Online cinema
1+1+1 L’amour, la vie, le chaos
Yanie Dupont-Hébert
Dive into the intimate world of Pat (she hates Patricia), a fiery writer on the brink of forty, plagued by an invasive and unreliable inner voice that constantly pushes her toward self-sabotage. Pat must face herself, forgive, and silence her insecurities if she wants to save her relationship with Jan—the musician she has just rekindled things with, who is struggling with an identity crisis—and repair her now fragile bond with her daughter Flavie, a teenager whose best friend is an imaginary emotional support dog named Jesus. A stay at Pat’s family cabin, in the heart of the harsh Québécois winter, unearths a childhood trauma that might just hold the key to her salvation… Blending drama, comedy, and a touch of magical realism, 1+1+1 Life, Love, Chaos follows characters standing at the threshold of who they were and who they are about to become. Identity, the complexities of family ties, love, and the existential questions Pat and her clan grapple with reflect universal themes that resonate with all.
Manicouagan
Nadine Beaudet
A driven but intimate work, this film recounts the history of Manicouagan (North Shore, Quebec) a legendary territory shaped by the impact of an asteroid 215 million years ago. From the St. Lawrence River to north of the 51st parallel, the legendary Route 389 brings us to the heart of this meteor crater to meet some extraordinary individuals (astrophysicists, geologists, truck-stop manager, hikers). Digging deep into their memories, the Innu of Pessamit tell of the dispossession of their ancestral lands, which were flooded by the construction of the big hydro dams, leading to the disorientation of the young people from their community. After choosing to live in the boreal forest at the feet of the Uapishka Mountains, a guide and a pioneer of northern expeditions reveal their powerful connection with nature. In this non-linear narrative with many faces, the land speaks out and questions the traces we humans leave behind us.
Tous Toqués!
Manon Briand
In a remote village somewhere on the border between Quebec and the United States, the unyielding customs officer Sonia confiscates the contents of the car belonging to Victor, a French chef living in New York and in need of recognition. She soon regrets it when her daughter, Lili-Beth, decides to take part in a Petits Chefs competition, in which she seems to have little chance of winning. The intractable Sonia then decides to try everything in her power to enlist the help of the charming but exasperating Victor. This more-than-improbable encounter will bring the whole village together to get past their differences and get a taste of what’s essential.
Deux femmes en or
Chloé Robichaud
Violette and Florence no longer understand what’s happening to them. Respectively on maternity leave and on sick leave, one is on edge, the other feels nothing. Both neighbors feel like failures: despite their careers and families, they’re not happy. Florence’s first infidelity is a revelation. What if happiness meant rebelling against our rigid performance society? In a context where having fun is far down on the list of priorities, sleeping with a delivery boy could be downright revolutionary. For Violette and Florence, it’s the breath of fresh air they’ve been hoping for.
La coop de ma mère
Ève Lamont
Ma mère Rachel et ses 40 voisins sont partie prenante d’une communauté hétéroclite et tentent de vivre la coopération malgré les défis de la gestion collective. Tous ces gens forment un bouillon interculturel et intergénérationnel, une micro-société qui appelle à un meilleur vivre-ensemble.
La dissolution du paysage
Anne-Marie Bouchard
Through visual metaphors, the film offers an incursion into an inner landscape, a dive into subconscious, a mix of childhood memories and recurrent dreams, between surrealism and automatism. A film of chemical manipulation and direct intervention on film, set to original improvised music by Lyne Goulet, Martien Bélanger and Fred Lebrasseur. The improvisations on film fed the music, which in turn fed the editing and new animations.
The Relay: Beyond the Last Name
Kimberley Ann Surin
25 years ago, in front of 85,000 stunned spectators, four Canadian sprinters achieved what was described as impossible: winning the Olympic gold medal in the 4×100 relay event defeating the American team and world leaders on their home soil. On August 3rd, 1996, four Black men from three different Caribbean Islands ran together and marked a monumental event by becoming the face of the sport of sprinting in Canada forever. As a previous professional athlete and the daughter of sprinter Bruny Surin, Kimberley Surin embarks on a personal journey to understand that historic race on its 25th medal anniversary by uncovering the tensions and barriers that almost prevented it from ever happening. The Relay: Beyond the Last Name documentary is her quest for answers.
The Relay: Revisiting History
Kimberley Ann Surin
Absolutely Canadian is a national one-hour series showcasing documentaries and performance programs that tell unique stories from communities across Canada. All programs are produced locally. S21E32 – The Relay – Revisiting History: On August 3rd, 1996, 4 Canadian sprinters made Canadian history by bringing home the Olympic gold in the 4×100 relay event in front of 85,000 Atlanta spectators.
The Relay: Behind the Medal
Kimberley Ann Surin
Resilience, suffering, hard work, success… CBC Sports presents the athlete from the inside, with his strengths, his doubts, his achievements and his humanity. The Relay: Behind the Medal: Atlanta, 1996. 25 years ago, in front of a stunned crowd of 85,000 spectators, four Canadian sprinters achieved what seemed impossible: winning gold in the 4 x 100 m relay at the Olympic Games ahead of the world leaders, the Americans, on home soil.
Envers et contre tout
Kimberley Ann Surin
Against All Odds – a battle against society’s deep-rooted mentality, against all expectations, and against being opposed to the majority. Against All Odds represents struggles, roadblocks, racism and all the difficulties that come with being a minority. Although success is always very uncertain, one athlete has overcome these challenges on the ice against all odds. Films made by Montreal filmmakers as part of the Fabienne Colas Foundation’s Being Black in Canada program.
Nourrir les rêves
Aïcha Morin-Baldé
Kimberley Ann Surin
Hot Docs presents Citizen Minutes, a short doc collection highlighting ordinary Canadians doing extraordinary things to make their communities better places. Meet bold and unlikely changemakers who inspire us to jump in and get involved in civic issues close to our homes and hearts. S1E2 – Feeding Dreams: Meeting with Paul Evra, the young director general of the Center Lasallien Saint-Michel, whose mission is to help feed many families in need in the Saint-Michel district of Montreal.
Basket
Eva Kabuya
Jemima and Jacob, at opposite ends of the spectrum on almost every subject, are nevertheless close-knit and united by their passion for basketball. In their early teens, they have to deal with numerous bodily changes and heightened emotions, without losing sight of their ambitions.