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Demain peut-être
Halima Elkhatabi
Musings in time and space as the life of a loved one slowly ebbs away. Mourning song for a deceased father. The filmmaker invents the softly inspired words and images of a mourning poem in search of serenity.
Cohabiter
Halima Elkhatabi
In a series of captivating encounters, several young people try to find the ideal roommate, that rare gem with whom they can share their space, and their values. A complex and engaging picture of a generation accustomed to playing all their identity cards, Living Together maps a mosaic of cultures and ideas, with explorations of community, individualism and the right to housing in constant interplay.
Beyond Ceilings – Women In Tech
Maïlis
Through a young girl’s journey, the film portrays the societal constraints that limit women’s ambitions and achievements, unlike men who are often told from an early age that the sky is the limit. “Beyond Ceilings” calls for confronting and challenging the glass ceiling, reminding us of the vast possibilities that await when these barriers are overcome.
Dounia: Le grand pays blanc
Marya Zarif
After Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo, the adventures of Dounia, a little starry-haired girl, continue in her adopted country: Canada. Surrounded by her grandparents and her friend Rosalie, she faces new challenges: the bitter cold of winter and a new, hitherto unknown culture. More than ever, Dounia is convinced that her heartbeat will guide her father’s return…
Born in the Maelstrom
Meryam Joobeur
Born in the Maelstrom is an impressionistic journey of a young biracial woman named Rebecca as she struggles to find her identity in a world shaped by her black mother’s painful past.
Gods, Weeds and Revolutions
Meryam Joobeur
A young woman returns to Tunisia and must come to terms with her grandfather’s illness and the country’s dark past under dictatorship.
Là d’où l’on vient (Me el Ain – ماء العين)
Meryam Joobeur
Aicha lives in the isolated north of Tunisia with her husband and youngest son. The family lives in anguish after the departure of the eldest sons Mehdi and Amine to the violent embrace of war. When Mehdi unexpectedly returns home with a mysterious pregnant wife, a darkness emerges, threatening to consume the entire village. Aicha is caught between her maternal love and her search for the truth.
Sur la terre comme au ciel
Nathalie Saint-Pierre
Two young sisters – Clara and Sarah Gagnon – have always lived in the countryside with their parents, in a Christian community cut off from the world. The day Sarah suddenly disappears, Clara falls apart. Convinced that she knows where her sister is hiding, Clara runs away too, in the hope of bringing her back to “the straight and narrow”. Clara arrives in Montreal at the home of her unknown Aunt Louise, only to discover to her horror that her sister is not there. When her aunt tells her that she’s about to leave on vacation, Clara realizes that she only has ten days to find her sister. As she searches the city, Clara discovers the world, doubt and the price of freedom.
Au milieu de nulle part ailleurs
Annick Blanc
Jade, Piero and their son Timothée go on vacation to Fermont (Québec). Once installed in the strange Electricity Motel, the child begins a series of runaways to the church, where he relishes the apparitions of a sensual Virgin. Things get complicated as the Fermont residents begin to idolize the child. Fearing their son’s madness, the parents decide to flee to Montreal, leaving the Virgin to run out of breath behind the car.
Turn Off Before Living
Annick Blanc
Paul, on a trip to Havana, is experiencing difficulty keeping a smile on his troubled face. He meets Agnela, a young local working girl, whose job it is to please with a practiced smile of her own. No matter, how close they get or how hard they try to soothe their broken souls, their attempts remains vain. They are too busy disconnecting themselves from hidden, unwanted emotions to achieve a true much needed human contact.
La couleur de tes lèvres
Annick Blanc
In an atmosphere grown suddenly impossible to breathe, a diver and a woman appear to be the only survivors. As their reserves of air run out, will they make love or war?
Jour de chasse
Annick Blanc
Nina, a young woman with an unpredictable temperament, is taken in by a band of hunters at a remote cabin. In the midst of this scathing yet endearing male micro-society, she finally feels part of a pack. This fragile balance is upset when a mysterious stranger joins the group. At once raw and dreamlike, Hunting Day offers a singular universe that interweaves mystery, tension, dark humor and a touch of horror.