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Sukwan's Island
In a remote village in Thailand, Sukwan, an 8-year-old autodidact, is building with her parents’ help a life-sized version of "Snowyaland": an imaginary world she has conceived in her own mind. Against all odds, the modest family has been pursuing this colossal endeavor over the years while attempting to preserve Sukwan’s luxuriant inner world as she is soon approaching adolescence and its many...
Summer Nights
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As night falls on the outskirts of Montreal, the shrill sound of scooters pierces the silence. Helly and Nathan roam the streets in search of the best skateboarding spots, dreaming of the most beautiful tricks.
La vie est immense et pleine de dangers
La vie est immense et pleine de dangers
Duration: 1h20Cedric is eight years old. One day, he has stomach pains. During the following six months, he will mostly live in a small unit for children suffering from cancer, on the fifth floor of the Institut Curie in Paris. His words and the story intertwine with those of Steve, Dolores and the other children. Cedric will lead us each time a bit further, through all the trials that he'll face until his r...
A Delicate Balance
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Filmed from the point of view of its young subjects, _A Delicate Balance_ takes an introspective look at the lives of four aspiring ballet dancers who candidly tell their stories and share their hopes and dreams.
La classe de Madame Lise
Their names are Rafik, Solace, Rahat, Jessica and Adonay. They are six years old. They live in Parc-Extension, a multi-ethnic neighbourhood in the heart of Montreal. They are Madame Lise's students. Over an entire school year, director Sylvie Groulx observes their learning and watches them live.
How I Got My Wrinkles
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Claude, an artist-tinkerer-dabbler, is a fan of animated cinema and has set himself the goal of finally making his own film before he turns seventy. With him on board is Gaston, his inquisitive 7-year-old grandson, to whom he has passed on his passion for drawing and the moving image.
Nothing About Moccasins
There's not going to be a film about moccasins. That's how the director's grandmother decided to respond to her granddaughter's project. The film will be about transmission, but without giving away secrets that don't belong to us.
Ten Meter Tower
A ten-metre-high diving board. People climb up: to leap or to climb down? The situation highlights a dilemma: endure the instinctive fear of taking the plunge or the humiliation of having to climb down. _Ten Meter Tower_ is an entertaining study of human vulnerability.
Snack Bar Rhapsody
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Along the countryside roads, little white cabins attract hungry people. Craving for their “poutine” and French fries, they keep coming back to their “cantine”, as snack bars are called in Quebec. Run by women working long hours every day, every summer, those places embody a strange summer ritual, a tradition standing against the fast food chains.
Nuisance Bear
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Churchill, Manitoba, is a famous destination for photographing polar bears. But what do these bears see of us? *Nuisance Bear* shifts our perspective revealing an obstacle course of tourist paparazzi and wildlife officers whom bears must navigate during their fall migration.
La peau de l'ours
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When asked about language and learning, children respond about the meaning of certain words and expressions.
Just a Beginning
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Their names are Azouaou, Abderhamène, Louise, Shana, Kyria or Yanis, they are between 3 and 4 years old when they begin to openly discuss together about love, freedom, authority, difference, intelligence. During their first years of kindergarten, these children experimented with their teacher Pascaline the implementation of a workshop with philosophical aims.
Antoine
With Antoine, filmmaker Laura Bari treats us to a sensitive portrait of a six-year-old boy, one like any other, except that he’s blind. We follow Antoine in his classes, playing with friends, skating, and visiting family. We accompany him on imaginary excursions as a detective, listen to him as a radio host, and sit shotgun as he drives his parents’ car. Antoine allows us access back into child...
Language is a Love Story
Une classe pas comme les autres, celle de madame Loiseau, qui transmet le français à des arrivants adultes, certains illettrés. Avides d’étudier, d’apprendre, de trouver du travail, et d’élever leur famille paisiblement, leurs histoires de douleur et d’espoir convergent dans la classe de cette « enseignante-orchestre » qui incarne humanité, altruisme et dévouement.
Wolfdogs
Comment réussir à être ferme et empathique en même temps ? Les limites de la liberté sont-elles palpables ? Et comment les trouver dans le cadre scolaire ? À quel âge les classes sociales deviennent-elles tangibles ? Autant de questions qui traversent "Les Chiens-Loups", chronique pleine de tendresse et d’émotion de l’expérience artistique participative menée en 2017 par le comédien A...
To Be And To Have
Les treize élèves de l'école primaire du petit village auvergnat de Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson, âgés de 3 à 10 ans, sont regroupés dans une classe unique. Leur instituteur, Georges Lopez, adepte des méthodes traditionnelles, les accueille tous les matins. Dehors, il neige. Dans la chaleur de la classe, les petits commencent par une leçon d'écriture.
Sukwan's Island
In a remote village in Thailand, Sukwan, an 8-year-old autodidact, is building with her parents’ help a life-sized version of "Snowyaland": an imaginary world she has conceived in her own mind. Against all odds, the modest family has been pursuing this colossal endeavor over the years while attempting to preserve Sukwan’s luxuriant inner world as she is soon approaching adolescence and its many...
Summer Nights
Subscription access
As night falls on the outskirts of Montreal, the shrill sound of scooters pierces the silence. Helly and Nathan roam the streets in search of the best skateboarding spots, dreaming of the most beautiful tricks.
La vie est immense et pleine de dangers
La vie est immense et pleine de dangers
Duration: 1h20Cedric is eight years old. One day, he has stomach pains. During the following six months, he will mostly live in a small unit for children suffering from cancer, on the fifth floor of the Institut Curie in Paris. His words and the story intertwine with those of Steve, Dolores and the other children. Cedric will lead us each time a bit further, through all the trials that he'll face until his r...
A Delicate Balance
Subscription access
Filmed from the point of view of its young subjects, _A Delicate Balance_ takes an introspective look at the lives of four aspiring ballet dancers who candidly tell their stories and share their hopes and dreams.
La classe de Madame Lise
Their names are Rafik, Solace, Rahat, Jessica and Adonay. They are six years old. They live in Parc-Extension, a multi-ethnic neighbourhood in the heart of Montreal. They are Madame Lise's students. Over an entire school year, director Sylvie Groulx observes their learning and watches them live.
How I Got My Wrinkles
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Claude, an artist-tinkerer-dabbler, is a fan of animated cinema and has set himself the goal of finally making his own film before he turns seventy. With him on board is Gaston, his inquisitive 7-year-old grandson, to whom he has passed on his passion for drawing and the moving image.
Nothing About Moccasins
There's not going to be a film about moccasins. That's how the director's grandmother decided to respond to her granddaughter's project. The film will be about transmission, but without giving away secrets that don't belong to us.
Ten Meter Tower
A ten-metre-high diving board. People climb up: to leap or to climb down? The situation highlights a dilemma: endure the instinctive fear of taking the plunge or the humiliation of having to climb down. _Ten Meter Tower_ is an entertaining study of human vulnerability.
Snack Bar Rhapsody
Subscription access
Along the countryside roads, little white cabins attract hungry people. Craving for their “poutine” and French fries, they keep coming back to their “cantine”, as snack bars are called in Quebec. Run by women working long hours every day, every summer, those places embody a strange summer ritual, a tradition standing against the fast food chains.
Nuisance Bear
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Churchill, Manitoba, is a famous destination for photographing polar bears. But what do these bears see of us? *Nuisance Bear* shifts our perspective revealing an obstacle course of tourist paparazzi and wildlife officers whom bears must navigate during their fall migration.
La peau de l'ours
Subscription access
When asked about language and learning, children respond about the meaning of certain words and expressions.
Just a Beginning
Subscription access
Their names are Azouaou, Abderhamène, Louise, Shana, Kyria or Yanis, they are between 3 and 4 years old when they begin to openly discuss together about love, freedom, authority, difference, intelligence. During their first years of kindergarten, these children experimented with their teacher Pascaline the implementation of a workshop with philosophical aims.
Antoine
With Antoine, filmmaker Laura Bari treats us to a sensitive portrait of a six-year-old boy, one like any other, except that he’s blind. We follow Antoine in his classes, playing with friends, skating, and visiting family. We accompany him on imaginary excursions as a detective, listen to him as a radio host, and sit shotgun as he drives his parents’ car. Antoine allows us access back into child...
Language is a Love Story
Une classe pas comme les autres, celle de madame Loiseau, qui transmet le français à des arrivants adultes, certains illettrés. Avides d’étudier, d’apprendre, de trouver du travail, et d’élever leur famille paisiblement, leurs histoires de douleur et d’espoir convergent dans la classe de cette « enseignante-orchestre » qui incarne humanité, altruisme et dévouement.
Wolfdogs
Comment réussir à être ferme et empathique en même temps ? Les limites de la liberté sont-elles palpables ? Et comment les trouver dans le cadre scolaire ? À quel âge les classes sociales deviennent-elles tangibles ? Autant de questions qui traversent "Les Chiens-Loups", chronique pleine de tendresse et d’émotion de l’expérience artistique participative menée en 2017 par le comédien A...
To Be And To Have
Les treize élèves de l'école primaire du petit village auvergnat de Saint-Étienne-sur-Usson, âgés de 3 à 10 ans, sont regroupés dans une classe unique. Leur instituteur, Georges Lopez, adepte des méthodes traditionnelles, les accueille tous les matins. Dehors, il neige. Dans la chaleur de la classe, les petits commencent par une leçon d'écriture.
