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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Johan van der Keuken has always been fascinated by the art of Lucebert (1924-1994), one of the most influential poets in Dutch literature and a visual artist. He dedicated three short films to him in 1962, 1967 and 1994. This triptych has been brought together in a single film, the last part of which was shot in Lucebert's studio shortly after his death.
All That Passes By Through a Window That Doesn't Open
New product!Amid the attempt to revive a "new Silk Road" between Europe and Asia, Azerbaijani men labour to build a new railroad that promises to bring glory to a new generation. Across closed borders in Armenia, a lonely stationmaster sits idle in suspended time, waiting for 25 years for the return of trains. A journey by rail, where men reflect upon desire and regret, floating through a Eurasian expanse,...
At sixteen, Marusya is determined to end her life, like many other Russian teenagers. Then, she meets her soulmate. For ten years, they document the euphoria and anxiety, the happiness and misery of their youth stifled by a violent and autocratic regime within a "Russia of Depression." A heartfelt cry, a tribute to an entire generation silenced.
How can you understand a violent past? Somali-born Abdi is a furniture designer and support worker. He reenacts his life, marked by war and criminality, with the help of his neighbour, filmmaker Douwe Dijkstra. By means of playful reconstructions in a special effects studio, they both embark on a candid and investigative journey through a painful history, focusing on the creative process throug...
Normand lost his wife Alexandra eight years ago and has been living isolated in his Parc-Extension apartment since. His longtime solitude is interrupted when an old friend walks in with his camera.
Marguerite Duras : du mot à l'image
Duration: 23 minutesMarguerite Duras is interviewed at her home about the photographic illustration of her novel _Le ravissement de Lol V. Stein_. She reads excerpts from the book.
Shana is looking for a job, she needs cash to leave France and her wrong crowd. But the past she’s looking to forget is never far. Besides, does she really want to put it behind her?
How do you reconstruct the image of a grandmother you never knew when her memory has been veiled by a family taboo since her passing in 1946? Between the spoken and the unspoken, we hear intertwined voices gradually unveiling Germaine's story. Memories of her children remain vivid, yet they are accompanied by haunting questions from the past. What if this family secret mirrored the experiences ...
The possible story of a man, Aziz, told through the landscapes he traversed: the clinic where he was born in the Parisian suburb of Vitry, the neighbourhoods he grew up in, his schools, university and workplaces. Then, his departure to Egypt, Turkey and the road to Aleppo where he joined the ranks of the al-Nusra Front in 2012. A journey tracked by a second storyline, made of extracts from judi...
In the outskirts of São Paulo, Gustavo, 15 years old, spends his days in a community center run by the Evangelical Church. His mother Giselle, an alcoholic, is summoned to the center where she is to meet Valeria, the worker responsible for communication with the authorities who decide on the custody validation of the children.
Julie had her left eye removed. Soon, she will also lose her right eye. She doesn't know when it will happen, but it is imminent. All she can do is enjoy the images that still surround her. She leaves Montreal for a weekend with her good friend, Marina, in the countryside. In the calm of nature alongside her faithful friend, Julie takes the opportunity to see the stars one last time.
Through moments in the lives of three groups of girls, images gleaned from the web and live streams of young women around the world, _Bloom_ delves into the world of today's teenage girls. We delicately observe a hyper-connected but lonely generation inhabited by great lucidity, an inner struggle with self-image obsession, and a need for self-affirmation in the face of a complex sense of aliena...
Sarah Maldoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie
Duration: 52 minutesPortrait of the Guadeloupean filmmaker Sarah Maldoror and her political struggle for the freedom of African peoples. A committed filmmaker, she has always believed in the importance of cinema to depict political and social changes and struggles for independence. Having gained real-life experience during the bloody conflicts stemming from colonialism, she expresses herself through cinema, claimi...
It was a winter day in Madrid. I took the express train "Puerta del Sol" to Brussels. At that time, Hendeva was the final station for our trains. The Spanish tracks and the French tracks were not of the same width, a defensive measure implemented by Franco’s government. Disembarking from the train, I held my suitcase tightly in one hand, while the other clutched my passport. In the dead of nigh...
In this interview with Fernand Seguin, the famous writer reveals the main aspects of her personality by reflecting on the different stages of her life. Anaïs Nin recounts her life and the simultaneous process of writing her journal for fifty years. She talks about her youth, her complicated relationship with her father, and her pivotal encounters with many famous artists such as Henry Miller an...
Interview with the Quebecois poet, novelist, and essayist Fernand Ouellette about his book on musician Edgar Varèse. He explains how he came to write the book, talks about his love for Varèse, the role of the machine in his music, the audience's reception... All interspersed with rare excerpts from interviews with Edgar Varèse.
What value, whether radiant or destructive, does love hold in women's lives? Does marriage enable them to realize their full potential? Can motherhood be separated from a relationship with a man, or is it a choice to be refused? To shed light on these questions and many others, four women in search of their liberation, belonging to the generation of 28-30-year-olds in the early 1970s, express t...
Madeleine Dansereau was the first female jeweler in Quebec. She began her career at the age of 47, just as doctors diagnosed her with breast cancer. Her daughter, filmmaker Mireille Dansereau, reflects on their relationship over the last twenty years while maintaining her film career as a backdrop.
A 15-year-old girl evokes the boredom of her bourgeois environment and brings charges against her father and mother. A walk with her dog serves as a pretext to see life through the eyes of this teenager who feels alienated from the world around her.
Monchoachi, An Untamed Wor(l)d
Duration: 2h18Retired from the world and residing in the foothills of the Vauclin mountain in Martinique, Monchoachi writes every afternoon after his morning walk through the island's forests. A poet (he insists one should pronounce this word trembling), philosopher and essayist, he endeavours to construct a thought he describes as untamed—a thought detached from the Occident, and therefore inherently free. ...
Johan van der Keuken has always been fascinated by the art of Lucebert (1924-1994), one of the most influential poets in Dutch literature and a visual artist. He dedicated three short films to him in 1962, 1967 and 1994. This triptych has been brought together in a single film, the last part of which was shot in Lucebert's studio shortly after his death.
All That Passes By Through a Window That Doesn't Open
New product!Amid the attempt to revive a "new Silk Road" between Europe and Asia, Azerbaijani men labour to build a new railroad that promises to bring glory to a new generation. Across closed borders in Armenia, a lonely stationmaster sits idle in suspended time, waiting for 25 years for the return of trains. A journey by rail, where men reflect upon desire and regret, floating through a Eurasian expanse,...
At sixteen, Marusya is determined to end her life, like many other Russian teenagers. Then, she meets her soulmate. For ten years, they document the euphoria and anxiety, the happiness and misery of their youth stifled by a violent and autocratic regime within a "Russia of Depression." A heartfelt cry, a tribute to an entire generation silenced.
How can you understand a violent past? Somali-born Abdi is a furniture designer and support worker. He reenacts his life, marked by war and criminality, with the help of his neighbour, filmmaker Douwe Dijkstra. By means of playful reconstructions in a special effects studio, they both embark on a candid and investigative journey through a painful history, focusing on the creative process throug...
Normand lost his wife Alexandra eight years ago and has been living isolated in his Parc-Extension apartment since. His longtime solitude is interrupted when an old friend walks in with his camera.
Marguerite Duras : du mot à l'image
Duration: 23 minutesMarguerite Duras is interviewed at her home about the photographic illustration of her novel _Le ravissement de Lol V. Stein_. She reads excerpts from the book.
Shana is looking for a job, she needs cash to leave France and her wrong crowd. But the past she’s looking to forget is never far. Besides, does she really want to put it behind her?
How do you reconstruct the image of a grandmother you never knew when her memory has been veiled by a family taboo since her passing in 1946? Between the spoken and the unspoken, we hear intertwined voices gradually unveiling Germaine's story. Memories of her children remain vivid, yet they are accompanied by haunting questions from the past. What if this family secret mirrored the experiences ...
The possible story of a man, Aziz, told through the landscapes he traversed: the clinic where he was born in the Parisian suburb of Vitry, the neighbourhoods he grew up in, his schools, university and workplaces. Then, his departure to Egypt, Turkey and the road to Aleppo where he joined the ranks of the al-Nusra Front in 2012. A journey tracked by a second storyline, made of extracts from judi...
In the outskirts of São Paulo, Gustavo, 15 years old, spends his days in a community center run by the Evangelical Church. His mother Giselle, an alcoholic, is summoned to the center where she is to meet Valeria, the worker responsible for communication with the authorities who decide on the custody validation of the children.
Julie had her left eye removed. Soon, she will also lose her right eye. She doesn't know when it will happen, but it is imminent. All she can do is enjoy the images that still surround her. She leaves Montreal for a weekend with her good friend, Marina, in the countryside. In the calm of nature alongside her faithful friend, Julie takes the opportunity to see the stars one last time.
Through moments in the lives of three groups of girls, images gleaned from the web and live streams of young women around the world, _Bloom_ delves into the world of today's teenage girls. We delicately observe a hyper-connected but lonely generation inhabited by great lucidity, an inner struggle with self-image obsession, and a need for self-affirmation in the face of a complex sense of aliena...
Sarah Maldoror ou la nostalgie de l'utopie
Duration: 52 minutesPortrait of the Guadeloupean filmmaker Sarah Maldoror and her political struggle for the freedom of African peoples. A committed filmmaker, she has always believed in the importance of cinema to depict political and social changes and struggles for independence. Having gained real-life experience during the bloody conflicts stemming from colonialism, she expresses herself through cinema, claimi...
It was a winter day in Madrid. I took the express train "Puerta del Sol" to Brussels. At that time, Hendeva was the final station for our trains. The Spanish tracks and the French tracks were not of the same width, a defensive measure implemented by Franco’s government. Disembarking from the train, I held my suitcase tightly in one hand, while the other clutched my passport. In the dead of nigh...
In this interview with Fernand Seguin, the famous writer reveals the main aspects of her personality by reflecting on the different stages of her life. Anaïs Nin recounts her life and the simultaneous process of writing her journal for fifty years. She talks about her youth, her complicated relationship with her father, and her pivotal encounters with many famous artists such as Henry Miller an...
Interview with the Quebecois poet, novelist, and essayist Fernand Ouellette about his book on musician Edgar Varèse. He explains how he came to write the book, talks about his love for Varèse, the role of the machine in his music, the audience's reception... All interspersed with rare excerpts from interviews with Edgar Varèse.
What value, whether radiant or destructive, does love hold in women's lives? Does marriage enable them to realize their full potential? Can motherhood be separated from a relationship with a man, or is it a choice to be refused? To shed light on these questions and many others, four women in search of their liberation, belonging to the generation of 28-30-year-olds in the early 1970s, express t...
Madeleine Dansereau was the first female jeweler in Quebec. She began her career at the age of 47, just as doctors diagnosed her with breast cancer. Her daughter, filmmaker Mireille Dansereau, reflects on their relationship over the last twenty years while maintaining her film career as a backdrop.
A 15-year-old girl evokes the boredom of her bourgeois environment and brings charges against her father and mother. A walk with her dog serves as a pretext to see life through the eyes of this teenager who feels alienated from the world around her.
Monchoachi, An Untamed Wor(l)d
Duration: 2h18Retired from the world and residing in the foothills of the Vauclin mountain in Martinique, Monchoachi writes every afternoon after his morning walk through the island's forests. A poet (he insists one should pronounce this word trembling), philosopher and essayist, he endeavours to construct a thought he describes as untamed—a thought detached from the Occident, and therefore inherently free. ...