Layovers
Sometimes, it is worthwhile to get off the path and stopover in order to dig deeper and reflect. Once every two months, we call upon individuals whose thoughts, approaches, and methods we admire to select five films around a subject of their choice. You want to participate? Feel free to contact us at info@tenk.ca
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Still Recording
Duration: 2h03
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For five years, at the heart of the Syrian civil war, a group of aspiring filmmakers documented the fighting and the daily life of the people in the city of Douma, in Eastern Ghouta, a besieged suburb of Damascus.
Chasing the Dazzling Light
Duration: 2h06
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Director Yaser Kassab followed in his father’s footsteps, emigrating from Syria to Europe as a young man, and, like his father, he also aspired to become a filmmaker. They now work together on this film remotely. From Syria, the father provides guidance to his son over the phone or via video calls, offering advice on future film projects and life in general—loving conversations punctuated by we...
Damascus is Breathing
Duration: 53 minutes
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Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, director Omar Malas has been asking himself a question: what would be the impact of the pandemic on Syrians after years of war? This documentary project is an attempt to portray the work of a citizen-led initiative in which he took part during the first wave of the pandemic.
The Tree of Authenticity
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In the heart of a Congolese equatorial forest, the remnants of a research center dedicated to tropical agriculture reveal the weight of the colonial past and its inextricable ties to climate change. This three-part essay offers a powerful analysis of Belgium’s colonial history and its enduring consequences today.
Forest Alert
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While silence and ignorance reign supreme over our forests—and despite official assurances that our forest heritage will remain untouched—this hard-hitting documentary raises the question of our collective responsibility in the face of the destruction of a truly unique environment. The boreal forest, that immense wealth once thought inexhaustible—can we really say it’s in good hands?
The Woodland Threshold
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_The Woodland Threshold_ takes us on an introspective journey into the heart of the Laotian forest. The film follows Dao's journey, letting her thoughts wander to the rhythm of her footsteps, venturing into the depths of her memory. Between the parks of Rennes, where she lives, and the jungles of northern Laos, we wander with her on an inner journey, where the boundary between past and present ...
Far from Vietnam
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In 1967, Alain Resnais, William Klein, Joris Ivens, Agnès Varda, Claude Lelouch, Jean-Luc Godard, and Chris Marker co-directed this film to express their solidarity with the struggle of the Vietnamese people. Each offers a distinct and personal perspective on this conflict, set against a backdrop of international public anger and mobilization.
The War at Home
_The War at Home_ examines the anti-war movement in Madison, Wisconsin, during the Vietnam War era. It focuses on the escalation of protests, especially at the University of Wisconsin, and the intense clashes between students and authorities. The film combines interviews with activists, veterans, and community leaders with archival footage to portray a decade of resistance and the war’s impact ...
I Am Somebody
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In 1969, black female hospital workers in Charleston, South Carolina, went on strike for union recognition and a wage increase, only to find themselves in a confrontation with the state government and the National Guard.
Délire atta
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_Délire atta_ takes found footage and sound from six archival films and transforms them through a process of abstraction and recontextualization. Image and sound engage in a dialogue of texture and transformation, revealing unexpected resonances within the archive and generating new possibilities from what might otherwise be seen as fixed or obsolete.
Jekyllum
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Humorously described by its creators as “the first horror film entirely made on a computer”, _Jekyllum_ is a pioneering work of computer animation in Canada. The result of a collaboration between the former Centre de calcul (1965-1988) and Centre audio-visuel (1968-1997) of the Université de Montréal, _Jekyllum_ was first and foremost intended to showcase the graphic possibilities of the CDC170...
Formation de la cellule LE
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“Dynamic study of LE cell or Hargraves cell formation (diagnosis of acute systemic lupus erythematosus): action of antinuclear antibodies on neutrophil nuclei, chemotaxis of polynuclei (rosette formation), preferential phagocytosis of antibody-nucleus complex (LE cell formation).” (Description from the libraries of the Université de Montréal)
Phobie d'impulsion
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Presentation of this variety of obsession characterized by the fear of an idea, an object or even a specific act. Collection of observations on the invasion of the patient's field of consciousness by a sort of monstrous desire, on the resulting terror, and finally on the rarity of the passage to action. (Description from the libraries of the Université de Montréal)
La stéréochimie dynamique
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An innovative audiovisual teaching method for chemistry developed at the Université de Montréal by Professor Henri Favre, _La stéréochimie dynamique_ (Dynamic Stereochemistry) was first and foremost a response to a pedagogical problem: how to make students see and understand molecular transformations in space and time, using a blackboard and two-dimensional plans on paper? “Visualizing these ph...
Aux sources de la vie
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"The nec plus ultra of my work is the chapter entitled _Aux sources de la vie_ (The Sources of Life). [...] Plants are wonderfully organized from the point of view of reproduction. It's a marvel of ingenuity, spectacular to the last point! The secrets of nature lie in the infinitesimally small, in the minutiae of nature." (Father Venance, interview for _Le Samedi_, May 20, 1961)
A Country of Resistance
Riace, Calabria. After 20 years of harmony, this village, which had made welcoming migrants its future, became the target of the populist wave consuming Italy. The venom has spread and Domenico Lucano, its mayor, is the object of a cabal and forced into exile. After months of painstaking destruction, Riace faces a dilemma: resist or disappear.
Maël et la révolution
Nothing predisposed 17-year-old Maël, a working-class kid raised on the 24 Hours of Le Mans, to become involved in climate activism. At the AgroCampus de la Germinière in the Sarthe region, where he is preparing a professional horticultural baccalaureate, he faces peers who don’t share his convictions—and are sometimes fiercely opposed to them. As a budding revolutionary, whether at protests or...
K-Family Affairs
Filmmaker Arum Nam's parents are part of the proud 386 generation, which played a significant role in achieving democratization in South Korea. Eager to pass on a better world to Arum, her father became a public servant, and her mother, a feminist activist. But Arum’s perspective shifts at 18 with the Sewol ferry disaster. Also reflecting on events like #MeToo and impeachment, Arum ponders her ...
Still Recording
Duration: 2h03
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For five years, at the heart of the Syrian civil war, a group of aspiring filmmakers documented the fighting and the daily life of the people in the city of Douma, in Eastern Ghouta, a besieged suburb of Damascus.
Chasing the Dazzling Light
Duration: 2h06
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Director Yaser Kassab followed in his father’s footsteps, emigrating from Syria to Europe as a young man, and, like his father, he also aspired to become a filmmaker. They now work together on this film remotely. From Syria, the father provides guidance to his son over the phone or via video calls, offering advice on future film projects and life in general—loving conversations punctuated by we...
Damascus is Breathing
Duration: 53 minutes
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Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, director Omar Malas has been asking himself a question: what would be the impact of the pandemic on Syrians after years of war? This documentary project is an attempt to portray the work of a citizen-led initiative in which he took part during the first wave of the pandemic.
The Tree of Authenticity
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In the heart of a Congolese equatorial forest, the remnants of a research center dedicated to tropical agriculture reveal the weight of the colonial past and its inextricable ties to climate change. This three-part essay offers a powerful analysis of Belgium’s colonial history and its enduring consequences today.
Forest Alert
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While silence and ignorance reign supreme over our forests—and despite official assurances that our forest heritage will remain untouched—this hard-hitting documentary raises the question of our collective responsibility in the face of the destruction of a truly unique environment. The boreal forest, that immense wealth once thought inexhaustible—can we really say it’s in good hands?
The Woodland Threshold
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_The Woodland Threshold_ takes us on an introspective journey into the heart of the Laotian forest. The film follows Dao's journey, letting her thoughts wander to the rhythm of her footsteps, venturing into the depths of her memory. Between the parks of Rennes, where she lives, and the jungles of northern Laos, we wander with her on an inner journey, where the boundary between past and present ...
Far from Vietnam
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In 1967, Alain Resnais, William Klein, Joris Ivens, Agnès Varda, Claude Lelouch, Jean-Luc Godard, and Chris Marker co-directed this film to express their solidarity with the struggle of the Vietnamese people. Each offers a distinct and personal perspective on this conflict, set against a backdrop of international public anger and mobilization.
The War at Home
_The War at Home_ examines the anti-war movement in Madison, Wisconsin, during the Vietnam War era. It focuses on the escalation of protests, especially at the University of Wisconsin, and the intense clashes between students and authorities. The film combines interviews with activists, veterans, and community leaders with archival footage to portray a decade of resistance and the war’s impact ...
I Am Somebody
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In 1969, black female hospital workers in Charleston, South Carolina, went on strike for union recognition and a wage increase, only to find themselves in a confrontation with the state government and the National Guard.
Délire atta
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_Délire atta_ takes found footage and sound from six archival films and transforms them through a process of abstraction and recontextualization. Image and sound engage in a dialogue of texture and transformation, revealing unexpected resonances within the archive and generating new possibilities from what might otherwise be seen as fixed or obsolete.
Jekyllum
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Humorously described by its creators as “the first horror film entirely made on a computer”, _Jekyllum_ is a pioneering work of computer animation in Canada. The result of a collaboration between the former Centre de calcul (1965-1988) and Centre audio-visuel (1968-1997) of the Université de Montréal, _Jekyllum_ was first and foremost intended to showcase the graphic possibilities of the CDC170...
Formation de la cellule LE
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“Dynamic study of LE cell or Hargraves cell formation (diagnosis of acute systemic lupus erythematosus): action of antinuclear antibodies on neutrophil nuclei, chemotaxis of polynuclei (rosette formation), preferential phagocytosis of antibody-nucleus complex (LE cell formation).” (Description from the libraries of the Université de Montréal)
Phobie d'impulsion
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Presentation of this variety of obsession characterized by the fear of an idea, an object or even a specific act. Collection of observations on the invasion of the patient's field of consciousness by a sort of monstrous desire, on the resulting terror, and finally on the rarity of the passage to action. (Description from the libraries of the Université de Montréal)
La stéréochimie dynamique
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An innovative audiovisual teaching method for chemistry developed at the Université de Montréal by Professor Henri Favre, _La stéréochimie dynamique_ (Dynamic Stereochemistry) was first and foremost a response to a pedagogical problem: how to make students see and understand molecular transformations in space and time, using a blackboard and two-dimensional plans on paper? “Visualizing these ph...
Aux sources de la vie
Subscription access
"The nec plus ultra of my work is the chapter entitled _Aux sources de la vie_ (The Sources of Life). [...] Plants are wonderfully organized from the point of view of reproduction. It's a marvel of ingenuity, spectacular to the last point! The secrets of nature lie in the infinitesimally small, in the minutiae of nature." (Father Venance, interview for _Le Samedi_, May 20, 1961)
A Country of Resistance
Riace, Calabria. After 20 years of harmony, this village, which had made welcoming migrants its future, became the target of the populist wave consuming Italy. The venom has spread and Domenico Lucano, its mayor, is the object of a cabal and forced into exile. After months of painstaking destruction, Riace faces a dilemma: resist or disappear.
Maël et la révolution
Nothing predisposed 17-year-old Maël, a working-class kid raised on the 24 Hours of Le Mans, to become involved in climate activism. At the AgroCampus de la Germinière in the Sarthe region, where he is preparing a professional horticultural baccalaureate, he faces peers who don’t share his convictions—and are sometimes fiercely opposed to them. As a budding revolutionary, whether at protests or...
K-Family Affairs
Filmmaker Arum Nam's parents are part of the proud 386 generation, which played a significant role in achieving democratization in South Korea. Eager to pass on a better world to Arum, her father became a public servant, and her mother, a feminist activist. But Arum’s perspective shifts at 18 with the Sewol ferry disaster. Also reflecting on events like #MeToo and impeachment, Arum ponders her ...
