Online cinema
Guatemala – Tierra maya
Julie Corbeil
Guatemala is a Central American country located just south of Mexico. It is part of Latin America and has a population of 16 million, the majority of whom are of direct Mayan descent. If a few thousand years ago the Mayan civilization was one of the most powerful on the planet, natural disasters, European conquests and recent armed conflicts have given its people a hard time. Filmmakers Julie Corbeil and Ugo Monticone propose an encounter with Guatemala’s fascinating mix of cultures. A journey into a country where ancestral traditions are deeply rooted in the present.
Rencontres avec le bout du monde
Julie Corbeil
After 17 years of living in refugee camps in Nepal, a Bhutanese community came to settle in Quebec, more precisely in St-Jérôme in the Laurentians.
Mexico – Cœur vibrant des Amériques
Julie Corbeil
With her artistic sensibility, Julie Corbeil shows us Mexico City in all its splendor. In her film, the filmmaker accompanies Quebec multidisciplinary artist René Derouin as he immerses himself in the richness of this megalopolis to produce a new work. Together, they travel through the different delegations of the city, transporting us into the colorful and warm universe of a young and dynamic urban population, looking towards the future. It is through its art, its gastronomy, its history and its architecture that Mexico City reveals all its beauty, under the gaze of Julie who lets the inhabitants speak in order to better understand all the subtleties of the vibrant heart of the Americas.
Years in Brackets 2020-2022
Hejer Charf
I spent the two years of the pandemic in Montreal. I filmed socio-political events. I asked people in Canada and elsewhere to send me videos, images, sounds, whatever they wanted. Several lives have come to me. I mixed them with news around the world: Black Lives Matter, indigenous protests in Canada and the death of Atikamekw Joyce Echaquan, the 10th anniversary of the Tunisian revolution, the interruption of Thawra in Lebanon and Hirak in Algeria.
Crazy Youth
Ayana O’Shun
Virgin Assassins
Ayana O’Shun
In a little rented room, Lee and Karen are preparing for a murder they’ve planned all their lives. Suddenly, the morning of the fateful day, one of them changes her mind. This decision will lead the two female characters to enter a dangerous mind game that only of them can win. Feel the thunder under their skin. See Lee and Karen engage in a race against death.
Échos
Ayana O’Shun
Andre keeps dreaming about his grandmother who’s losing her battle to Alzheimer. In the dream, she sings a mysterious song. Convinced that she is trying to communicate with him, Andre enters a quest into the unknown.
Médecins sans résidence
Ayana O’Shun
This short documentary highlights how discrimination prevents foreign-trained doctors from practising in Canada – even after they’ve received their Canadian qualifications. Interviews with medical professionals and human rights advocates illustrate how systemic racism plays a role.
Les Mains noires – Procès de l’esclave incendiaire
Ayana O’Shun
Les Mains Noires – Procès de l’Esclave Incendiaire investigates slavery in 18th century New France through the true story of Marie-Josèphe Angélique, accused of having set fire to Montreal in 1734. After an epic trial, this indomitable slave is condemned to be tortured and hanged. Was she really guilty or was she the victim of a conspiracy? Why the amnesia about this little-known facet of Quebec history? A fascinating 52-minute documentary skillfully blending historians’ accounts and drama filmed in the manner of Lars von Trier’s Dogville.
Judith Hôtel
Charlotte Le Bon
Have you ever dreamed of going to sleep and never wake up? Rémi has. Eight years of insomnia has made his life a living hell. By booking a room at Judith Hotel, a very popular establishment, he is giving himself the opportunity of a new start.
Paparmane
Joëlle Desjardins Paquette
A depressed cat transforms the lives of a grieving parking attendant and an exuberant telegram singer. A cosmic encounter on a pastel background.
Rodéo
Joëlle Desjardins Paquette
Caught in an arduous separation conflict, a father decides to leave with his own 9-year-old girl. He will slightly bring her with him on an adventure aboard his Kenworth W900 with the aim of reaching the legendary World’s Best Truck Rodeo, ultimate truck celebration held annually in the badlands in Alberta. Overflowing with truck poetry, bittersweet humor and vibrant humanity, this road movie transcends genre codes to touch a universal subject: filial love.