Online cinema
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.
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?
Emmène-moi
Claudie Simard
Twenty-six runners are committed to carrying Samuel, who suffers from Louis-Bar syndrome, on one of the world’s toughest ultra-trail races: the Diagonale des fous of Reunion Island. This Quebec team, many of whose members also have physical limitations, is the first from North America to tackle this challenge. Capturing both the runners’ preparation in Quebec and their participation in the race overseas, the film reveals the mutual support and resilience that the team must demonstrate.
Héritières
Lucile Parry-Canet
At the crossroads of musical documentary, art film and poetic essay, the film Héritières (Heiresses) delves into the world of the musical project of the same name, which brings together more than twenty female performers of different ages and cultural origins around the theme of maternal legacy and the collective heritage of women across generations.
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.
Livre Les lieux du texte – installation
Sylvie Chenard
Sylvie Chenard’s book, “Les lieux du texte” (The Places of the Text), unfolds in a diverse and eclectic manner, encompassing installation, performance, and public sharing. Her poetry is inspired by the moment of mourning between generations and peoples at war, and by honoring the precious life that once existed and that we wish to preserve through the creation of spaces of kindness.
Performance Les lieux cinéma
Sylvie Chenard
An experimental music video from a performance revisiting the sound, photographic and filmic memory of creations made between 2021 and 2024. Les lieux cinéma (Cinema venues) is also a digital music album bringing together six soundtracks of experimental films broadcast on the web or during exhibitions and installations.