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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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Bloody Mess
Duration: 9 minutes
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When filmmaker Megan Wennberg's period went nuts, she thought her Uterus was out for revenge because she was almost 40 and hadn't given it a baby. But it turned out she had fibroids. _Bloody Mess_ is a short, personal, animated documentary following Megan and her Uterus (voiced by actor Susan Kent) on their harrowing but darkly funny journey through the medical system to try and stop the bleeding.
Rojek
Duration: 4h14
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_Rojek_ encounters incarcerated members of the Islamic State from all over the world, as well as their wives detained in prison-camps, who are sharing a common dream: establishing a caliphate. Confronted with the fundamentalist beliefs of the jihadists, the film attempts to trace the beginning, the rise and fall of the Islamic State (ISIS) through their personal stories. These conversations are...
R. Roussil, From the Ground Up
R. Roussil, From the Ground Up
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Robert Roussil, a leading figure in Quebec sculpture, left a profound mark on art history with his bold creations and his unwavering commitment to freedom of expression. Yet since his passing in 2013, his legacy seems to be fading into oblivion. _R. Roussil, From the Ground Up_ seeks to rekindle the memory of this visionary artist by delving into his work and philosophy. Built around a rich ass...
Fait vivir
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This poetic documentary follows the Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra, a multicultural troupe of musicians and circus artists based in Montreal. Narrated by Manuk, a 5-year-old boy, the film chronicles their tour of Colombia, bringing the show Makondo to areas marked by armed conflict. Between the present and the past, homeland and adopted land, brother and sister, a film emerges as a balm for nostalgia a...
Animus femina
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Four women in close contact with wildlife explore our relationship with living beings through repair, reflection, art and "living-with". Four exceptional journeys that invite us to decenter our human gaze and rethink our ways of inhabiting the world in a time of climate crisis.
Life Through The Lens
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_Life Through The Lens_ invites us to meet some of passionate individuals of biodiversity in France who contributed to Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s film _Vibrant_ in 2023. Whether professional or amateur naturalists, budding or seasoned videographers, they share with us their life experiences and the little secrets that have enabled them to become intimate witnesses to a natural world as beautiful as...
The Observer
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_The Observer_ offers a reflective exploration of photographer Juris Kalniņš’s work and life, spanning both the soviet era and the present day. The film seeks to uncover the points of intersection between these two distinct political regimes, providing a nuanced biographical and artistic insight into Kalniņš’s worldview and creative evolution. Through a blend of observational footage and st...
Weather Diary 1
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In _Weather Diary 1_, George Kuchar travels to Oklahoma in search of tornadoes, but spends most of his time watching TV and eating. The film is part of _The Weather Diaries_ (mid-1980s–2000s), a series of often humorous, low-budget video journals documenting his annual spring trips to observe storms in the American Midwest.
It Runs in the Family
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Through a series of re-enactments starring her family and the filmmaker, Victoria Linares Villegas traces the forgotten life of her cousin, queer filmmaker and political activist Oscar Torres, blurring the lines between her reality and his.
Lloyd Wong, Unfinished
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In the early 1990s, Lloyd Wong began to make a work based on his experiences living with AIDS in Toronto, but he died from AIDS-related illnesses before completing it. For three decades, his work-in-progress was considered "long-lost" until it resurfaced at The ArQuives. In this experimental documentary, Lesley Loksi Chan combines Lloyd Wong's footage with fragments of her research notes to ref...
Orbits
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Marie-Christine, who lost her sight some years ago, explores life in a particularly sensory way—through her fingertips. Through her personal experience, she arouses her son’s curiosity and sense of wonder about the beauty of the universe. Drawing from a constellation of highly textured analogue images and a rich tapestry of sound, _Orbits_ journeys into the sensorial depths of Marie-Christine’s...
3000 Nights
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Inspired by a true story and shot in a real prison, _3000 Nights_ tells the story of a newlywed Palestinian schoolteacher who is falsely arrested and incarcerated in an Israeli prison where she gives birth to her son. Through her struggle to raise her child behind bars, the film traces a young mother’s journey of hope, resilience and survival against all odds.
Marie-Paule is moving
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An intimate portrait of a grandson's grandmother who leaves her home to go and live in a nursing home.
The Rose Family
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In October 1970, members of the Front de libération du Québec kidnapped minister Pierre Laporte, unleashing an unprecedented crisis in Quebec. Fifty years later, Félix Rose tries to understand what led his father and uncle to commit these acts. The result of ten years of research, _The Rose Family_ brings to life moments and figures that were previously known only through a few photographs, and...
I Love Everything
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At the age of eight, José invites us to discover his village, Nutashkuan, and everything he loves about it.
Bloody Mess
Duration: 9 minutes
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When filmmaker Megan Wennberg's period went nuts, she thought her Uterus was out for revenge because she was almost 40 and hadn't given it a baby. But it turned out she had fibroids. _Bloody Mess_ is a short, personal, animated documentary following Megan and her Uterus (voiced by actor Susan Kent) on their harrowing but darkly funny journey through the medical system to try and stop the bleeding.
Rojek
Duration: 4h14
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_Rojek_ encounters incarcerated members of the Islamic State from all over the world, as well as their wives detained in prison-camps, who are sharing a common dream: establishing a caliphate. Confronted with the fundamentalist beliefs of the jihadists, the film attempts to trace the beginning, the rise and fall of the Islamic State (ISIS) through their personal stories. These conversations are...
R. Roussil, From the Ground Up
R. Roussil, From the Ground Up
New product!Duration: 2h34
Subscription access
Robert Roussil, a leading figure in Quebec sculpture, left a profound mark on art history with his bold creations and his unwavering commitment to freedom of expression. Yet since his passing in 2013, his legacy seems to be fading into oblivion. _R. Roussil, From the Ground Up_ seeks to rekindle the memory of this visionary artist by delving into his work and philosophy. Built around a rich ass...
Fait vivir
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This poetic documentary follows the Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra, a multicultural troupe of musicians and circus artists based in Montreal. Narrated by Manuk, a 5-year-old boy, the film chronicles their tour of Colombia, bringing the show Makondo to areas marked by armed conflict. Between the present and the past, homeland and adopted land, brother and sister, a film emerges as a balm for nostalgia a...
Animus femina
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Four women in close contact with wildlife explore our relationship with living beings through repair, reflection, art and "living-with". Four exceptional journeys that invite us to decenter our human gaze and rethink our ways of inhabiting the world in a time of climate crisis.
Life Through The Lens
Subscription access
_Life Through The Lens_ invites us to meet some of passionate individuals of biodiversity in France who contributed to Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s film _Vibrant_ in 2023. Whether professional or amateur naturalists, budding or seasoned videographers, they share with us their life experiences and the little secrets that have enabled them to become intimate witnesses to a natural world as beautiful as...
The Observer
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_The Observer_ offers a reflective exploration of photographer Juris Kalniņš’s work and life, spanning both the soviet era and the present day. The film seeks to uncover the points of intersection between these two distinct political regimes, providing a nuanced biographical and artistic insight into Kalniņš’s worldview and creative evolution. Through a blend of observational footage and st...
Weather Diary 1
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In _Weather Diary 1_, George Kuchar travels to Oklahoma in search of tornadoes, but spends most of his time watching TV and eating. The film is part of _The Weather Diaries_ (mid-1980s–2000s), a series of often humorous, low-budget video journals documenting his annual spring trips to observe storms in the American Midwest.
It Runs in the Family
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Through a series of re-enactments starring her family and the filmmaker, Victoria Linares Villegas traces the forgotten life of her cousin, queer filmmaker and political activist Oscar Torres, blurring the lines between her reality and his.
Lloyd Wong, Unfinished
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In the early 1990s, Lloyd Wong began to make a work based on his experiences living with AIDS in Toronto, but he died from AIDS-related illnesses before completing it. For three decades, his work-in-progress was considered "long-lost" until it resurfaced at The ArQuives. In this experimental documentary, Lesley Loksi Chan combines Lloyd Wong's footage with fragments of her research notes to ref...
Orbits
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Marie-Christine, who lost her sight some years ago, explores life in a particularly sensory way—through her fingertips. Through her personal experience, she arouses her son’s curiosity and sense of wonder about the beauty of the universe. Drawing from a constellation of highly textured analogue images and a rich tapestry of sound, _Orbits_ journeys into the sensorial depths of Marie-Christine’s...
3000 Nights
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Inspired by a true story and shot in a real prison, _3000 Nights_ tells the story of a newlywed Palestinian schoolteacher who is falsely arrested and incarcerated in an Israeli prison where she gives birth to her son. Through her struggle to raise her child behind bars, the film traces a young mother’s journey of hope, resilience and survival against all odds.
Marie-Paule is moving
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An intimate portrait of a grandson's grandmother who leaves her home to go and live in a nursing home.
The Rose Family
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In October 1970, members of the Front de libération du Québec kidnapped minister Pierre Laporte, unleashing an unprecedented crisis in Quebec. Fifty years later, Félix Rose tries to understand what led his father and uncle to commit these acts. The result of ten years of research, _The Rose Family_ brings to life moments and figures that were previously known only through a few photographs, and...
I Love Everything
Free access
At the age of eight, José invites us to discover his village, Nutashkuan, and everything he loves about it.
