Online cinema
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.
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?
Hidden in Plain Sight
Katherine Ouimet
You are the target. In this immersive VR experience, live bullying in college and university from the inside – with no escape. Aimed at young adults and US markets, this project confronts viewers with the psychological violence of harassment by placing them at the heart of the action.
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.
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.
12 jours contre la violence envers les femmes – Appels à l’action
Katherine Ouimet
Twelve hard-hitting calls to action to break the silence. Each episode amplifies the voices of women facing violence in all its forms: ableism, racism, homophobia, precarity. Produced in collaboration with a committee of feminist and community organizations – including the Centre d’action des femmes handicapées de Montréal, Fédération des maisons d’hébergement pour femmes, Conseil Québécois LGBT, DAWN Canada, etc. – this documentary series combines intimate testimonies with collective mobilization.
Traces de vies
Gynette Mercier
This documentary was made in Vancouver in October 2025. It talks about a timeline through the seasons, connected to the mediums I use and my dream boxes. They reflect the light and patterns of words. I play on a timeline and my voice carries from the mountains to the ocean here in British Columbia.
Sara & Fatima
Romy Boutin St-Pierre
Two women meet at a bus stop in Morocco, on an almost deserted highway. One is veiled, the other is not. They are smitten at first sight and judge each other. Time passes by, the bus doesn’t arrive. Alone and desperate in the middle of nowhere, they gradually open up and show their vulnerabilities. Between friction and mutual support, Sara and Fatima drop their masks to reveal their inner struggles and unite in the face of the aggression hanging over them.
Calorie
Eisha Marjara
Calorie follows three generations of women whose present and past lives collide during an emotionally packed summer trip in India. Monika is a sleepless and stressed out single mom of two teens and she is losing control. 13 year old Alia is calorie-obsessed, and 17 year old Simi is boyfriend-obsessed. Monika decides to send her girls to India to visit their great aunt Gurdeep and great uncle, Mohan. She prays that connecting her daughters to their Indian roots will set them straight. But in India the girls discover a family tragedy that Monika has shrouded in secrecy and whose old wounds threaten to splinter the entire family in this bittersweet female-driven drama.
House for Sale
Eisha Marjara
A stranger shows up posing as a home buyer at a suburban house that is up for sale. ‘What the hell am I doing here?’ She asks herself. As the owner’s wife gives a tour of the place, the stranger recalls a memorable night when a fatal promise was made. House For Sale exposes the bonds that are built in public and behind closed doors and unravels the complicated negotiations of desire and commitment.
Venus
Eisha Marjara
Genders, generations and cultures collide in this comedy about the modern family unit. A South Asian transgender woman sees her life flipped on its head when she meets a “white” teenaged son she didn’t know she had. Montrealer filmmaker Eisha Marjara gives a fresh take in her directing style, delivering a resounding plea for casting off gender stereotypes. When fourteen-year-old Ralph tracks down his biological father, he gets more than he bargained for. Sid (Debargo Sanyal), of Indian heritage, is now a woman. Ralph’s reaction? “Cool!” The kid takes to hanging out at Sid’s apartment through the summer. It’s a learning experience for both of them. Sid, who has only recently come out, is transitioning and she has enough on her plate with her own parents (Zena Daruwalla and Gordon Warnecke), and her on-again, off-again boyfriend. Meanwhile Ralph hasn’t plucked up the courage to tell his mother and stepdad what he’s been up to, or more to the point, with whom…
Montréal, ma belle
Xiaodan He
Feng Xia, a 53-year-old Chinese immigrant and mother living in Montreal, has spent her life shaped by duty – to her family, her culture, and a loveless marriage. But when she meets Camille, a spirited young Québécoise, a long-buried desire is awakened. In the balmy and joyful Montreal summer, Feng Xia takes the radical step of choosing herself – embarking on a journey of forbidden love and long-overdue self-discovery. Her awakening becomes a profound reckoning with identity, exile, and the steep cost of liberation.