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Tous les jours, tous les jours, tous les jours
Nicole Giguère
Johanne Fournier
Every day, we have to deal with intimidation tactics and the most insidious and diverse forms of harassment. Every day, we have to grit our teeth and bear it… And they say it’s just nature! This fatal argument is beginning to lose ground, as more and more women are fighting back and putting a stop to this guerrilla warfare.
Bail bail
Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers
As they are signing their new lease, two longtime roommates realize that their new landlord is going to evict them illegally. They decide to fight to keep their apartment. Humor, violence, western, kung fu… In the middle of the holly season.
Fire Jo Ball
Audrey Nantel-Gagnon
Walking the line between fact and fiction, Fire-Jo Ball shines a light on Jo-Ann, a 57-year-old barmaid who dreams of being a singer and actress.
Fanmi
Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers
Heart-broken following a break-up, Martine receives the unexpected visit of her mother, Monique. Too engrossed in her own sadness, Martine doesn’t notice right away that her mother is hiding something but, progressively, a bad feeling starts to take hold of her. During this short stay, these two very different women will have one last chance of getting closer to one another before they run out of time.
Pas d’chicane dans ma cabane
Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers
Justine, 12, firmly believes that she will be happier once her parents divorce. The only catch? They do not envisage this eventuality in any way. Tired of the chicanery and the climate that reigns at home since her mother’s miscarriage, Justine rallies her friends in order to create their own court. Her plan won’t go as planned and she’ll have to learn (even if it hurts) to communicate her pain for harmony to return.
In the Shadow of Gold Mountain
Karen Cho
Filmmaker Karen Cho travels from Montreal to Vancouver to uncover stories from the last survivors of the Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act, a set of laws imposed to single out the Chinese as unwanted immigrants to Canada from 1885 to 1947. Through a combination of history, poetry and raw emotion, this documentary sheds light on an era that shaped the identity of generations.
L’écart silencieux
Flavie Payette-Renouf
Why do girls do better in school than boys? Member of Parliament, citizen, and mother Marwah Rizqy sets out to find answers. A nonpartisan initiative brings together elected officials, experts, and citizens to understand and take action together to address an issue that has been ignored for too long.
Marie s’en va-t-en ville
Marquise Lepage
Thirteen-year-old Marie was assaulted by her older brother Serge. Disturbed by the incident, she doesn’t dare tell her family about it. She decides to set off on an adventure to Montreal, where she doesn’t know anyone. Marie finds herself alone in the chaos of the big city, where she has the opportunity to help a stranger. The stranger is a prostitute named Sarah, who has something to hide.
We Can’t Make The Same Mistake Twice
Alanis Obomsawin
The rights of First Nations children take centre stage in this monumental documentary. Following a historic court case filed by the Assembly of First Nations and the Child and Family Caring Society of Canada against the federal government, Alanis Obomsawin exposes generations of injustices endured by First Nations children living on reserves and their families. Through passionate testimony and unwavering conviction, frontline childcare workers and experts including Cindy Blackstock take part in a decade-long court battle to ensure these children receive the same level of care as other Canadian children. Their case against Canada is a stark reminder of the disparities that persist in First Nations communities and the urgent need for justice to be served.
Dans la forêt
Pascale Ferland
In the Forest is a documentary essay that explores the deep connections between humans, animals, and the forest. Through fragments of lives that intersect, echo, or contradict one another, the film gradually weaves the portrait of a rich, complex, and sometimes unsettling world where the desire to protect coexists with the drive to exploit. Moving between realism, political engagement, and dreamlike imagery, it reveals a forest that – in the face of multiplying climate upheavals and an accelerating sixth mass extinction – whispers, to those who know how to listen, the urgent need to safeguard the fragile balance between humanity, fauna, and flora.
Celles qui luttent
Sarah Baril Gaudet
Sisters of Wrestling is a feature-length documentary that explores the experiences of three women in the Quebec pro wrestling scene. As Loue finds balance between her wrestling career and her life as a new mom, Azaelle enjoys her last moments in the ring before taking an indefinite break. Meanwhile, LuFisto aims to reach new heights at the age of 42. The film paints an intimate portrait of these warriors for whom wrestling is both a passion and an escape from everyday life.
Sewâtsiwin: They Are Sacred
Kim O’Bomsawin
Within Indigenous cultures, differences were not traditionally seen as a handicap, but rather as a strength that could benefit the entire community. Such is the case with autistic people, considered to have unique gifts and connections to the spirit world. While our people are currently reclaiming our traditional knowledge and philosophies, we are also facing a severe lack of resources adapted to our new reality. Through intimate encounters with Anders, Sewâtsiwin: They Are Sacred gives viewers unique access to the world of an autistic child, and to follow his father’s journey to bring back traditional First Nations perspectives in our contemporary worl.