Films de la semaine

A Man Leaning

A major poet of the late 20th century, Thierry Metz (1956-1997) worked as a laborer or seasonal worker in the Lot-et-Garonne region. He transformed each stage of his life into poetic material. The film sheds light on the tragic intensity of his brief existence and the radical nature of his artistic commitment.

Silence of the Tides

Silence of the Tides is a cinematic portrait of the largest tidal wetlands in the world: the Wadden Sea. The film plays witness to the rough, yet fragile relationship between man and nature as it pulsates with the inhaling and exhaling of the tides. It’s a hypnotizing large screen look into the cycles and contrasts of the seasons: life and death, storm and silence, the masses and the individua...

Snowbirds

_Snowbirds_ is a mid-length documentary that reaches out to golden age Canadians living in Florida during the winter season. This is the growing trend of an entire generation migrating to the tropics, seeking a leisure society that can entertain them. With tenderness and humor, this sociological documentary goes to the heart of their daily lives by painting a human portrait of this typically Ca...