PQ, I Remember
The year 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the Parti Québécois’s first electoral victory. At a time when the current PQ is increasingly embracing an identity-driven, right-wing political agenda, Tënk invites you to explore, through four documentaries, the social and collective roots and the sense of possibility that gave rise to the sovereignty movement. Looking back also means taking a critical view of its legacy, contradictions and blind spots. Ultimately, this programme serves as a reminder that the sovereignty project belongs first and foremost to those who envisioned it, championed it and carried it forward collectively. It is the project of an entire people, not the property of any one political party.
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Charles Gagnon
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A portrait of one of the FLQ’s leaders, filmed in 1970 shortly after his first release from prison. This committed intellectual, who had just spent 41 months in American and Quebec prisons alongside Pierre Vallières, reflects on his personal and political journey and reaffirms his support for the FLQ’s goals and methods.
Speak White
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A short film based on a poem by Michèle Lalonde, first presented in 1970 at the inaugural Nuit de la poésie in Montreal. The poem unfolds over a montage of striking photographs, accompanied by an evocative soundtrack, in a film denouncing the economic and cultural imperialism of the ruling classes.
The Cat in the Bag
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Through the portrayal of a twenty-three-year-old young man and his partner confronting adulthood, whose underlying struggle to find their place in the world symbolically reflects the destiny of an entire people, this film raises the profound question of the Quebec people's attainment of political maturity, as seen through the eyes of a filmmaker driven by ideals and the pursuit of the absolute.
Un pays sans bon sens!
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A cinematic exploration of the concept of belonging to a country. Is it rooted in people’s hearts, as some believe? Has the people of Quebec reached sufficient maturity to achieve autonomy and establish their own territory? What is a country? These are some of the questions raised in the film at a time when those known as French Canadians are questioning their identity. The documentary also exp...
Charles Gagnon
Subscription access
A portrait of one of the FLQ’s leaders, filmed in 1970 shortly after his first release from prison. This committed intellectual, who had just spent 41 months in American and Quebec prisons alongside Pierre Vallières, reflects on his personal and political journey and reaffirms his support for the FLQ’s goals and methods.
Speak White
Subscription access
A short film based on a poem by Michèle Lalonde, first presented in 1970 at the inaugural Nuit de la poésie in Montreal. The poem unfolds over a montage of striking photographs, accompanied by an evocative soundtrack, in a film denouncing the economic and cultural imperialism of the ruling classes.
The Cat in the Bag
Subscription access
Through the portrayal of a twenty-three-year-old young man and his partner confronting adulthood, whose underlying struggle to find their place in the world symbolically reflects the destiny of an entire people, this film raises the profound question of the Quebec people's attainment of political maturity, as seen through the eyes of a filmmaker driven by ideals and the pursuit of the absolute.
Un pays sans bon sens!
Subscription access
A cinematic exploration of the concept of belonging to a country. Is it rooted in people’s hearts, as some believe? Has the people of Quebec reached sufficient maturity to achieve autonomy and establish their own territory? What is a country? These are some of the questions raised in the film at a time when those known as French Canadians are questioning their identity. The documentary also exp...
