Online cinema
Labyrinthe atypique / Atypical Maze
Martine Asselin
Bilingual collective virtual reality work produced as part of the “Dans la tête: une expérience immersive” project with Agence Topo (2017-2018). This interactive wandering work was created in collaboration with a group of young adults with autism. Each participant had his or her own space in this virtual “gallery”, and was free to share one of his or her passions, or to express a thought about autism or his or her experiences. A portrait of each participant is displayed next to the work, allowing visitors to learn more about them.
Les enfants de la rivière Nouvelle
Louise Lavoie
In the director’s family, nine children were adopted between 1945 and 2004. As we meet them, we gradually discover the context in which these children were born in Quebec, Innu territory, Romania, China and Haiti. It’s a little-known story of adoption in Quebec, and of the women from here and elsewhere who had to give up their children for adoption. A multi-generational tale, the film offers a personal and universal look at the quest for origins, filiation, family and a certain history of women that has endured to the present day.
Parcours créatif de « Tu m’aimes-tu? »
Louise Lavoie
Three young women textile designers create before our very eyes a first local and eco-responsible collection of vintage clothing made entirely by hand. From designing the patterns to dyeing the fabrics, to creating and printing the motifs on the dresses, skirts, camisoles and sweaters that make up the summer 2011 “Tu m’aimes-tu?” collection, the camera follows the rhythm of their work to discover and present their artistic approach.
Ça ben changé!
Louise Lavoie
We’ve brought together a number of long-time activists from the community movement in the Eastern Townships. With them, we retrace the history of the movement, the social issues that gave rise to it, the means of action favored and the victories won over the years.
Un nouveau vent du sud souffle sur le Rallye
Louise Lavoie
Every year, the Rallye Tiers-Monde Estrie invites the population of the Eastern Townships to express their solidarity during a day-long walk in Sherbrooke to raise funds for international cooperation projects. In this short film, we follow walkers of all ages along the route of the rally that brought them together in 1989. The day ends with a big party in a Sherbrooke park.
Big Fight in Little Chinatown
Karen Cho
Big Fight in Little Chinatown is a story of community resistance and resilience. Set against the backdrop of the COVID pandemic and an unprecedented rise in anti-Asian racism, the documentary takes us into the lives of residents, businesses and community organizers whose neighbourhoods are facing active erasure. Coast to Coast the film follows Chinatown communities resisting the pressures around them. From the construction of the world’s largest vertical jail in New York, Montreal’s fight against developers swallowing up the most historic block of their Chinatown, big box chains and gentrification forces displacing Toronto’s community, to a Vancouver Chinatown business holding steadfast, the film reveals how Chinatown is both a stand-in for other communities who’ve been wiped off the city map, and the blueprint for inclusive and resilient neighbourhoods of the future.
La grande amoureuse
Martine Asselin
Why is it better to love one person than many? That’s the question posed by Françoise Simpère, French author and journalist. Married for over 30 years and the mother of two children, she has decided that it is possible to love in the plural. The film follows her reflections on love, life and the beauty of encounters. Resolutely out of the ordinary, “but completely normal”, Françoise shares her life and makes us think.
Après aujourd’hui
Rosalie St-Laurent
A mother recovering from depression reminisces about the good times.
Cachez cette bedaine que je ne saurais voir
Karyne Lemieux
Being an artist, a woman, an actress, and… pregnant, is it good or bad news? A tricky question because the number of atypical workers is constantly growing these days. The answer to this question bears witness to a precarious reality that is brought to light in this film documentary. The actresses and artists are a starting point to talk about women’s place and maternity in today’s world.
Émergence
Clarissa Rebouças
Katiana emerges. She finally gets her head above water and speaks up for all Haitian women.
Les figures intimes
Katherine Messier
When a woman breaks up with her boyfriend, she decides to take her mind off things by leaving her house for the night. She meets several people, one of whom she spends the rest of the night talking to about sex and intimacy.
Agression armée
Gaëlle D’Ynglemare
After being assaulted by her superior officer, former soldier Stéphanie Raymond fought for 10 years to have charges pressed and her attacker punished for his crime. Through the story of this young woman, as well as many other testimonies, this documentary paints a striking portrait of the Canadian armed forces and the culture of sexual misconduct that reigns there.