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Y'a une étoile
Duration: 2h24
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Samuel LeBlanc, a young transgender musician, undertakes in an artistic process the search for a rural queer community in his native Acadie. During his wanderings, he will find, behind heteronormative rural landscapes, people determined to live their differences without having to leave their hometown or deny their cultural identity to get there. Samuel will leave with the conviction that the ...
Vibrations from Gaza
Duration: 34 minutes
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This film offers an insight into the experiences of deaf children in the colonized and confined coastal territory of Gaza, Palestine, particularly the violence to which they are subjected by Israeli military operations. Born and raised under the frequent onslaught of the occupying forces, children Amani, Musa, Israa and others recite vivid memories of their experiences of bombardment and the co...
Journal afghan
Duration: 48 minutes
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1965: Dimitri and Christine travel across the Near and Middle East by car. They film their journey with an 8mm camera and record a travel journal on a tape recorder. _Journal afghan_ is built from these traces. By replaying them in the chaotic pattern of memory’s persistence, it offers a new experience of travel and an intimate exploration of the mechanisms of memory.
For the Ones to Come
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In this masterpiece of Quebec cinéma vérité, the inhabitants of Île aux Coudres set out to revive an ancient beluga fishing tradition that had disappeared many years ago. Through the preparations and intergenerational exchanges, the film authentically captures the daily lives, language, beliefs, and stories of the islanders. More than just an ethnographic documentary, _For the Ones to Come_ exp...
Mon ami Michel
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At the age of 68, filmmaker Michel Moreau, who dedicated most of his work to the disabled and marginalized, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. To document and share his experience, he asked his filmmaker friend, Jean-Pierre Lefebvre, to record the progression of his illness. Lefebvre agreed and filmed him over four years, working alone with a small Hi-8 camera.
Tolyatti Adrift
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A portrait of the disenchanted youth of Tolyatti, a stricken city that was once a symbol of Soviet progress and the automobile. Filmmaker Laura Sistero encounters a youth adrift, expressing its dreams of escapism through crazy races aboard old, cobbled-together Lada cars, in a film propelled by spectacular slides to the rhythm of an electro-rock soundtrack.
Sovereign Soil
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Set in the northern wilds surrounding the tiny sub-Arctic town of Dawson City, Yukon, Sovereign Soil is an ode to the beauty of this ferocious, remote land and the wisdom of those who’ve chosen to call it home.
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Duration: 2h32Subscription access
Composed of intimate and unencumbered moments of people in a community in Alabama’s Black Belt, _Hale County This Morning, This Evening_ offers an emotive impression of the Historic South. Daniel Collins attends college in search of opportunity while Quincy Bryant becomes a father to an energetic son. Creating a poetic form that privileges the patiently observed interstices of their lives, RaMe...
Y'a une étoile
Duration: 2h24
Subscription access
Samuel LeBlanc, a young transgender musician, undertakes in an artistic process the search for a rural queer community in his native Acadie. During his wanderings, he will find, behind heteronormative rural landscapes, people determined to live their differences without having to leave their hometown or deny their cultural identity to get there. Samuel will leave with the conviction that the ...
Vibrations from Gaza
Duration: 34 minutes
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This film offers an insight into the experiences of deaf children in the colonized and confined coastal territory of Gaza, Palestine, particularly the violence to which they are subjected by Israeli military operations. Born and raised under the frequent onslaught of the occupying forces, children Amani, Musa, Israa and others recite vivid memories of their experiences of bombardment and the co...
Journal afghan
Duration: 48 minutes
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1965: Dimitri and Christine travel across the Near and Middle East by car. They film their journey with an 8mm camera and record a travel journal on a tape recorder. _Journal afghan_ is built from these traces. By replaying them in the chaotic pattern of memory’s persistence, it offers a new experience of travel and an intimate exploration of the mechanisms of memory.
For the Ones to Come
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In this masterpiece of Quebec cinéma vérité, the inhabitants of Île aux Coudres set out to revive an ancient beluga fishing tradition that had disappeared many years ago. Through the preparations and intergenerational exchanges, the film authentically captures the daily lives, language, beliefs, and stories of the islanders. More than just an ethnographic documentary, _For the Ones to Come_ exp...
Mon ami Michel
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At the age of 68, filmmaker Michel Moreau, who dedicated most of his work to the disabled and marginalized, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. To document and share his experience, he asked his filmmaker friend, Jean-Pierre Lefebvre, to record the progression of his illness. Lefebvre agreed and filmed him over four years, working alone with a small Hi-8 camera.
Tolyatti Adrift
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A portrait of the disenchanted youth of Tolyatti, a stricken city that was once a symbol of Soviet progress and the automobile. Filmmaker Laura Sistero encounters a youth adrift, expressing its dreams of escapism through crazy races aboard old, cobbled-together Lada cars, in a film propelled by spectacular slides to the rhythm of an electro-rock soundtrack.
Sovereign Soil
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Set in the northern wilds surrounding the tiny sub-Arctic town of Dawson City, Yukon, Sovereign Soil is an ode to the beauty of this ferocious, remote land and the wisdom of those who’ve chosen to call it home.
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Duration: 2h32Subscription access
Composed of intimate and unencumbered moments of people in a community in Alabama’s Black Belt, _Hale County This Morning, This Evening_ offers an emotive impression of the Historic South. Daniel Collins attends college in search of opportunity while Quincy Bryant becomes a father to an energetic son. Creating a poetic form that privileges the patiently observed interstices of their lives, RaMe...
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Correspondence-dance
Duration: 4 minutes
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The postal system serves as more than just a means of transportation; for these two filmmakers it becomes a conduit through which they forged a connection, weaved a tapestry and created Correspondence-dance. With each shipment by mail of both camera and 8mm film, they infuse the work with their individual perspectives and practices allowing them to transcend geographical boundaries and language...
La noce est pas finie
Duration: 1h26
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Part scripted film, part reportage, part sociological investigation, this feature film is above all a collective adventure. Made in collaboration with a group of citizens from Gloucester County, New Brunswick, the film is aimed not only at the population concerned, but also at anyone willing to recognize the ever-growing importance of social facts.
I Would Like to Thank My Body
Duration: 30 minutes
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Rosalie is striving to build a more positive relationship with her body. In her thirties and living with a disability caused by muscular dystrophy, she now aims to see her body in a healthier and more compassionate light. To this end, she decided to take part in a photo session with Teri Hofford, a Winnipeg-based photographer specializing in empowerment and boudoir photography. Together, Rosali...
The Last of the Franco-Ontarians
The Last of the Franco-Ontarians
New product!Duration: 1h56
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The testamentary cry of a minority culture in the face of the hegemonic steamroller, or, doubt is a benevolent devil. In his hometown of Fauquier, Northern Ontario, poet Pierre Albert organizes a grand celebration to mark the foretold demise of the last Franco-Ontarian. A hybrid and eclectic project reflecting its subject, this imaginary documentary is a passionate tribute to a people and their...
Y'a une étoile
Duration: 2h24
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Samuel LeBlanc, a young transgender musician, undertakes in an artistic process the search for a rural queer community in his native Acadie. During his wanderings, he will find, behind heteronormative rural landscapes, people determined to live their differences without having to leave their hometown or deny their cultural identity to get there. Samuel will leave with the conviction that the ...
Outside Center
Duration: 40 minutes
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After finding community on a rugby team in Munich, Jamaican-born Desmond tackles life by embracing his homosexual identity.
Bergen, Norway
Duration: 18 minutes
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"Yesterday, I found my abuser's address in my phone's memory. I don't have a name, I don't have a face, I only have his address." - Alexia Roc
Vibrations from Gaza
Duration: 34 minutes
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This film offers an insight into the experiences of deaf children in the colonized and confined coastal territory of Gaza, Palestine, particularly the violence to which they are subjected by Israeli military operations. Born and raised under the frequent onslaught of the occupying forces, children Amani, Musa, Israa and others recite vivid memories of their experiences of bombardment and the co...
The Sketch
Duration: 18 minutes
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"Upon arriving in Paris, I began learning two languages: French and drawing. In an artist's studio, I met Linda Demorrir, a live model. Like me, she is transgender and an immigrant. As I sketched her outlines, I discovered that I was also learning to draw myself." - Tomas Cali
Souvenir Souvenir
Duration: 30 minutes
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For ten years, a filmmaker tries to make a film based on his grandfather's memories of the Algerian War. Both a denial of history and a family taboo, the questions raised by the subject remain unanswered, leaving personal and collective memory shrouded in silence. The narrative delves into unspoken shame and the search for a hidden past, ultimately resolved through the making of the film.
Correspondence-dance
Duration: 4 minutes
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The postal system serves as more than just a means of transportation; for these two filmmakers it becomes a conduit through which they forged a connection, weaved a tapestry and created Correspondence-dance. With each shipment by mail of both camera and 8mm film, they infuse the work with their individual perspectives and practices allowing them to transcend geographical boundaries and language...
La noce est pas finie
Duration: 1h26
Subscription access
Part scripted film, part reportage, part sociological investigation, this feature film is above all a collective adventure. Made in collaboration with a group of citizens from Gloucester County, New Brunswick, the film is aimed not only at the population concerned, but also at anyone willing to recognize the ever-growing importance of social facts.
I Would Like to Thank My Body
Duration: 30 minutes
Subscription access
Rosalie is striving to build a more positive relationship with her body. In her thirties and living with a disability caused by muscular dystrophy, she now aims to see her body in a healthier and more compassionate light. To this end, she decided to take part in a photo session with Teri Hofford, a Winnipeg-based photographer specializing in empowerment and boudoir photography. Together, Rosali...
The Last of the Franco-Ontarians
The Last of the Franco-Ontarians
New product!Duration: 1h56
Subscription access
The testamentary cry of a minority culture in the face of the hegemonic steamroller, or, doubt is a benevolent devil. In his hometown of Fauquier, Northern Ontario, poet Pierre Albert organizes a grand celebration to mark the foretold demise of the last Franco-Ontarian. A hybrid and eclectic project reflecting its subject, this imaginary documentary is a passionate tribute to a people and their...
Y'a une étoile
Duration: 2h24
Subscription access
Samuel LeBlanc, a young transgender musician, undertakes in an artistic process the search for a rural queer community in his native Acadie. During his wanderings, he will find, behind heteronormative rural landscapes, people determined to live their differences without having to leave their hometown or deny their cultural identity to get there. Samuel will leave with the conviction that the ...
Outside Center
Duration: 40 minutes
Subscription access
After finding community on a rugby team in Munich, Jamaican-born Desmond tackles life by embracing his homosexual identity.
Bergen, Norway
Duration: 18 minutes
Subscription access
"Yesterday, I found my abuser's address in my phone's memory. I don't have a name, I don't have a face, I only have his address." - Alexia Roc
Vibrations from Gaza
Duration: 34 minutes
Subscription access
This film offers an insight into the experiences of deaf children in the colonized and confined coastal territory of Gaza, Palestine, particularly the violence to which they are subjected by Israeli military operations. Born and raised under the frequent onslaught of the occupying forces, children Amani, Musa, Israa and others recite vivid memories of their experiences of bombardment and the co...
The Sketch
Duration: 18 minutes
Subscription access
"Upon arriving in Paris, I began learning two languages: French and drawing. In an artist's studio, I met Linda Demorrir, a live model. Like me, she is transgender and an immigrant. As I sketched her outlines, I discovered that I was also learning to draw myself." - Tomas Cali
Souvenir Souvenir
Duration: 30 minutes
Subscription access
For ten years, a filmmaker tries to make a film based on his grandfather's memories of the Algerian War. Both a denial of history and a family taboo, the questions raised by the subject remain unanswered, leaving personal and collective memory shrouded in silence. The narrative delves into unspoken shame and the search for a hidden past, ultimately resolved through the making of the film.
