Online cinema
Le silence a disparu
Sarah Seené
The silence subtly disappeared sometime in mid-January 2019, following a traumatic event that occurred one year before. Since then, white noise, scintillating sounds, and other dysfunctional frequencies have been with me every moment of every day, like impalpable symbols of trauma, superimposed. This self-portrait, shot in Super 8 film, illustrates the sensory chaos provoked by permanent tinnitus. I have had to tame this ‘phantom pain’, like perpetually surging sound waves, to define a new state of silence.
Lumen
Sarah Seené
Lumen (meaning ”light” in Latin) is a very short documentary film shot on Super-8 that portrays a young girl with oculocutaneous albinism. Despite the hypersensitivity engendered by this genetic disease, the depigmentation of his skin and eyes gives him an extraordinary aura. This film echoes the Fovea photographic series about visually impaired young people.
La mer en soi
Clara Prieur
The spirit of the sea is strong. One that many of us who have grown up by its shores hold within us. Even at times when we are far from this untamable element, the energy remains, and affects who we are, and how we think. The sea inside is a reflection on this connection, juxtaposed with the winter time urban environment where we currently reside. Movement based expression travelling through delicate peace, excitement, and moments of violence sculpt this interpretation. With this melee between our memories, fantasies and reality, comes the satisfaction of reconnecting with our identity.
Salir
Clara Prieur
When a woman has been abused, how can she regain power over her body and mind? How can she resurface? Salir is an immersion into sensorial memories and an attempt at embodying resilience. Dance places the body at the center of a cathartic process, and becomes the driving force of an emotional journey to wash away violence. In this narrative, two performers embody different aspects of the same character, offering contrasting perspectives on her relationship with the world.
Nos cendres
Marie-Claude Béchard
When Ophélie visits her depressed mother, who lives isolated in the forest, she discovers that she is very ill because of her addiction to cigarettes. Disturbed by the thought of losing her, Ophélie decides to stay at home to help her quit. Little does she realize that cigarettes are not the only cause of her mother’s suffering.
Flots gris
Joëlle Desjardins Paquette
Adrift from a difficult break up, Livia is haunted by a peacock. An urban Western from the heartland of East Montreal.
Sans dehors ni dedans
Joëlle Desjardins Paquette
Under the omniscient gaze of an iguana, a 10-year-old boy takes care of his mother, a singer going adrift.
Memento Mori
Clara Prieur
On a Monday morning, a man rings at Mary’s door. Just before he disappeared, he delivers her a strange parcel: a magnificent fruit tray adorned with a ribbon inscribed with a date. What is this date? Why is an hourglass hidden between pomegranates and bunches of grapes? Dreading a sign announcing her death, Mary wonders if she is not living her last week. We dive into her mind for these seven capital days, looking for inner peace and this mysterious deliverer of forbidden fruits.
Habiter la maison
Renée Beaulieu
Simon, entrepreneur and family man, planned everything to take care of his family, including the construction of a magnificent house, but he didn’t foresee that his family would become like life itself: elusive and unpredictable.
Une femme animée
Gynette Mercier
Women walking in transparency in this enchanted forest with sound and reflexion of my mind because the beauty light color and sound alike a watercolor palette print the vibration of my feeling in the contact with this forest and sound move my sensibility and mind to express print the movement in color with poetry I let this memory turn you upside down and think of the future of this forest our world!
Nitrate
Yousra Benziane
When the fireworks inflame the memory of a war survival. A chemistry that links spectacle and war, nitrate is an element found in both fireworks and bombs. Nitrate examines what happens when a show rekindles a survivor’s memories of war, when the light present plunges him into a past darkness.
