Feminism
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The Rebelious One
Half-fiction and half-documentary, _The Rebelious One_ is both a personal interpretation and a poetical rendition of Marie-Claire Blais' work that follows the Quebec writer's literary journey through eleven of her novels. Like a continuous thread leading us through the discovery of her writings, the voice, the vision and the keen consciousness of Blais recall the social events and the human dra...
The Rebelious One
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Half-fiction and half-documentary, _The Rebelious One_ is both a personal interpretation and a poetical rendition of Marie-Claire Blais' work that follows the Quebec writer's literary journey through eleven of her novels. Like a continuous thread leading us through the discovery of her writings, the voice, the vision and the keen consciousness of Blais recall the social events and the human dra...
Vampires, It's Nothing to Laugh At
Vampires, It's Nothing to Laugh At
Duration: 1h14Subscription access
In the 1960s, an anthropologist thinks he has discovered the existence of a vampire woman in a Kashub community in Wilno, Ontario. Kinga Michalska returns to the village still recovering from the trauma of this coverage, using a skilful blend of archival footage and performance to question the relationship between lived reality and scientific "truth".
The Bloodettes
A science-fiction film and erotic thriller, _The Bloodettes_ follows two sex workers as they attempt to dispose of the corpse of one of their clients, a political leader. As usual, Jean-Pierre Bekolo mixes genres in this hybrid film, which is part female revenge film, part antisexist denunciation and part open criticism of the systemic corruption of Cameroonian politics.
Attention féministes!
Portraits of young contemporary feminists. Geneviève, Barbara, Pascale, Coco and Marco: so many ways of being feminists today! At a time when ideologies have been declared dead, these young people still believe in a better world! Through their personal and social commitment, we discover the “new” face of feminism, that of the girls and boys of generations X and Y. A dynamic movement, a mode of ...
Les mots/maux du silence
Fragments of poems, readings, texts, excerpts from plays, songs, and reflections, pieced together like a patchwork quilt. What’s the purpose of medications, electroshock therapy, institutions? What if all of it only serves to suppress rebellion? What’s the purpose of psychiatry and our prejudices, the daily responses… to those women we label as _mad_?
Ampe : Leap into the Sky, Black Girl
Ampe : Leap into the Sky, Black Girl
Duration: 18 minutesSet in the "sister cities" of Accra, Ghana and Columbus, Ohio, _Ampe: Leap into the Sky, Black Girl_ is a rhythmic love letter to Black girlhood across the African diaspora. Through the lens of the Ghanaian traditional jumping and clapping game, _Ampe_, the film takes us on a journey of sisterhood, loyalty, and nostalgia in a space created for us, by us.
This Is No Time for Romance
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In the midst of summer pleasures and her children's play, a young woman questions the meaning of her life as a wife and mother, and her chances of happiness. Filmed in the 1960s, this film starring Monique Mercure and Marc Favreau depicts the "female condition" from various perspectives.
A Score for Women's Voices
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Between March and October 2000, millions of people around the world took to the streets to denounce poverty and violence against women. The historic World March of Women was a bold initiative of the Québec Federation of Women and represented a turning point in global solidarity. Inspired and carried by this movement, _A Score for Women's Voices_ takes us, to the rhythm of a song, to relive the ...
Never Silent Again
_Never Silent Again_ is a minimalist documentary art work centered on the liberation of speech and listening. The project is inspired by the role played by social media in the #MeToo movement. Powerful weapons against the culture of silence, these media reveal voices that have remained muted or stifled for a long time, expressing an impressive amount of anger and desires. In this vein, this fi...
Germaine or the Unspoken
How do you reconstruct the image of a grandmother you never knew when her memory has been veiled by a family taboo since her passing in 1946? Between the spoken and the unspoken, we hear intertwined voices gradually unveiling Germaine's story. Memories of her children remain vivid, yet they are accompanied by haunting questions from the past. What if this family secret mirrored the experiences ...
Souris, tu m'inquiètes
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Family happiness often hinges on an unsuspected tragedy: the loss of identity of the woman who now lives only in relation to her husband and children. Faced with this "nameless discomfort," Francine (Micheline Lanctôt), a seemingly fulfilled young woman, is forced to leave her family for a while, in an attempt to find out who she is. This film, composed of a dramatized part enriched by document...
J'me marie, j'me marie pas
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What value, whether radiant or destructive, does love hold in women's lives? Does marriage enable them to realize their full potential? Can motherhood be separated from a relationship with a man, or is it a choice to be refused? To shed light on these questions and many others, four women in search of their liberation, belonging to the generation of 28-30-year-olds in the early 1970s, express t...
Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age
Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age
Duration: 2h40On two continents, four women fall victim to extreme cyber violence: Marion Séclin, a French actress and YouTuber, Laura Boldrini, President of the Italian Parliament, Kiah Morris, an American Democratic representative, and Laurence Gratton, a young Quebecois teacher. Abandoned by law enforcement, the political class, and Web giants who make billions from hatred, they decide to fight back and n...
Histoires d'entrejambes
"You will give birth in pain." Why? Are there other narratives? Because birth does not always rhyme with pain, Crotch stories transmits a new imaginary : women who are on their way to reclaiming their bodies and their labors.
Judy Versus Capitalism
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Since the 1970s, Judy Rebick has been the face of feminist struggles in Canada. For Mike Hoolboom, she's more a "living archive" of activism and struggles for the rights of all minorities, as well as an exceptional woman who has defied her own traumas all her life. Their privileged relationship gave birth to this film, a creative hybrid between documentary and experiment. A colossal work of arc...
The Camel
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Emma decides to have an abortion and practice the Sympto-Thermal method of contraception. Mixing disturbing and strange visuals with an intimate and touching soundtrack, Emma invites us to rethink freedom through a body, benevolence through choice, and harmony through violence.
Born in Evin
_Born in Evin_ follows filmmaker and actress, Maryam Zaree, on her quest to find out the violent circumstances surrounding her birth inside one of the most notorious political prisons in the world.
The Rebelious One
Half-fiction and half-documentary, _The Rebelious One_ is both a personal interpretation and a poetical rendition of Marie-Claire Blais' work that follows the Quebec writer's literary journey through eleven of her novels. Like a continuous thread leading us through the discovery of her writings, the voice, the vision and the keen consciousness of Blais recall the social events and the human dra...
The Rebelious One
Subscription access
Half-fiction and half-documentary, _The Rebelious One_ is both a personal interpretation and a poetical rendition of Marie-Claire Blais' work that follows the Quebec writer's literary journey through eleven of her novels. Like a continuous thread leading us through the discovery of her writings, the voice, the vision and the keen consciousness of Blais recall the social events and the human dra...
Vampires, It's Nothing to Laugh At
Vampires, It's Nothing to Laugh At
Duration: 1h14Subscription access
In the 1960s, an anthropologist thinks he has discovered the existence of a vampire woman in a Kashub community in Wilno, Ontario. Kinga Michalska returns to the village still recovering from the trauma of this coverage, using a skilful blend of archival footage and performance to question the relationship between lived reality and scientific "truth".
The Bloodettes
A science-fiction film and erotic thriller, _The Bloodettes_ follows two sex workers as they attempt to dispose of the corpse of one of their clients, a political leader. As usual, Jean-Pierre Bekolo mixes genres in this hybrid film, which is part female revenge film, part antisexist denunciation and part open criticism of the systemic corruption of Cameroonian politics.
Attention féministes!
Portraits of young contemporary feminists. Geneviève, Barbara, Pascale, Coco and Marco: so many ways of being feminists today! At a time when ideologies have been declared dead, these young people still believe in a better world! Through their personal and social commitment, we discover the “new” face of feminism, that of the girls and boys of generations X and Y. A dynamic movement, a mode of ...
Les mots/maux du silence
Fragments of poems, readings, texts, excerpts from plays, songs, and reflections, pieced together like a patchwork quilt. What’s the purpose of medications, electroshock therapy, institutions? What if all of it only serves to suppress rebellion? What’s the purpose of psychiatry and our prejudices, the daily responses… to those women we label as _mad_?
Ampe : Leap into the Sky, Black Girl
Ampe : Leap into the Sky, Black Girl
Duration: 18 minutesSet in the "sister cities" of Accra, Ghana and Columbus, Ohio, _Ampe: Leap into the Sky, Black Girl_ is a rhythmic love letter to Black girlhood across the African diaspora. Through the lens of the Ghanaian traditional jumping and clapping game, _Ampe_, the film takes us on a journey of sisterhood, loyalty, and nostalgia in a space created for us, by us.
This Is No Time for Romance
Subscription access
In the midst of summer pleasures and her children's play, a young woman questions the meaning of her life as a wife and mother, and her chances of happiness. Filmed in the 1960s, this film starring Monique Mercure and Marc Favreau depicts the "female condition" from various perspectives.
A Score for Women's Voices
Subscription access
Between March and October 2000, millions of people around the world took to the streets to denounce poverty and violence against women. The historic World March of Women was a bold initiative of the Québec Federation of Women and represented a turning point in global solidarity. Inspired and carried by this movement, _A Score for Women's Voices_ takes us, to the rhythm of a song, to relive the ...
Never Silent Again
_Never Silent Again_ is a minimalist documentary art work centered on the liberation of speech and listening. The project is inspired by the role played by social media in the #MeToo movement. Powerful weapons against the culture of silence, these media reveal voices that have remained muted or stifled for a long time, expressing an impressive amount of anger and desires. In this vein, this fi...
Germaine or the Unspoken
How do you reconstruct the image of a grandmother you never knew when her memory has been veiled by a family taboo since her passing in 1946? Between the spoken and the unspoken, we hear intertwined voices gradually unveiling Germaine's story. Memories of her children remain vivid, yet they are accompanied by haunting questions from the past. What if this family secret mirrored the experiences ...
Souris, tu m'inquiètes
Subscription access
Family happiness often hinges on an unsuspected tragedy: the loss of identity of the woman who now lives only in relation to her husband and children. Faced with this "nameless discomfort," Francine (Micheline Lanctôt), a seemingly fulfilled young woman, is forced to leave her family for a while, in an attempt to find out who she is. This film, composed of a dramatized part enriched by document...
J'me marie, j'me marie pas
Subscription access
What value, whether radiant or destructive, does love hold in women's lives? Does marriage enable them to realize their full potential? Can motherhood be separated from a relationship with a man, or is it a choice to be refused? To shed light on these questions and many others, four women in search of their liberation, belonging to the generation of 28-30-year-olds in the early 1970s, express t...
Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age
Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age
Duration: 2h40On two continents, four women fall victim to extreme cyber violence: Marion Séclin, a French actress and YouTuber, Laura Boldrini, President of the Italian Parliament, Kiah Morris, an American Democratic representative, and Laurence Gratton, a young Quebecois teacher. Abandoned by law enforcement, the political class, and Web giants who make billions from hatred, they decide to fight back and n...
Histoires d'entrejambes
"You will give birth in pain." Why? Are there other narratives? Because birth does not always rhyme with pain, Crotch stories transmits a new imaginary : women who are on their way to reclaiming their bodies and their labors.
Judy Versus Capitalism
Subscription access
Since the 1970s, Judy Rebick has been the face of feminist struggles in Canada. For Mike Hoolboom, she's more a "living archive" of activism and struggles for the rights of all minorities, as well as an exceptional woman who has defied her own traumas all her life. Their privileged relationship gave birth to this film, a creative hybrid between documentary and experiment. A colossal work of arc...
The Camel
Subscription access
Emma decides to have an abortion and practice the Sympto-Thermal method of contraception. Mixing disturbing and strange visuals with an intimate and touching soundtrack, Emma invites us to rethink freedom through a body, benevolence through choice, and harmony through violence.
Born in Evin
_Born in Evin_ follows filmmaker and actress, Maryam Zaree, on her quest to find out the violent circumstances surrounding her birth inside one of the most notorious political prisons in the world.
