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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...
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.
Meeting Meat Joy
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Based on a deep, clumsy and humorous Skype encounter between French researcher Chlo Lavalette and legendary artist Carolee Schneemann, this evocative experimental essay explores whether – and at what costs – spectators should help artworks escape the intentionality of their authors and the zeitgeist in which they were made, and questions the contemporary affordances of a certain feminist legacy.
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.
A mMve
Duration: 54 minutes
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Against the backdrop of the "Women, Life, Freedom" protest movement in Tehran, filmmaker Elahe Esmaili is helping her parents to pack up the family home. As the boxes stack up, discussions flare between the generations: Elahe does not wear the hijab, embodying the courage of her generation’s struggles. But can changing a society be as simple as moving house?
Project Dad
Duration: 56 minutes
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Camilla doesn't have a typical dad; he is a pickup artist who teaches other men how to succeed in dating on Tinder, and he also engages in spiritual development, such as imaginative affirmations and icy topless walks inspired by Wim Hof. Camilla is an artist and a feminist, and there isn't much she and her dad agree on, but despite that, they share a strong bond.
No God No Father
Duration: 22 minutes
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_No God No Father_ is a documentary/fiction that explores the intimate relationship a young man has with the Internet. In the absence of a father figure, he turns to Google as an unexpected mentor. From learning everyday tasks like shaving, to discovering deeper knowledge, the algorithm becomes much more than a simple search engine, blurring the boundaries between real and virtual.
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...
The Rose Family
Duration: 2h08
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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...
Marie-Paule is moving
Duration: 24 minutes
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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 Steak
Duration: 1h15
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Between two fights, an exploration of the humanity of a modern gladiator. Gaétan Hart fights to "earn his steak," because he is what he does, and because putting on the gloves and giving everything he has—while taking the blows—gives him dignity…
3000 Nights
Duration: 1h39
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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.
Debouttes!
Duration: 48 minutes
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_Debouttes!_ is an audio documentary recounting an important and forgotten part of Québec’s history. In 1971, members of the Front de libération des femmes du Québec (FLF) carried out a bold action to denounce the sexist justice system and its Jury Act, which stipulated that only wealthy men could serve on juries in Quebec. Shouting “Discrimination!” and “Justice is bullshit!”, seven women stor...
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...
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.
Meeting Meat Joy
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Based on a deep, clumsy and humorous Skype encounter between French researcher Chlo Lavalette and legendary artist Carolee Schneemann, this evocative experimental essay explores whether – and at what costs – spectators should help artworks escape the intentionality of their authors and the zeitgeist in which they were made, and questions the contemporary affordances of a certain feminist legacy.
Weather Diary 1
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.
A mMve
Duration: 54 minutes
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Against the backdrop of the "Women, Life, Freedom" protest movement in Tehran, filmmaker Elahe Esmaili is helping her parents to pack up the family home. As the boxes stack up, discussions flare between the generations: Elahe does not wear the hijab, embodying the courage of her generation’s struggles. But can changing a society be as simple as moving house?
Project Dad
Duration: 56 minutes
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Camilla doesn't have a typical dad; he is a pickup artist who teaches other men how to succeed in dating on Tinder, and he also engages in spiritual development, such as imaginative affirmations and icy topless walks inspired by Wim Hof. Camilla is an artist and a feminist, and there isn't much she and her dad agree on, but despite that, they share a strong bond.
No God No Father
Duration: 22 minutes
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_No God No Father_ is a documentary/fiction that explores the intimate relationship a young man has with the Internet. In the absence of a father figure, he turns to Google as an unexpected mentor. From learning everyday tasks like shaving, to discovering deeper knowledge, the algorithm becomes much more than a simple search engine, blurring the boundaries between real and virtual.
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...
The Rose Family
Duration: 2h08
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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...
Marie-Paule is moving
Duration: 24 minutes
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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 Steak
Duration: 1h15
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Between two fights, an exploration of the humanity of a modern gladiator. Gaétan Hart fights to "earn his steak," because he is what he does, and because putting on the gloves and giving everything he has—while taking the blows—gives him dignity…
3000 Nights
Duration: 1h39
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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.
Debouttes!
Duration: 48 minutes
Subscription access
_Debouttes!_ is an audio documentary recounting an important and forgotten part of Québec’s history. In 1971, members of the Front de libération des femmes du Québec (FLF) carried out a bold action to denounce the sexist justice system and its Jury Act, which stipulated that only wealthy men could serve on juries in Quebec. Shouting “Discrimination!” and “Justice is bullshit!”, seven women stor...
