Féminisme
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Germaine or the Unspoken
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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...
Sheroes
Chantal Birman, a liberal midwife and feminist, has dedicated her life to defending women's rights. At nearly seventy years old, she still provides care and advice to women who have just given birth. From painful moments to intensely joyful experiences, witnessing her visits provides unique insight into the delicate moment of going home. Through the portrait of this committed woman, Aude Pépin ...
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...
A Labour of Sharing
The birth of a child is a basic expression of life. It constitutes the renewed awareness of the essence of men and women, in the respectful, dignified context of founding a family. While expecting their first child, Sylvie Van Brabant and Serge Giguère looked for a welcoming place to give birth. The place and the choice of the people they wished to be present motivated them to question the cond...
Germaine or the Unspoken
Subscription access
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...
Sheroes
Chantal Birman, a liberal midwife and feminist, has dedicated her life to defending women's rights. At nearly seventy years old, she still provides care and advice to women who have just given birth. From painful moments to intensely joyful experiences, witnessing her visits provides unique insight into the delicate moment of going home. Through the portrait of this committed woman, Aude Pépin ...
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...
A Labour of Sharing
The birth of a child is a basic expression of life. It constitutes the renewed awareness of the essence of men and women, in the respectful, dignified context of founding a family. While expecting their first child, Sylvie Van Brabant and Serge Giguère looked for a welcoming place to give birth. The place and the choice of the people they wished to be present motivated them to question the cond...
