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Jazz of Lights
Duration: 17 minutes
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A pulsating city symphony of light, movement, and electronic music, transforming Times Square in the 1950s into what Hugo’s wife, the writer Anaïs Nin, called "an ephemeral flow of sensations.”
A Sound Of My Own
Duration: 1h44
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After the death of her father, Marja Burchard followed in his footsteps and became the leader of the legendary krautrock collective Embryo. While carrying on his musical legacy, she also strives to forge her own path in a male-dominated industry. _A Sound of My Own_ immerses viewers in Marja's sonic world, where images and sounds from the past and present merge into a composition of her life—un...
Upstairs With David Amram
Duration: 32 minutes
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Before her illustrious career as one of Canada’s foremost documentary filmmakers, Alanis Obomsawin was an acclaimed singer and musician at the forefront of the Indigenous rights movement in North America. During this unprecedented time, she befriended fellow musician and activist David Amram, often described as the “Renaissance man of American music.” A legendary talent and multi-instrumentalis...
Le roi du drum
Duration: 54 minutes
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_Le roi du drum_ tells the story of a beloved folk hero from Montreal's East End: Guy Nadon, a gifted self-taught jazz musician whose only misfortune was being born in Quebec in the 1930s. A marginalized artist—often misunderstood and seldom supported—Nadon never stopped nurturing his boundless imagination as a percussionist and performer, all while remaining deeply rooted in his neighbourhood....
499
Duration: 1h28
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To reflect on the 500-year anniversary of the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 2021, director Reyes offers a bold hybrid cinema experience exploring the brutal legacy of colonialism in contemporary Mexico. Through the eyes of a ghostly conquistador, the film recreates Hérnan Cortés' epic journey from the coasts of Veracruz to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, the site of contemporary Mexico City....
The First Indigenous Female Pornographer
The First Indigenous Female Pornographer
New product!Duration: 13 minutes
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_The First Indigenous Female Pornographer_ centers on Audrey Little-breast, a native woman whose life and work defies categorization. During a candid interview, she unravels the mysterious settler desire and sexual appetite for “imaginary Indians” that guided her pornographic work in the 1970s and contemplates its impact on Indigenous sexuality. This mockumentary blends and bends archival foota...
Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege
Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege
New product!Duration: 2h58
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In the wake of the Syrian revolution, Bashar al-Assad’s regime laid siege to the Yarmouk neighborhood in Damascus, the world’s largest Palestinian refugee camp. Yarmouk found itself isolated, and the filmmaker documents the daily hardships while paying tribute to the courage of the children and residents of the neighborhood.
Summer Echo
Duration: 14 minutes
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Two children reminisce over a home movie which walks the line between documentary and experimental film. From a courtyard in bloom at their grandparents' home in the countryside, they are led by a chance encounter to discover the source of a mysterious music.
Christmas at Moose Factory
Duration: 26 minutes
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Filmed at Christmastime in a residential school in Northern Ontario, this first short film by Alanis Obomsawin is composed entirely of drawings and stories told by young Cree children. The film gives voice to the many children forced to attend this residential school, revealing their beauty and resilience.
Chronicle of a Crisis
Duration: 2h18
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Sarah and Simon, a couple of young millennials are facing the repossession of their apartment in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis in the province of Quebec. They decide to turn the camera on themselves to document their daily life during their challenging search for a new affordable place to live in. Filmed in close intimacy, this portrait depicts the struggle of a generation confro...
La vie est immense et pleine de dangers
La vie est immense et pleine de dangers
New product!Duration: 1h20
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Cedric is eight years old. One day, he has stomach pains. During the following six months, he will mostly live in a small unit for children suffering from cancer, on the fifth floor of the Institut Curie in Paris. His words and the story intertwine with those of Steve, Dolores and the other children. Cedric will lead us each time a bit further, through all the trials that he'll face until his r...
The Algerian Novel
Duration: 3h08
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_The Algerian Novel_ is a film devised in three chapters that offers a sensitive explanation of a nation’s complex relations with its history and the role of images in the construction of its national novel and archetypes.
Récréations
Duration: 1h48
There is a kind of country, tiny, so small that it ressembles a theatre set. It is inhabited two or three times per day by its people. The inhabitants are small as well. Even if they live under certain laws, they repeatedly put them into question, which leads them to fight violenty with each other. This country is called "The Playground" and its people "The Children". When "The Children" go int...
Después del Silencio
Duration: 28 minutes
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If an abuser’s power lies in the victim’s silence, speaking out is an essential weapon for the victim to break free. After the silence comes the journey toward liberation.
Clémence
Duration: 36 minutes
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This documentary gives voice to the parents and close friends of Clémence Beaulieu-Patry, who was the victim of a femicide in 2016. Through memories and tributes, we dive into the complexity of mourning a loved one who has disappeared in violence. With great sensitivity, we accompany her loved ones as they share with us the importance of talking about her while celebrating her life.
The Andrea Doria's Last Message
The Andrea Doria's Last Message
New product!Duration: 6 minutes
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An Italian grandmother tells the story of her immigration to North America, shaped by a last-minute decision that altered her fate. By changing her journey, she narrowly avoids a tragic voyage tied to the Andrea Doria, revealing how a single choice can shape generations.
Johnny Libertella : One Million Smiles
Johnny Libertella : One Million Smiles
New product!Duration: 20 minutes
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Sixty-year-old Johnny Libertella has spent his entire life in the Rosemont–La-Petite-Patrie neighbourhood. Like his parents before him, he lives just above his shop on Plaza St-Hubert. An introvert by nature, he has chosen to devote himself to his business. For over three decades, he has religiously manned the counter of his footwear shop that specializes in cowboy boots, only straying away fro...
Kilómetro 126
Duration: 32 minutes
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_Kilómetro 126_ narrates the day of a young couple as they spent their last time together in their hometown. Focusing on small intimate and mundane moments of their lives while juxtaposing it with archival footage contrasting the settlement of a town with its future, questioning the notion of development and progress in these rural areas.
Jazz of Lights
Duration: 17 minutes
Subscription access
A pulsating city symphony of light, movement, and electronic music, transforming Times Square in the 1950s into what Hugo’s wife, the writer Anaïs Nin, called "an ephemeral flow of sensations.”
A Sound Of My Own
Duration: 1h44
Subscription access
After the death of her father, Marja Burchard followed in his footsteps and became the leader of the legendary krautrock collective Embryo. While carrying on his musical legacy, she also strives to forge her own path in a male-dominated industry. _A Sound of My Own_ immerses viewers in Marja's sonic world, where images and sounds from the past and present merge into a composition of her life—un...
Upstairs With David Amram
Duration: 32 minutes
Subscription access
Before her illustrious career as one of Canada’s foremost documentary filmmakers, Alanis Obomsawin was an acclaimed singer and musician at the forefront of the Indigenous rights movement in North America. During this unprecedented time, she befriended fellow musician and activist David Amram, often described as the “Renaissance man of American music.” A legendary talent and multi-instrumentalis...
Le roi du drum
Duration: 54 minutes
Subscription access
_Le roi du drum_ tells the story of a beloved folk hero from Montreal's East End: Guy Nadon, a gifted self-taught jazz musician whose only misfortune was being born in Quebec in the 1930s. A marginalized artist—often misunderstood and seldom supported—Nadon never stopped nurturing his boundless imagination as a percussionist and performer, all while remaining deeply rooted in his neighbourhood....
499
Duration: 1h28
Subscription access
To reflect on the 500-year anniversary of the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 2021, director Reyes offers a bold hybrid cinema experience exploring the brutal legacy of colonialism in contemporary Mexico. Through the eyes of a ghostly conquistador, the film recreates Hérnan Cortés' epic journey from the coasts of Veracruz to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, the site of contemporary Mexico City....
The First Indigenous Female Pornographer
The First Indigenous Female Pornographer
New product!Duration: 13 minutes
Subscription access
_The First Indigenous Female Pornographer_ centers on Audrey Little-breast, a native woman whose life and work defies categorization. During a candid interview, she unravels the mysterious settler desire and sexual appetite for “imaginary Indians” that guided her pornographic work in the 1970s and contemplates its impact on Indigenous sexuality. This mockumentary blends and bends archival foota...
Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege
Little Palestine: Diary of a Siege
New product!Duration: 2h58
Subscription access
In the wake of the Syrian revolution, Bashar al-Assad’s regime laid siege to the Yarmouk neighborhood in Damascus, the world’s largest Palestinian refugee camp. Yarmouk found itself isolated, and the filmmaker documents the daily hardships while paying tribute to the courage of the children and residents of the neighborhood.
Summer Echo
Duration: 14 minutes
Subscription access
Two children reminisce over a home movie which walks the line between documentary and experimental film. From a courtyard in bloom at their grandparents' home in the countryside, they are led by a chance encounter to discover the source of a mysterious music.
Christmas at Moose Factory
Duration: 26 minutes
Subscription access
Filmed at Christmastime in a residential school in Northern Ontario, this first short film by Alanis Obomsawin is composed entirely of drawings and stories told by young Cree children. The film gives voice to the many children forced to attend this residential school, revealing their beauty and resilience.
Chronicle of a Crisis
Duration: 2h18
Subscription access
Sarah and Simon, a couple of young millennials are facing the repossession of their apartment in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis in the province of Quebec. They decide to turn the camera on themselves to document their daily life during their challenging search for a new affordable place to live in. Filmed in close intimacy, this portrait depicts the struggle of a generation confro...
La vie est immense et pleine de dangers
La vie est immense et pleine de dangers
New product!Duration: 1h20
Subscription access
Cedric is eight years old. One day, he has stomach pains. During the following six months, he will mostly live in a small unit for children suffering from cancer, on the fifth floor of the Institut Curie in Paris. His words and the story intertwine with those of Steve, Dolores and the other children. Cedric will lead us each time a bit further, through all the trials that he'll face until his r...
The Algerian Novel
Duration: 3h08
Subscription access
_The Algerian Novel_ is a film devised in three chapters that offers a sensitive explanation of a nation’s complex relations with its history and the role of images in the construction of its national novel and archetypes.
Récréations
Duration: 1h48
There is a kind of country, tiny, so small that it ressembles a theatre set. It is inhabited two or three times per day by its people. The inhabitants are small as well. Even if they live under certain laws, they repeatedly put them into question, which leads them to fight violenty with each other. This country is called "The Playground" and its people "The Children". When "The Children" go int...
Después del Silencio
Duration: 28 minutes
Subscription access
If an abuser’s power lies in the victim’s silence, speaking out is an essential weapon for the victim to break free. After the silence comes the journey toward liberation.
Clémence
Duration: 36 minutes
Subscription access
This documentary gives voice to the parents and close friends of Clémence Beaulieu-Patry, who was the victim of a femicide in 2016. Through memories and tributes, we dive into the complexity of mourning a loved one who has disappeared in violence. With great sensitivity, we accompany her loved ones as they share with us the importance of talking about her while celebrating her life.
The Andrea Doria's Last Message
The Andrea Doria's Last Message
New product!Duration: 6 minutes
Subscription access
An Italian grandmother tells the story of her immigration to North America, shaped by a last-minute decision that altered her fate. By changing her journey, she narrowly avoids a tragic voyage tied to the Andrea Doria, revealing how a single choice can shape generations.
Johnny Libertella : One Million Smiles
Johnny Libertella : One Million Smiles
New product!Duration: 20 minutes
Subscription access
Sixty-year-old Johnny Libertella has spent his entire life in the Rosemont–La-Petite-Patrie neighbourhood. Like his parents before him, he lives just above his shop on Plaza St-Hubert. An introvert by nature, he has chosen to devote himself to his business. For over three decades, he has religiously manned the counter of his footwear shop that specializes in cowboy boots, only straying away fro...
Kilómetro 126
Duration: 32 minutes
Subscription access
_Kilómetro 126_ narrates the day of a young couple as they spent their last time together in their hometown. Focusing on small intimate and mundane moments of their lives while juxtaposing it with archival footage contrasting the settlement of a town with its future, questioning the notion of development and progress in these rural areas.
