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Fuir
Hélène Girard
Two approaches, one fictional, the other documentary, allow us to feel the moments of intense distress that precede suicide. The film tries to make us understand suicide as a cry for help.
La p’tite violence
Hélène Girard
Through encounters with workers from a wide range of trades and professions, this film goes beyond statistics and analyses of all kinds to take stock of the role and place of work in human fulfillment. Whether it’s an acquired right, a social necessity or a cause of alienation, how much choice do we really have when it comes to work.
Les filles c’est pas pareil
Hélène Girard
In this documentary, six teenage girls aged 14 to 16 agree to open up, to have their intimate world invaded by the camera. They are confronted with problems they intend to take on “all the way”: early experience of sexuality, belonging to a gang, relations with parents, social tolerance, friendship… They live tenderly and purely in their own way.
Nina
Halima Elkhatabi
At 16 years old, Nina is helpless with regards to her 4-month-old baby Jessie’s incessant crying. Without any escape from the cries and from this new presence is her life, she ventures out from her tiny apartment in a working-class neighbourhood of Montréal for a brief escapade.
La tête contre le mur
Halima Elkhatabi
Their names are Lucia, Sergio, Michaela, Yael or Tamar. They are Israelis. But they also share a common dream: to see an end to the occupation of Palestinian territories by Israeli forces. In front of Halima Elkhatabi’s camera, in the shadow of the West Bank separation wall, these dissident Israelis recount the real and symbolic violence they suffer every day. But they also reveal the collaboration between Israelis and Palestinians, and the determination that drives their unarmed struggle. Filled with hope, Head Against the Wall offers a unique perspective on the situation, far removed from the sensationalist images we are fed. Simply to believe that change is still possible.
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.
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.