Online cinema
Le bâtiment 7 ou la petite histoire d’une grande utopie
Jacinthe Moffatt
For 15 years, the community of Point St. Charles has been enacting its political, environmental and social ideals through the creation of Building No. 7. But how do you maintain focus over the many years it takes to turn a distant utopia into a real, sustainable project? Through intimate interviews, Judith, Nathacha, Anna, Nicolas and Kevin walk us through the ups and downs of this ambitious undertaking, which not only spawned the deep transformation of an old brick building, but also of the humans who had the crazy idea in the first place.
Nina Roza
Geneviève Dulude-De Celles
A viral video of an 8-year-old Bulgarian artist catches the eye of a major art collector. Mihail is sent there, 30 years after leaving his home country, to assess the value of the girl’s work and confront the ghosts of his past.
Vidéo Femmes par Vidéo Femmes
Nicole Giguère
A brief history of Vidéo Femmes in images, texts, video clips, unpublished archives… A humorous look back at 10 years of work and production by our collective, which has involved around 50 people since its inception; a “historical” look too, since we inevitably reflect and speak for the concerns and developments of our community.
Philosophie de boudoir
Helen Doyle
Nicole Giguère
A delicious satirical vox-pop captured at the Salon national de la femme in Quebec in 1975. Nicole Giguère is posing frank questions, with her smile sometimes compassionate, sometimes sly. Disregard the marks of time on the copy of the film: there are golden lines that no fictional screenwriter would dare write.
Vous n’êtes pas seuls
Marie-Hélène Viens
Leo, a lonely, anxious pizza delivery guy, stumbles upon John, a mysterious taxi driver seeking lonesome souls. This unusual encounter throws the young man into a dizzying delirium, disrupting his blossoming romance with Rita. As the leaves start falling from the trees, days are getting shorter, and the cold is settling in… Luckily, the first flames of love warm Leo’s heart. But beware: if you play with fire, you might get burned.
Amen
Marie-Hélène Viens
Adam, 11, is a messenger sent by God to spread the Final News. He’ll heal you from your sins and prepare you for the Last Day. Will you be ready when they come? You don’t have a lot of time, they’re here : the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen.
The Calling Of The Lost Emerald
Paula Bourgie
Two agents of the Geo Society are sent to a far away land to seek a legendary emerald hidden deep beneath the jungle.
The Undertaker’s Daughter
Paula Bourgie
The daughter of an undertaker has a vision of her father’s imminent death and attempts to save him from his fate.
Vestiges
Paula Bourgie
An older sister leaving for college and her younger brother deal with the remnants of a drunken evening at their family cottage.
Les aventuriers de l’ouest
Paula Bourgie
Oli wants to write in peace. Her cousin Jo wants to get over her breakup. What they don’t want is to share a house.
Le huard
Paula Bourgie
When her childhood best friend falls in love, nostalgic teenager Dodo struggles to let go of the past and goes to increasingly dangerous lengths to secure her affections.
Sages et rebelles
Claudie Simard
While the practice of midwifery was legalized more than 20 years ago, and demand for its services is growing, access to midwives remains limited in Quebec. Motivated by her own experience of a traumatic childbirth, director Claudie Simard takes us along in her discovery of this underrepresented health profession. By following midwives in their daily lives, Resilience in Midwifery highlights their working conditions and expertise and reveals popular misconceptions about their profession. Finally, Resilience in Midwifery culminates in a wider reflection on childbirth conditions.