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Le hold up de ma liberté
Marie-Claude Fournier
While living in the same HLM, Jay, Jersey and Gerald committed a series of armed robberies that had a serious impact on their teenage life. Now young adults, they show willingness to avoid falling back into the vicious circle of crime. The Hold up of my freedom is the meeting of the three young men with a group of students from their old high school to discuss their history, the obstacles they encountered and share ideas for reflection on their respective experiences. With his sincere and touching testimonies, he draws a realistic and current portrait of youth crime.
Femme centaure
Marie-Claude Fournier
In a stable, writer Marie Hélène Poitras talks about the equestrian world, one that she is always thinking and writing about in stories. Through her work, we discover how this passion is a creative engine.
Dans la cour de Vivianne Gauthier
Marie-Claude Fournier
“I do not regret,” said Vivianne Gauthier sitting on the bed of her room where she has been sleeping for more than eighty years. A singular, strong, disciplined and energetic woman, this choreographer and dance teacher led her life as she saw fit then marking the cultural history of her country Haiti. This film offers an overview of his life through the visit of his house, a “Gingerbread House” where every nook is full of memories. Here is the portrait of an endearing woman demonstrating a face of Haiti that we know too little.
Bow’t Trail
Marie-Claude Fournier
Choreographer Rhodnie Désir travels the Americas following in the footsteps of her ancestors. Alternating interviews, analyses and performances, Rhodnie invites us to reflect on the political nature of Afrodescendant dances and rhythms. From Haiti to Brazil, via Canada, Mexico and the United States, each destination gives rise to a new show: the Bow’t Trail.
L’athlète
Marie-Claude Fournier
The Athlete introduces us to Stevens Dorcelus, a young Montrealer of Haitian descent determined to qualify for the Olympics and prove to his close-knit family that his dream is within reach. The film captures Stevens’ journey over the span of a decade, revealing his remarkable poise as well as some underlying concerns. His need for recognition – both from those closest to him and on social media – is matched by the importance he places on representation and on the role model he aspires to be. Through it all, his determination enables him to overcome setbacks and rise above challenges. The documentary masterfully showcases the tenacity and vulnerability of a charismatic young man who is intent on making his family proud, despite various pressures and obstacles. His pursuit of the podium goes hand in hand with his ambition to inspire youths in his community. Blending elements of a family saga, a sports film and an intimate portrait, The Athlete offers a rare glimpse into Stevens’ journey as he sets out to make his mark.
Joutel
Alexa-Jeanne Dubé
An elderly couple is curiously affected by the discovery of a dead raccoon on their property. They decide to return to Joutel, a ghost town where they lived for years, to bury it.
SDR
Alexa-Jeanne Dubé
BKS is a short fiction film using A.S.M.R. (Autonomous sensory meridian response) video codes to unfold.
Scopique
Alexa-Jeanne Dubé
Scopique is a triptych of erotic art videos uniquely filmed with a drone. The project unfolds through a succession of long takes where we become deeply submerged into the intimacy of two people. Complemented by music and real life testimonies exploring sexuality, Scopique is a unique, voyeuristic and aesthetically beautiful experience.
Oui mais non
Alexa-Jeanne Dubé
One winter evening, Émilie unexpectedly shows up at her neighbour Joëlle’s house. The longer the evening goes on, the more Émilie desires her neighbour, who, for her part, seems impervious to her charms. An exploration of an ambiguous relationship marked by admiration, power plays, maternal tenderness and sexual attraction.
Sucré Seize
Alexa-Jeanne Dubé
Sweet Sixteen presents eight 16 year old girls that unveil themselves through 8 bittersweet monologues. All highlighted in a evocative and poetic setting, the characters deliver on different themes: self-image, eating disorders, anxiety, their first love, their first kiss, friendship, sorority, sex, rape, incest, social media, social and political revolts. Constructed as a symphony form, the piece of work goes through four movements and is musically supported. The strong visual identity forces the movie to define itself somewhere between full feature film and object of art. Sweet Sixteen is a cinematographic adaptation done by Alexa-Jeanne Dubé from the play of the same name written in 2018 by the late Suzie Bastien.
Voice of Sealand
Gynette Mercier
Poetic animated film about the environment. It’s a little star shining in Sealand with bioluminescence and réflexion of the stars in the sky. With my photography and drawings for the power point presentation and my voice in background with recordings of live poetry.
Cherry
Laurence Gagné-Frégeau
Portrait of Marie-Lise Chouinard, this radiant woman imbued with contagious liveliness. An intimate encounter with Marie-Lise through a wish list of activities of her own. Cherry is the epitome of resilience, friendship and hope.
Parvis
Laurence Gagné-Frégeau
A look within Laurie’s journey, throughout a night out with friends, to embrace her identity.
Pidikwe (Rumble)
Caroline Monnet
Featuring indigenous women of various generations, Pidikwe integrates traditional and contemporary dance in an audiovisual whirlwind that straddles the border between film and performance, somewhere between the past and the future.
The End Of Wonderland
Laurence Turcotte-Fraser
The End of Wonderland is a feature documentary on Tara Emory, a veteran artist who works on her own terms in the sex industry. Facing a changing world and eviction from her packed studio, Wonderland, Tara must confront her family history of hoarding, her art, and herself.
Ma cité évincée
Priscillia Piccoli
Laurence Turcotte-Fraser
Montreal, Canada. One of North America’s last remaining affordable cities is now in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis. As a result, the face of homelessness is visibly changing. “Renovictions” are on the rise while demand in homeless day centres explodes. In the Plateau Mont-Royal – a neighbourhood synonymous with gentrification – a 90-unit building named Manoir Lafontaine becomes the symbol of renoviction resistance in Quebec. An intimate portrait of a socio-political crisis, this multilayered film explores the human impact of real estate speculation on the cities of tomorrow.
Marée
Laurence Turcotte-Fraser
Two lovers always find and lose each other on the same spot: this lost beach in Berthier-sur-mer.
L’âme coincée entre deux morceaux de tôle
Laurence Turcotte-Fraser
A women alone in a bedroom, in front of her mirror and vanity. Trapped in her own world of images, she don’t hears the real person that was coming for her.
Le temps d’ériger un clocher
Laurence Turcotte-Fraser
The little Sainte-Cécile chapel in Calixa-Lavallée is the brainchild of Pierre Moussard, an enthusiast of religious antiquities and Quebec history. For many years, the Calixa resident had cherished the dream of building a processional chapel to house the many works of religious heritage that this specialist has collected over the decades, including crosses of all shapes, holy-water fonts, candlesticks, a 19th-century altar, paintings and more. The man paid over $50,000 out of his own pocket to build this chapel, which is dedicated to Saint Cecilia, patron saint of musicians, and was inaugurated in September 2011. However, the Municipality of Calixa-Lavallée alleges, among other things, that the construction does not comply with standards for agricultural land, while the owner asserts that it is in compliance with the law. The case was heard in Superior Court in Sorel-Tracy last April, when the judge ordered a site survey, adjourning the trial which is due to resume shortly. It should be noted that Pierre Moussard was nominated for the Prix Gérard-Morisset, the most prestigious distinction awarded by the Quebec government in the field of…
Domino
Laurence Turcotte-Fraser
After killing his partner Dominique, Mathieu tries to escape the consequences of his actions. He soon sinks into madness, the domino effect of his fate.
Partir pour mieux revenir
Priscillia Piccoli
Two Gaspesians return to their native land to find a life far from the noise of the city. They plunge us into their daily lives.
Tant qu’il restera de la glace
Priscillia Piccoli
Ten years after the Vancouver Olympics, former figure skater Jessica Dubé describes her daily life and opens up about her love and hatred for her sport.
Levanjil dlo a (L’évangile de l’eau)
Priscillia Piccoli
Documentary on the importance of a river that feeds a Haitian community in Haiti.