Online cinema
Sayeh
Shannon Walsh
An experimental documentary following Shahram Goldchin’s encounter with Mehran Nasseri, the Iranian refugee who has been living in the Charles-de-Gaulle airport for the last 11 years.
Revisit, Fiction
Shannon Walsh
An experimental fiction film in which a photographer is revisited by his former subjects.
Le corps dans tous ses états
Sophie Bissonnette
Six brief documentaries on the theme of the body, sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic, but all surprising, which address beauty, difference, exclusion, transformations related to age or life changes, and which question: how to live his body and accept himself? Six short films created as part of a community art project initiated by filmmaker Sophie Bissonnette in collaboration with the Women’s Y of Montreal, with the participation of six women aged 50 and over who wrote an account of life and collaborated in the creation of works on the theme of the body, entitled: The sacred body Letter to my eyes Sketch of a free body Changes over the years The little girl and the tree Carmel’s Secret These short documentaries on the theme of the body, sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic, but all surprising, address beauty, difference, exclusion, transformations related to age or life changes, and question: How to live in one’s body and accept yourself? Created from the stories of Marilyn Beaucage, Carmel Eveline Cornet, Ginette Goulet, Élise Laforest, Meggie Madore and Salwa Tidjani.
Under the Umbrella
Shannon Walsh
Shannon’s first feature documentary H2Oil is a very strong film revealing how Canadian companies polluted their own soil in Alberta and poisoned their own people in order to supply crude oil to their neighbor Americans. When the Umbrella Movement started, she was excited to get on to the street and got her students in action as well. This 8-min film intercuts among Vietnamese student Vicky Do, Shanghai student Wang Jingjing and Indian student Ansah Malik -a fourth generation Hong Konger, and present their experience with the movement. While Jingjing only talks on screen, Ansah is always in action and most memorable. Vicky has a strong vision herself, which is more complete in her own film “Stronger from Paradise.”
Deux enfants qui fument
Sarah Fortin
Jean-François et Emilie se demandent quoi faire de leur journée et de leur vie. Ils décident de prendre leur voiture, de rouler jusqu’à ce qu’il n’y ait plus d’essence dans le réservoir, et de refaire leur vie à l’endroit où la voiture s’arrêtera.
Tavernes
Sarah Fortin
Les tavernes, hauts lieux québécois de la bière, établissements parfois charmants mais jamais chics, et jadis sanctuaires exclusifs des hommes, sont fréquentés depuis longtemps par les ouvriers et les gens des quartiers populaires. Sociologues et historiens tracent les grandes lignes de l’histoire de ces buvettes d’une autre époque, dont plusieurs sont disparues, tandis que d’autres se sont réinventées. Elles nous sont aussi racontées tantôt par un propriétaire de père en fils, tantôt par un serveur ayant passé des décennies derrière le comptoir et, bien entendu, par de fidèles piliers de bar.
Synthétiseur
Sarah Fortin
Jeune femme célibataire et sans le sou, Sophie choisit, alors que le monde entier semble se liguer contre elle, de partir à la recherche de l’amour et de sensations fortes dans la jungle urbaine de Montréal. Synthétiseur est un road movie en transport en commun.
Huguette Uguay, l’envers de Madame Bec-Sec
Sarah Fortin
À l’abri des regards, Huguette Uguay a dédié sa vie à enseigner et à défendre la langue française avec la même rigueur et le même humour que son alter ego télévisuel. Le film est un portrait de la femme, comédienne, professeure, passionnée de théâtre et de poésie, où témoignent quelques uns de ses nombreux étudiants du Conservatoire d’art dramatique. Film sur la langue, c’est aussi un film sur la langue tout court, sur ses grandeurs et misères bien québécoises.
Motetan Mamo (Marchons ensemble)
Sarah Fortin
Documentary series about the meeting between Atikamekw and Quebecers around common topics such as politics, education, the environment, health, among others. The Atikamekw live in the heart of Quebec, yet it is a nation that Quebecers know little about. The First Nations and Quebecers live different realities, but they also experience many similar things and the same issues concern them, in different ways. It is therefore the meeting and curiosity that will be at the center of the series Motetan Mamo (Let’s Walk Together) which will allow us to discover life in the Atikamekw communities of Quebec as well as in the cities where many Atikamekw live.
Parconaute
Sarah Fortin
Parconaute, an eight-episode documentary series, explores the wacky world of theme parks around the world. Do you dream of staying in a ninja village, sleeping in a creepy prison, having a mermaid sing your heart out, or screaming your lungs out on the world’s tallest roller coaster? Do you dream of becoming an astronaut, driving a tank, battling a gladiator, or even meeting Jesus? Hosted by Olivier Morin, Parconaute is a sixteen-part documentary series that explores the unusual, wacky, and fun world of theme parks around the world. The host explores these places through encounters with the passionate people who work and frequent them. * Directed 4 episodes
Du hockey propre, la petite histoire d’un film culte
Sarah Fortin
Le Québec entretient une fascination particulière pour le film Slap Shot, sorti en 1977. Du hockey propre: petite histoire d’un film culte remonte la filière québécoise de ce célèbre film de hockey.