Online cinema
UWD – Until We Die
Brigitte Poupart
Myriam Verreault
A poetic crossover in a ruined world where everyone survives alone amid collective despair. Moving bodies, dance, and physical feats replace words and reveal wounded characters haunted by a past sweeter than this crumbling world. This short film is part of Brigitte Poupart’s transdisciplinary project Until We Die, produced by Transthéâtre.
Woman In Car.
Vanya Rose
Woman in Car. is a 2021 Canadian psychological thriller film, written, produced, and directed by Vanya Rose.The film stars Hélène Joy as Anne, a former archer and the fiancée / trophy wife to be of wealthy businessman, David (Anthony Lemke), this to be her second marriage. Her first husband died under vague circumstances, an alleged hit-and-run. Anne feels threatened and lapses into obsession when her stepson Owen (Aidan Ritchie) brings home his new girlfriend Safiye (Liane Balaban) for the first time.
Impossible
Vanya Rose
A passionate young painter, living a strict lifestyle, divides his time between long hours of work and a meager salary. Women don’t seem to interest him, until the day he notices the young woman who lives across the street. His life will soon be turned upside down, and his days will become excuses to watch her.
At the bottom of the hill
Vanya Rose
A woman rents a house in a small town. Her memories of Afghanistan linger. She soon realizes that she is not alone.
Les lignes invisibles
Sandra Tomaylla
A glimpse into the lives of four women through the contents of their fridges.
Stolen Time
Helene Klodawsky
A compelling call for justice, Stolen Time follows charismatic elder rights lawyer Melissa Miller as she takes on the corporate for-profit nursing-home industry—an industry notorious for its lack of transparency and accountability. As the legal battle unfolds, families, frontline caregivers and change-makers chronicle an urgent crisis with ramifications—and inspiration—for us all.
Joie
Kristina Wagenbauer
With a permanent smile on her face, Lucie is unshakeable. It is this attitude that Benjamin will be confronted with during a busy day.
Coeur Vintage
Rachel Graton
Vintage Heart is the story of Pauline, a 42-year-old single woman at a crossroads. Passionate about literature but stuck in a frustrating, monotonous life, she obsesses over dead-end relationships to avoid confronting her professional and existential disappointments. This endearing, caustic and complex woman turns to self-deprecation and the wisdom of others’ words—from novels to karaoke songs—to find meaning in life and, ultimately, fulfilment.
Le voyage de Nadia
Nadia Zouaoui
At 19, Nadia Zouaoui was forced by her parents into an arranged marriage with an Algerian living in Montreal. The man, who was twice her age, chose Nadia from a photograph. After 18 years away, Nadia goes back to Kabylia to see if life has changed in her native land. Nadia’s Journey travels behind the tourist facade and into a land of shadows. The documentary delves into the complex reality of women held captive in their own homes since puberty. In the gloomy house where Nadia grew up, her only view of the outside world was a patch of sky. This tragic custom, which men feel powerless to change, ends up crushing the soul of women and girls.
La promesse d’Imane
Nadia Zouaoui
Imane ran a feminist blog in a country where women are considered minors for life. Two weeks before the outbreak of the ongoing revolution in Algeria, Imane and her husband were found dead in their apartment…
Fear, Anger And Politics
Nadia Zouaoui
Ten years after 9/11, we follow the stories of some of those caught up in the anti-terrorist crackdown the US, as they speak out about the injustices they have endured and their fears of a rising Islamophobia in the US.
Échouées
Marilyn Cooke
Ariane, Nora, and Marie-Josée are at a point in their lives where they feel like they are swimming against the tide. No matter what they accomplish, their bodies are seen as failures in the eyes of society. Ariane, a body-positive influencer, finds herself at the center of controversy for making fatphobic comments. She flees and reappears with her cousin Marie-Josée and her former friend Nora. The three women are forced to revisit their past, where deep wounds lie hidden. Will they manage to hold on to what unites them and save themselves from ruin?
Briser les murs
Vanessa Boisset
Breaking Down the Walls (Briser les murs) immerses us in the heart of a unique place in Quebec where, for the first time, all services – police, psychosocial, legal, and mental health – come together to support victims of sexual violence. Discover an innovative integrated center, open to all, where each person is welcomed, listened to, and supported, at their own pace, on their journey toward justice and rebuilding their lives, to find a new balance.
Esthétique d’une planète
Katherine Ouimet
Metal, water, wood, fire, earth: the five Chinese elements structure a visual journey across the planet and its inhabitants. These two-minute capsules blend striking imagery, poems by the director, and evocative music to reveal the world’s fragility – without moralizing.
Le groupe des quatre
Katherine Ouimet
Françoise Sullivan is 100 years old. Dancer, painter, signatory of the Refus global, she has shaped Quebec art history. This portrait explores a lesser-known aspect of her life: her 78-year friendship with her childhood companions. Through their exchanges and shared memories, the film reveals the woman behind the iconic artist.
Des racines nées
Alunaya
Uprooted from its land of origin, the diaspora tries to put its roots down elsewhere. But is it still possible to belong?
Nio Far
Alunaya
What does it mean to be African today, between diaspora, multiple heritages and shifting forms of belonging? Through art, Nio Far questions identity, cultural legitimacy and the responsibilities of artists in the face of these existential issues. The film follows the fifth edition of the Afropolitan Nomad Festival, held in Dakar in July 2018, a space of dialogue and encounters where boundaries dissolve in favor of intercultural exchange and living together, through the gaze of filmmaker Alunaya.
Anna – Trilogie numérique
Katherine Ouimet
Anna – Digital Trilogy of short films (55 min). In 2035, Anna is the first living hologram that can be adopted by families. Although she looks like a human being, this AI embodies revolutionary augmented reality technology. Throughout the trilogy, Anna searches for her “creator.” Directed by Katherine Ouimet: The prologue (2 min) goes back to 2019: Anna first appears as a rudimentary AR (Augmented Reality) application, an astrological oracle. This primitive version is the starting point for her evolution into the conscious hologram of 2035.
Avoiding Apocalypse
Katherine Ouimet
What if the worst scientific scenarios came true? This series dives into anticipated catastrophes for the decades ahead: global pandemics, climate collapse, mass extinction. But beyond the chaos, it explores how science can help us avoid the irreversible – or survive the inevitable.
Haut et fortes
Josiane Blanc
After noticing that too many cases of sexual violence were going unreported or unpunished in their schools, 23 teenage girls decided to take matters into their own hands in order to bring about significant changes to Quebec school board policy.
Naissances du futur
Claudie Simard
What will giving birth be like in 20, 50 or 100 years? Be it egg donation and freezing, in vitro fertilization, or ultra-sophisticated incubation, all this was science fiction to previous generations. What is in store for the parents of tomorrow? Will research into artificial wombs ultimately lead to lab-created humans?
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.
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.