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Individuals. Beings made of flesh and blood who transcend the world and are transcended by it! Men, women, children, the elderly; people who dream, fulminate, provoke or contemplate, scrabble around and invent. All these individual consciousnesses, these unique and flamboyant destinies; this is the ideal material of the documentary genre.
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La noce est pas finie
Duration: 1h26
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Part scripted film, part reportage, part sociological investigation, this feature film is above all a collective adventure. Made in collaboration with a group of citizens from Gloucester County, New Brunswick, the film is aimed not only at the population concerned, but also at anyone willing to recognize the ever-growing importance of social facts.
I Would Like to Thank My Body
Duration: 30 minutes
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Rosalie is striving to build a more positive relationship with her body. In her thirties and living with a disability caused by muscular dystrophy, she now aims to see her body in a healthier and more compassionate light. To this end, she decided to take part in a photo session with Teri Hofford, a Winnipeg-based photographer specializing in empowerment and boudoir photography. Together, Rosali...
Outside Center
Duration: 40 minutes
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After finding community on a rugby team in Munich, Jamaican-born Desmond tackles life by embracing his homosexual identity.
Vibrations from Gaza
Duration: 34 minutes
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This film offers an insight into the experiences of deaf children in the colonized and confined coastal territory of Gaza, Palestine, particularly the violence to which they are subjected by Israeli military operations. Born and raised under the frequent onslaught of the occupying forces, children Amani, Musa, Israa and others recite vivid memories of their experiences of bombardment and the co...
In Flux
Duration: 38 minutes
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"Once a tributary of the Seine, now lying forgotten in the sewers of Paris, the ghost of the Bièvre fascinates me. I set off on foot to find its source and its meanders lead me to the people who live along its banks, themselves brought by a current of a different nature, with more distant origins." - Taryn Everdeen
Cherry
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A portrait of the artist Marie-Lise Chouinard, a radiant woman full of contagious vitality who, in her early thirties, received a grim diagnosis. _Cherry_ is a vibrant testament to her resilience, the power of friendship, and the unwavering strength of hope.
Midnight Ramblers
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Night after night, Kye, Tobie, Paul, Kim and Tattoo wander through the streets and alleys of Montreal. They support each other, and they are all drug users. It is their only way of escaping a harsh reality, but at the same time it is what keeps them on the streets. Kye, the youngest of the five, sometimes dreams of a different life.
Some of My Friends
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Seven portraits of people who present themselves at work and in daily life. Seven ways of being present to the world. People who are exceptional because they are like everyone else.
Mon ami Michel
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At the age of 68, filmmaker Michel Moreau, who dedicated most of his work to the disabled and marginalized, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. To document and share his experience, he asked his filmmaker friend, Jean-Pierre Lefebvre, to record the progression of his illness. Lefebvre agreed and filmed him over four years, working alone with a small Hi-8 camera.
A Man Leaning
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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.
Tolyatti Adrift
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A portrait of the disenchanted youth of Tolyatti, a stricken city that was once a symbol of Soviet progress and the automobile. Filmmaker Laura Sistero encounters a youth adrift, expressing its dreams of escapism through crazy races aboard old, cobbled-together Lada cars, in a film propelled by spectacular slides to the rhythm of an electro-rock soundtrack.
No Story Here
_No Story Here_, the first film by Jeannine Gagné, co-directed with Michel Lamothe, offers a striking portrait of working-class Montréal in the 1970s. Created without a script and using just 600 feet of film, this student short freely blends images and sounds, the latter serving as echoes of the popular psyche, already foreshadowing _City Dawn_.
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...
Pauline Julien, Intimate and Political
Pauline Julien, Intimate and Political
Duration: 2h36Subscription access
With a meticulous selection of interviews, performances and photos drawn from a vast and rich archival collection, _Pauline Julien, Intimate and Political_ follows the iconic Quebec singer and eternally free spirit on a journey through key moments in the province’s history.
Nénette
Born in 1969 in Borneo lowland rain forests, Nénette has just turned 40. It’s extremely rare for an orangutan to reach that age! Residing at the menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris since 1972, she’s been there longer than any member of the staff. An undisputed star of the place, she sees hundreds of visitors pass by her cage each day. Naturally, everyone has their own comments to make...
Akeji, the Breath of the Mountain
Akeji, the Breath of the Mountain
Duration: 2h26In Japan's Himuro Valley, Akeji and Asako seem to have lived forever in a hermitage, surrounded by animals and the spirits of nature. Season after season, Asako gathers plants to transform into pigments, while Akeji prays and devotes himself to painting. The cycle of nature appears unchanging. Yet time crackles, and reality eventually catches up with them...
The King is Not My Cousin
In 2017, author Elzéa Foule Aventurin engaged in a series of interviews with her granddaughter. Together, they retrace, not without mischief, a family history sailing from one end of the Black Atlantic to the other. A story of silence, pride and revolt.
Everything Lives
Part observation, part performance, and a collaboration between father and son, _Everything Lives_ looks at how Ken experiences time in the barns where he works; the time he spends playing, the time unique to painting or the time it takes to build a whole life. This short 16mm film is an intimate series of surfaces, sounds and events that together form their subject: the artist as father.
To Hell With Culture
Co-founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Herbert Read (1893-1968) was an influential art critic, poet and committed anarchist. In his 1943 essay, _To Hell with Culture_, Read laid out his ideas for a civilisation based on cooperation in which culture would no longer be a commodity, separated from society, but an integral part of everyday life. In this film, director Huw Wahl engages in...
Belle River
2019\. Spring flooding in Mississippi hits record highs. In Louisiana, the residents of Pierre Part are preparing for the worst. Barring an unexpected turn of events, local authorities will soon be forced to open the floodgates of the Morganza Spillway, in order to save the cities of New Orleans and Baton Rouge from further uncontrolled flooding. Faith and resilience are the two best weapons th...
La noce est pas finie
Duration: 1h26
Subscription access
Part scripted film, part reportage, part sociological investigation, this feature film is above all a collective adventure. Made in collaboration with a group of citizens from Gloucester County, New Brunswick, the film is aimed not only at the population concerned, but also at anyone willing to recognize the ever-growing importance of social facts.
I Would Like to Thank My Body
Duration: 30 minutes
Subscription access
Rosalie is striving to build a more positive relationship with her body. In her thirties and living with a disability caused by muscular dystrophy, she now aims to see her body in a healthier and more compassionate light. To this end, she decided to take part in a photo session with Teri Hofford, a Winnipeg-based photographer specializing in empowerment and boudoir photography. Together, Rosali...
Outside Center
Duration: 40 minutes
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After finding community on a rugby team in Munich, Jamaican-born Desmond tackles life by embracing his homosexual identity.
Vibrations from Gaza
Duration: 34 minutes
Subscription access
This film offers an insight into the experiences of deaf children in the colonized and confined coastal territory of Gaza, Palestine, particularly the violence to which they are subjected by Israeli military operations. Born and raised under the frequent onslaught of the occupying forces, children Amani, Musa, Israa and others recite vivid memories of their experiences of bombardment and the co...
In Flux
Duration: 38 minutes
Subscription access
"Once a tributary of the Seine, now lying forgotten in the sewers of Paris, the ghost of the Bièvre fascinates me. I set off on foot to find its source and its meanders lead me to the people who live along its banks, themselves brought by a current of a different nature, with more distant origins." - Taryn Everdeen
Cherry
Subscription access
A portrait of the artist Marie-Lise Chouinard, a radiant woman full of contagious vitality who, in her early thirties, received a grim diagnosis. _Cherry_ is a vibrant testament to her resilience, the power of friendship, and the unwavering strength of hope.
Midnight Ramblers
Subscription access
Night after night, Kye, Tobie, Paul, Kim and Tattoo wander through the streets and alleys of Montreal. They support each other, and they are all drug users. It is their only way of escaping a harsh reality, but at the same time it is what keeps them on the streets. Kye, the youngest of the five, sometimes dreams of a different life.
Some of My Friends
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Seven portraits of people who present themselves at work and in daily life. Seven ways of being present to the world. People who are exceptional because they are like everyone else.
Mon ami Michel
Subscription access
At the age of 68, filmmaker Michel Moreau, who dedicated most of his work to the disabled and marginalized, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. To document and share his experience, he asked his filmmaker friend, Jean-Pierre Lefebvre, to record the progression of his illness. Lefebvre agreed and filmed him over four years, working alone with a small Hi-8 camera.
A Man Leaning
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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.
Tolyatti Adrift
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A portrait of the disenchanted youth of Tolyatti, a stricken city that was once a symbol of Soviet progress and the automobile. Filmmaker Laura Sistero encounters a youth adrift, expressing its dreams of escapism through crazy races aboard old, cobbled-together Lada cars, in a film propelled by spectacular slides to the rhythm of an electro-rock soundtrack.
No Story Here
_No Story Here_, the first film by Jeannine Gagné, co-directed with Michel Lamothe, offers a striking portrait of working-class Montréal in the 1970s. Created without a script and using just 600 feet of film, this student short freely blends images and sounds, the latter serving as echoes of the popular psyche, already foreshadowing _City Dawn_.
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...
Pauline Julien, Intimate and Political
Pauline Julien, Intimate and Political
Duration: 2h36Subscription access
With a meticulous selection of interviews, performances and photos drawn from a vast and rich archival collection, _Pauline Julien, Intimate and Political_ follows the iconic Quebec singer and eternally free spirit on a journey through key moments in the province’s history.
Nénette
Born in 1969 in Borneo lowland rain forests, Nénette has just turned 40. It’s extremely rare for an orangutan to reach that age! Residing at the menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris since 1972, she’s been there longer than any member of the staff. An undisputed star of the place, she sees hundreds of visitors pass by her cage each day. Naturally, everyone has their own comments to make...
Akeji, the Breath of the Mountain
Akeji, the Breath of the Mountain
Duration: 2h26In Japan's Himuro Valley, Akeji and Asako seem to have lived forever in a hermitage, surrounded by animals and the spirits of nature. Season after season, Asako gathers plants to transform into pigments, while Akeji prays and devotes himself to painting. The cycle of nature appears unchanging. Yet time crackles, and reality eventually catches up with them...
The King is Not My Cousin
In 2017, author Elzéa Foule Aventurin engaged in a series of interviews with her granddaughter. Together, they retrace, not without mischief, a family history sailing from one end of the Black Atlantic to the other. A story of silence, pride and revolt.
Everything Lives
Part observation, part performance, and a collaboration between father and son, _Everything Lives_ looks at how Ken experiences time in the barns where he works; the time he spends playing, the time unique to painting or the time it takes to build a whole life. This short 16mm film is an intimate series of surfaces, sounds and events that together form their subject: the artist as father.
To Hell With Culture
Co-founder of the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Herbert Read (1893-1968) was an influential art critic, poet and committed anarchist. In his 1943 essay, _To Hell with Culture_, Read laid out his ideas for a civilisation based on cooperation in which culture would no longer be a commodity, separated from society, but an integral part of everyday life. In this film, director Huw Wahl engages in...
Belle River
2019\. Spring flooding in Mississippi hits record highs. In Louisiana, the residents of Pierre Part are preparing for the worst. Barring an unexpected turn of events, local authorities will soon be forced to open the floodgates of the Morganza Spillway, in order to save the cities of New Orleans and Baton Rouge from further uncontrolled flooding. Faith and resilience are the two best weapons th...
