadpan portrait of Montreal’s most irreverent Iranian matriarch as she cooks, commands, and reflects on a life lived entirely on her own terms.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
A fading slasher franchise is handed over to a young director for resurrection. But when she visits the original’s star, the two women fall into a blood-soaked world of desire, fear, and delirium.
With Jean-François Caissy in attendance
Jardin d’enfants
The caring yet bustling environment of a kindergarten serves as the anchor for this deep dive into early childhood. The film takes us into the bubble of various children from ages 1 to 5, at a stage where self-awareness slowly shifts from ‘I’ to ‘We’.
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Barrio Triste
In Medellín, a group of disaffected teens steals a TV reporter’s camera to document their lives. Their understanding of reality and hope begins to erode as reports of mysterious lights falling from the sky coincide with temporal and spatial distortions.
Hemela
Eighty years, five countries, and one legendary restaurant: Hemela is a spirited, deadpan portrait of Montreal’s most irreverent Iranian matriarch as she cooks, commands, and reflects on a life lived entirely on her own terms.
Jardin d’enfants
The caring yet bustling environment of a kindergarten serves as the anchor for this deep dive into early childhood. The film takes us into the bubble of various children from ages 1 to 5, at a stage where self-awareness slowly shifts from ‘I’ to ‘We’.
