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Voir les avions tomber
Jeanne Leblanc
“Beauty is only the beginning of horror”. An incursion into the dreams of a father and daughter.
Au crépuscule
Miryam Charles
On a class trip to the woods, Charlotte is confronted with her inner demons. Venturing alone into the icy woods, away from the pressure of the group and the obligation to feed herself, Charlotte will have to face her biggest battle yet, that of her eating disorder.
Guillaume
Carole Laganière
When Guillaume was born, his life expectancy was about four days. Today he’s eight years old and he doesn’t have much time left. His autism and love for music make Guillaume an exceptional being, who has got an intense joy of life. As if he knew that each moment could be the last one. Produced as part of the Urgence (Emergency) project.
Territoire Ishkueu Territoire Femme
Eight native women storytellers, writers and poets honoring their words. Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau tells the genesis of her relations to the Bears; her paintings illuminate the documentary. Joséphine Bacon and Natasha Kanapé Fontaine give us their vision of the world while Marie-Andrée Gill delivers her truthful poems. Sonia Robertson, director of the festival, Alice Germain, adventure guide and Telesh Bégin, shaman, make us discover their ancestral territory while Kathia Rock offers beautiful chants.
Fuir
Carole Laganière
Fuir (Fleeing) is shot in a house for women victims of domestic violence. It is a film that bears witness to the courage of women who, for the most part, testify openly. It is a chronicle with its ups and downs, its dramatic and happy moments, and at the center of which are the residents and workers. The action of Fuir (Fleeing) takes place over more than three months and names the immense wounds of abused women and the great generosity of those who try to repair them.
Les marchés de Londres (1969-1996)
Mireille Dansereau
The story of two characters that we hear, but never see. Like an old manuscript hidden in a drawer, the film begins with a young student filming the London Markets in 1969. 25 years later, she invites a man to watch the film about his youth. The couple converse over the footage from that time, a budding love develops as the film ends. Like a Russian doll, the film has several levels: the woman talking about her past, the couple commenting on the images and the film itself.
Summer with Hope
Sadaf Foroughi
As an apprentice swimmer, Omid (whose first name means “hope” in Persian), his mother Leili and his uncle Saadi have each placed all their hopes for the future on the young man’s participation in a swimming competition. But as the days and hours leading up to the deadline tick by, the consequences of a possible failure become more and more tangible to them – and weigh heavily on Omid’s shoulders, who refuses to bear such a responsibility. As their community jealously erodes their family facade, looking for any weakness, the family itself begins to crumble like sand in the face of the rising tide.
Laissez-nous raconter
Kim O’Bomsawin
The 11 first nations of Quebec and Labrador – Abenaki, Anishnabe, Atikamekw, Cree, Innu, Inuit, Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk), Mi’gmaq, Naskapi, Wendat and Wolastoqiyik (Malecite) – tell us, in their own way and from their own point of view, about their visions of the world, their values and lifestyles, their spirituality, their myths and legends, their wounds and hopes. To enrich the collective narrative, decolonize History and contribute to the future of Mother Earth. Episode 1: The Territory Episode 2: Identity Episode 3: Spirituality Episode 4: Reparation
Minokin: réparer notre justice
Kim O’Bomsawin
In their fight against crime, some Aboriginal communities in Quebec are seeking to restore an ancient judicial practice: exile. In March 2017, the Council of the Abitibiwinni First Nation expelled a man accused of drug trafficking from his community. The man is banished from his community until he receives his sentence. This is a Canada-wide phenomenon. More recently, Bobby Cameron, chief of the Federation of Sovereign Aboriginal Nations in Saskatchewan, said that 10 First Nations in his province had expelled individuals from their territory for similar reasons. The practice, he said, is being adopted across Canada. “Banishment is not new,” he said on CBC. “For centuries, long before any government set foot on these ancestral lands, there was exile.” But the modern-day resurgence of this traditional practice is just one part of a larger movement to transform justice in aboriginal communities. Across the country, chiefs, elders and councils are rethinking the justice system in terms of the values, traditions and beliefs of their people. Minokin: Repairing Our Justice is a unique documentary about this collective quest, as it is being…
Du teiwekan à l’électro
Kim O’Bomsawin
Long ago, men, women and children of all ages, clans, allegiances and nations were united by the vibrations of the teweikan. In the hands of singer-songwriters Pakesso Mukash (Cree/Abenaki), Shauit (Innu) and Moe Clark (Métis), it continues to be a powerful tool for communion. With its folk, electro and reggae tunes, the teweikan – which means traditional drum – still strives to create bridges between generations, the living and the dead, territories, the conquered and the unsubdued. By following the three musicians in their respective communities, we will discover all the vitality of the Aboriginal artists here, the causes that are dear to them and their profound inspirations. We will take the opportunity to trace the history of First Nations music, from teweikan to electro, from Montreal to Hudson Bay, from the Canadian plains to the North Shore.
La ligne rouge
Kim O’Bomsawin
The Red Line (La ligne rouge) follows the journey of three young Aboriginal field hockey players who play in different age categories and who, in addition to sharing an unparalleled passion for the sport, are motivated by a common goal: to surpass themselves. By following them as they play sports at four key moments in their school year, we will meet the people who make this dream possible and see the positive impact this commitment has on their families, parents, friends… and the entire community! The Red Line (La ligne rouge) is not a documentary about field hockey, but rather a story of support and passion. The objective of this documentary is first to highlight the young people, but also and above all, the people who surround them, support them and allow them to blossom and dream. Field hockey is the ideal backdrop in that it can be understood by everyone, young and old, native and non-native.
Ce silence qui tue
Kim O’Bomsawin
In 2014, the RCMP issued a report with a terrifying conclusion: 1181 indigenous women had gone missing or been murdered, and estimated that in Canada, an indigenous woman is eight times more likely to be murdered than any other citizen. And yet indifference seems pervasive. Why? What can be done? Police, judges, victims’ loved ones, sex workers, activists, abuse victims: filmmaker Kim O’Bomsawin interviewed them all, everywhere in Canada, in an attempt to understand the many facets of an unacceptable reality, and maybe finally break “the silence that kills.”
Je m’appelle humain
Kim O’Bomsawin
When elders leave us, a link to the past vanishes along with them. Innu writer Joséphine Bacon exemplifies a generation that is bearing witness to a time that will soon have passed away. With charm and diplomacy, she leads a charge against the loss of a language, a culture, and its traditions. On the trail of Papakassik, the master of the caribou, Call Me Human proposes a foray into a people’s multi-millennial history in company with a woman of great spirit who has devoted her life to passing on her knowledge and that of her ancestors.
Graveurs d’images
Anne Kmetyko
Etched in Skin is a short documentary that offers insight into the world and the work of today’s Tattoo artists. Several tattoo artists from Québec, the USA and France share in their own words, their experiences and vision in the world of Tattoo.
Si seulement…peut-être…
Anne Kmetyko
Caught in a “no man’s land” where time, space and memory merge, Jacob desperately searches to find his soul mate who has been swept away by a tsunami. His meeting with Midori helps him in his struggle towards a return to normality. But is Midori really a nurse… or a muse from Jacob’s imagination… or the woman from his past, whom he once loved so much?
Dors-tu?
Nadia Louis-Desmarchais
Lila goes to her grandmother’s house for the weekend and meets her cousin, Maxime, with whom she has been close since childhood. Something happens that forever changes their relationship.
Chacun sa classe
Christine Chevarie
For Karine Dubois, a documentary producer and mother of three, the choice of a high school for her oldest child is coming up fast. Public, private or special program school? As she ponders this question, she sees more and more red flags going up around her. What are the implications of this individual choice for society as a whole? What about equal opportunity for young people? Karine talks to education experts, parents and students to find answers to her questions as a mother and a citizen.
Linda Rabin – Everything is Moving
Christine Chevarie
For Linda Rabin, all is movement. That has been the guiding principle for this pioneer of modern dance in Quebec, who has been a dancer, teacher, choreographer, somatic educator and the cofounder with Candace Loubert of l’École de danse contemporaine de Montréal in 1981. In Linda’s view, dancers’ gestures are not merely technically well executed movements, but expressions of life itself. Spirituality, openness to the world and the fluidity of bodies are here conveyed with subtlety.
Le cheval oublié
Louise Leroux
Le cheval oublié tells the story of Richard Blackburn and his horses’ extraordinary European trek as they retrace, one hundred years later, the path taken by Canadian soldiers and horses during the First World War. This documentary unearths a little-known story and pays a well-deserved tribute to our Canadian war horses.
Les clefs du logis
Vanessa Boisset
New ideas for better housing and living well! Discover the most innovative solutions to improve access to adequate and affordable housing.
L’école en 10 questions
Vanessa Boisset
Philosopher Normand Baillargeon and his guests attempt to answer ten fundamental questions in education based on the thoughts of ten important philosophers in the field. The questions addressed, more current than ever, are aimed at teachers and parents alike. The video episodes are also available as audio documentaries.
Nid d’oiseau
Nadia Louis-Desmarchais
Lena, a 7-year-old black girl receives a drawing mocking her hair. With the help of her big sister, they will spend the evening trying to make her beautiful like her classmates.
Castle Bravo
Monica Emond
Castle Bravo is an experimental short film about nuclear colonialism through the infamous 1954 US thermonuclear test on the inhabited atoll of Bikini in the Marshall Islands. Castle Bravo is the first piece from Landscape of Emergency, an independent project conducted by Monica Emond and Jean-Yves Thériault. Castle Bravo is a horrifying representation of modern colonialism and imperialism: this is a commended meeting between science and military covered up by state secrecy. The destructive enterprise of permanent contamination from nuclear testing counts innumerable victims including many who ignore they are one of them. Archival film. Music composed by Cœur Atomique.
The Waste
Monica Emond
The Waste is an experimental short film about nuclear waste production worldwide. This day, in 2015, 438 nuclear power plants are functioning in 30 countries worldwide. 67 more are currently under construction. The total amount of spent fuel, the most hazardous radioactive byproduct, is evaluated to 270 000 tons. And this is only a small fraction of all types of nuclear waste that we cannot get rid of… in any way. A portion of that radioactive waste will continue to contaminate over hundreds of thousands of years ahead. Music composed by Cœur Atomique.