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- A film that essentially talks about freedom and dignity. Freedom of the beings who choose to live in these places where the inspiration accompanies them. Dignity of the current owner who remains true to his father's promise.
- EMILIO is the story of a little 9 year' old boy too often left to himself by his parents. Only the Care Taker of the house consoles him in his solitude... At night, Emilio is afraid of the shadow hiding under his bed. One evening, an imaginary Cat joins him to help him overcome this fear and takes him under the bed... There Emilio discovers a great forest where he confronts the source of his fears, an adventure which will have beneficial consequences for the man he will become...
- A documentary about a hidden story of Canadian history: The one of Angelique, a Black slave accused of burning Montreal in 1734. After an epic trial, Angelique is tortured and sentenced to death. But was she really guilty or was she the victim of a bigger conspiracy? Why this voluntary amnesia about this unknown page of history? The film includes interviews with historians who not only talk about Angelique but also about this general refusal to admit that slavery is part of Canadian history. Also, some key scenes of Angelique's existence are illustrated by reenactments played by professional actors.
- A Woman, my Mother is the story of a woman who didn't want to have children. This woman is the filmmaker's mother. He sets out to find her in a poetic essay that blurs the line between documentary and fiction.
- Filmed over the course of two years, Fighting Through the Night is a long journey to the heart of Greece today. In this country thrown into torment by a totalitarian economy, institutional violence is met with stubborn resistance. Driven by both complementary and dissonant energies, the film is suffused with a desire for freedom and the rebellious power of the people it brings together.
- An old Canadian architect returns to Delhi where he started his career fifty years ago. A new journey begins. From Montreal to Geneva, from New Delhi to Chandigarh, the amazing life of a free electron of modern architecture, Luc Durand, author of the Quebec Pavilion at Expo 67 and the Olympic Village for the 1976 Games.
- Roger D'Astous battled all his life to create a nordic architecture. Starchitect in the 60s, this Frank L. Wright student then fell from grace before rising again at the dawn of the century. An epic journey with a modern architecture giant.
- A culturally diverse first-grade class who live in the most multi-ethnic district of Montreal overcome their numerous differences, inspiring genuine confidence in the future generation.
- For the first time, cloistered sisters agreed to let themselves be filmed for a year. The encounter and living witness of faith and humanity of these consecrated women is carried out in a singular way.
- Two crime "buddies" face off in a desolate urban hideout, as they anxiously await the drug deal of their lives. "La Haine" meets "The Blair Witch Project" with a dash of Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs." Made in Montreal on a shoestring budget, this ambitious little thriller has a lot more to offer than meets the eye.
- Back in Canada after an exile of over 20 years in Africa, Norbert a one time hood and revolutionist now turned humanitarian wishes only to return to Africa. Stuck amidst the red tape bureaucrats of Canadian immigration, he hopes to find exile by way of cargo boat. Before his departure he meets a young delinquent boy, named Christopher, who insists that Norbert finds a refuge for the Capuchin monkey he must abandon before taking his trip back home. Christopher convinces Norbert to place Trotsky, the monkey, at the local zoo and then drop him off at his mother's home near Quebec City, where Norbert will take the cargo boat that left without him back in Montreal.
- After abandoning her four-year-old daughter in Lebanon to pursue a better life in Quebec, Sana cuts every link to her Lebanese ties and never looks back. That is until her daughter, now 21, shows up in Montreal for a visit. This film explores what it means to be free for a woman.
- The chronic shortage of housing in Central Havana has pushed the city upwards, where life spills out onto the rooftops. Resilient and remarkable, these rooftop dwellers have a privileged point of view on a society in the process of major transformation.
- Forty years after the end of Franco's dictatorship, Catalans of all backgrounds are mobilizing to hold a self-determination referendum despite Spain's refusal to countenance it. As they openly engage in disobedience, Catalans face growing repression with a smile.
- Two gangsters had a mission to start a case of arson, but instead they kidnapped the daughter of crazy mafia boss.
- In Quebec, organic farm production innovations are hampered by the outdated regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture and the corporate interests of the agri-food industry. This is what director Marc Séguin found after an 18-month investigation during which he visited not only various family and experimental farms throughout the province, but also in the United States and Denmark, the latter distinguished by the coherence and effectiveness of its new agricultural policy. Doctors, economists, nutritionists, agronomists and politicians join the discussion.
- Sébastien owns a book shop and has literary ambitions of his own. He befriends Joseph, an established novelist whose work he admires. But when Joseph is killed on his doorstep, Sébastien discovers a mysterious manuscript left behind. Sasha, Sébastien's only child, witnesses Joseph's death, and the effects run deep. She finds herself drawn to the author's son Sidney, and starts a relationship with him. As the two grow closer, she discovers that her father is hiding something. Sidney, feeling betrayed by Sasha, threatens to expose Sébastien to get justice for his father's memory. But his relentless pursuit for the truth leads him to uncover a tragic family secret from which he was protected... until now.
- A thirty-something accountant, Napoléon Leboeuf never knows quite what to do when it comes to women. During a party he falls head-over-heels for Joséphine. Joséphine, beautiful, independent - and with a passion for seeds. Following advice from family and friends, he sets out to win over the beautiful horticulturist.
- Two young women from Québec, Manu and Alexa-Jeanne, head to Cuba for a holiday. There, they soak up the rays, frolic in the surf, dine out and wander through Havana. The contours of their friendship take shape through chance meetings and informal discussions with the locals - exchanges that also nod to a certain vision of humanity and North/South relations.
- A Sentimental Capitalism is a tragicomic tale on the extension of economic logic to art and love. The film chronicles the apprenticeship of Fernande Bouvier, a naive country girl, who, traveling from Paris to New York in 1929, from avant-garde Bohemia to the narrow circles of high finance, will loose a few illusions.
- Conrad, an unhappily married gravedigger, sinks slowly into anxiety when he learns that Madeleine, a prostitute with whom he is deeply in love, plans the kidnapping of a young girl from a good family. A story freely inspired by a real life incident that shook Quebec in the sixties.
- Three women of different generations living in a waning industrial town, struggle to restore meaning in their life
- Sabali is a dramatic film with touches of surrealist comedy and science fiction.
- Frederic teaches a philosophy class in college. Cassandra is in love with Jynx and her mom Eloise is in love with Leo. GUILT intertwines several parallel stories and is an allegory of our desires and their consequences.
- René Bail is considered to be both one of the originators of Direct Cinema and one of the first independent filmmakers in Quebec. In 1972 at the age of 40, he suffered a tragic motorcycle accident in which he sustained third degree burns over 65% of his body. A marginal and marginalized filmmaker, his work slid into oblivion. René Bail could have died in the generalized indifference if he had not, at the age of 71, met the filmmaker Richard Brouillette who encouraged him to complete his most important film, Les Désoeuvrés, shot in the 1950's. Adagio pour un gars de bicycle tells the story of René Bail's exceptional life, both past and present. Bail continued an active involvement with films, a life long passion, until his death in 2007.
- Germain and his sons try to turn their family dynamic upside down so they will have hope for the future.
- -In the shock of a separation, Louis decides to question his relations with his exe, Isabelle, and with the other women of his life. The worst thing is that they all want to stay her friends. His friends and colleagues tell him he's too nice, he's not normal. Robert, a musician friend, suggests that he undertake a small exercise program: "How to become an asshole and finally please women". In parallel, Louis tries to advance his musical projects.
- The faith of a caring physician and an unquestioningly religious youth is shaken to the core when the pair is inexplicably brought together.
- -Alex and Monica make a nice couple in front. However, behind this mask are two troubled paths where emotions are experienced on the surface. During a Sunday walk in Dunham, Alex decides to broadcast the chaos on Facebook Live. When he suddenly gets out of the car, he finds himself alone in a row in the countryside. The more he runs, the more his past catches up with him. Through these intertwined stories, we encounter different aspects of life, from marital problems to family troubles, from ego overload to psychological disorders, from ephemeral love affairs to endless breakups. Is love stronger than a like?
- Who would you be today if, a few years ago, you had not chosen the path you took? Another person, in another life. Completely, definitely, irrevocably.
- A painter and writer, a humanist, a pedagogue, a committed citizen, marked by wars and persecutions, lover and mountebank, eyes and thoughts always on the alert, it is the discovery of a deeply endearing man, seismograph of his century and figure of our time, singularly actual. A message of hope, turned towards the future, dedicated to youth.
- The ambition of Les Fils (The Sons), a new-style religious order, was to get out of the churches and be among "real people", even to the point of working in factories alongside their impoverished, downtrodden brethren. Flouting clerical norms, they got remarkably close to the people of a disadvantaged neibourhood, helping the residents find their voice. They were embroiled in the political struggles of the time, even though religion was steadily losing public favour. Through fascinating testimonials, photographs and images of a now-lost Montreal, The Sons (Les Fils) renders a positive account of a humanist religious movement with a notable lack of proselytising.
- In a rural school in the middle of the mountains, a girl who is starting to become a woman feels the profound need to discover her true identity. She does not know who her father is and she is determined to find him, but her mother does not approve it. The hostility of winter in such a harsh place turns this desire into a real threat: freezing in the middle of nowhere. Going behind the backs of the school authorities and the girl's mother, her teacher decides to help her. They set off on this quest for truth, but it is not going to be an easy journey... Their only clue is a small, rusty plate.
- In a near future, a callous smuggler hardened by life guides a pious young woman and her child across the border to safety, unaware that their destinies are linked in this inhospitable and threatening land.
- Directed by French documentary filmmaker Charles Najman, Royal Bonbon is the tale of a modern-day man who believes himself to be Henri Christophe, liberator of Haitian slaves during the early 1800s. King Chacha (Dominique Battraville) declares himself a ruler and his lady friend (Anne-Louise Mesadieux) a queen. When he is kicked out of Cap-Haitien, he joins up with young boy Thimothee (Benji) for a journey out of town. They end up in the abandoned palace of Sans Souci, which Chrisophe had built himself. Gathering support from the population of the next village, King Chacha lives out his dream as a ruler. Before long, he becomes a tyrant and is overthrown in a revolt.
- One Christmas evening in Montreal, Amokrane, an Algerian taxi driver, picks up Kahina, a former pop star that he thought was dead.
- A man on holiday in Corsica witnesses the robbery and the killing of a gas station / grocery owner by somebody he knew. He flees the place without saying anything to anyone about what happened, and then feels deeply guilty.
- He is 30 and just got out of jail after 12 years of detention. She is almost 24 and has a simple life away from the city. One day, he comes to her and she let him stay with her. That's complicated when your older brother needs to get back to a normal life. Between tenderness and bursts of laughter, his anger is sometimes out of control. However, she wants to help him. As for him, he wants to meet with his sister again.
- In order to save his love relationship, an actor gets involved in a strange experiment organized by his troubled girlfriend. Confined to a sinister location, he has to follow a weird routine and play a game of truth that will lead him to the deepest corners of his tormented soul.