Portrait
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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The Observer
Duration: 18 minutes
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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
Duration: 1h22
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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
Duration: 1h24
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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
Duration: 1h00
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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
Duration: 46 minutes
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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.
Here and There
At the beginning of the summer of their 16th year, Adam, Ana, and Dahlia turn to their families and friends to question their cultural heritage. Through intimate conversations, _Here and There_ juxtaposes the different influences and realities that shape the development of the cultural identities of second and third-generation immigrants.
Leveret Road
Jeanne, 10, a neuroatypical with a passion for skateboarding and snowboarding, has been diagnosed with dysorthographia, ADHD, dyscalculia and a developmental coordination disorder. She faces a decline in her academic performance and must learn to maintain her confidence and focus on her strengths.
The Act of Beauty
Nestled at the heart of the Bic mountains, in this territory called Lower St. Lawrence, hides a community of wise and audacious people taking root. The collective farm Sageterre is the work of Jean Bédard, writer, philosopher but most importantly, a peasant. His writing calls for action. His work on the land cultivates ideas. Jean Bédard fights to see a new, more humane world, rise.
Joseph Samuel Jacques Julien
Jacques is 59 years old and has spent his entire career as a salesman in Quebec City. The past few months have been especially challenging for him: mourning the loss of his wife, he finds it difficult to regain his footing. Should he change his life? Change his identity? Amidst a growing political turmoil, the narrator remains hopeful, insisting that Jacques still has reason to hope.
Grand National
The Grand National at the Saint-Hyacinthe Agricultural Exhibition is the most significant truck and tractor pulling event in Canada. Over three days, in front of 20,000 spectators, more than sixty competitors from across North America compete. This film follows the experience of one competitor amidst this event, highlighting the close bonds between humans and machines.
Waiting for Casimir
In the village of Saint-Casimir, a seniors’ residence houses five people. At the heart of this confined space shaped by daily routines, a parallel world unfolds. Hours pass slowly in an endless waiting, punctuated by the presence of a local community TV station that intrudes into their universe through the television screen. Alternating between the sweetness of childhood memories and the presen...
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...
The Observer
Duration: 18 minutes
Subscription access
_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
Duration: 1h22
Subscription access
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
Duration: 1h24
Subscription access
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
Duration: 1h00
Subscription access
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
Duration: 46 minutes
Subscription access
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
Subscription access
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
Subscription access
An intimate portrait of a grandson's grandmother who leaves her home to go and live in a nursing home.
The Rose Family
Subscription access
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.
Here and There
At the beginning of the summer of their 16th year, Adam, Ana, and Dahlia turn to their families and friends to question their cultural heritage. Through intimate conversations, _Here and There_ juxtaposes the different influences and realities that shape the development of the cultural identities of second and third-generation immigrants.
Leveret Road
Jeanne, 10, a neuroatypical with a passion for skateboarding and snowboarding, has been diagnosed with dysorthographia, ADHD, dyscalculia and a developmental coordination disorder. She faces a decline in her academic performance and must learn to maintain her confidence and focus on her strengths.
The Act of Beauty
Nestled at the heart of the Bic mountains, in this territory called Lower St. Lawrence, hides a community of wise and audacious people taking root. The collective farm Sageterre is the work of Jean Bédard, writer, philosopher but most importantly, a peasant. His writing calls for action. His work on the land cultivates ideas. Jean Bédard fights to see a new, more humane world, rise.
Joseph Samuel Jacques Julien
Jacques is 59 years old and has spent his entire career as a salesman in Quebec City. The past few months have been especially challenging for him: mourning the loss of his wife, he finds it difficult to regain his footing. Should he change his life? Change his identity? Amidst a growing political turmoil, the narrator remains hopeful, insisting that Jacques still has reason to hope.
Grand National
The Grand National at the Saint-Hyacinthe Agricultural Exhibition is the most significant truck and tractor pulling event in Canada. Over three days, in front of 20,000 spectators, more than sixty competitors from across North America compete. This film follows the experience of one competitor amidst this event, highlighting the close bonds between humans and machines.
Waiting for Casimir
In the village of Saint-Casimir, a seniors’ residence houses five people. At the heart of this confined space shaped by daily routines, a parallel world unfolds. Hours pass slowly in an endless waiting, punctuated by the presence of a local community TV station that intrudes into their universe through the television screen. Alternating between the sweetness of childhood memories and the presen...
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...
