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Joseph Samuel Jacques Julien

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Joseph Samuel Jacques Julien

David N. Bernatchez

Jacques is 59. Seller by profession, he has been working in Quebec City all his life. The last months though, have been particularly difficult: bereaved of his wife, he is slow to recover. Change of life? Shed of skin? The political context might confuse it's situation, but the narrator insists : Ja(...)

Fiction 20 min. 2014

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Bonfires

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Bonfires

Martin Bureau

The Bonfires are huge bonfires lit in Northern Ireland on July 12 each year by Protestants, in the context of the Battle of the Boyne celebrations, which took place in 1690. Composed of wooden pallets, of tires and rubbish, they represent identity affirmation for Protestants, arrogance and humilia(...)

Documentaire 6 min. 2017

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Shiner

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Shiner

Jimmy G. Pettigrew

A junk dealer is trapped inside a terribly unhealthy love triangle. He sinks into a fantasy world to avoid this horrible reality and he will try to finally show who he really is.

Fiction 20 min. 2017

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Artemis & Death

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Artemis & Death

Julien Bouthillier

During the Feria of Nîmes, a bullfight is filmed from the perspective of the animal, relegating the matador and public to off-screen spectators. A ritual at the frontiers of mysticism, carried by the sacrificial figure of the bull, revealer of our humanity.

Experimental 7 min. 2017

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Snowbirds

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Snowbirds

Joannie Lafrenière

SNOWBIRDS is a mid-length documentary that reaches out to golden age Canadians living in Florida during the winter season. This is the growing trend of an entire generation migrating to the tropics, seeking a leisure society that can entertain them.

Documentaire 47 min. 2017

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Atoms in Search of Immateriality

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Atoms in Search of Immateriality

Anne-Marie Bouchard

“There is only one moral worth in this story, one essential fact: we are nothing but ridiculous sparks in the light of the universe. May we have the wisdom not to forget it.” - Hubert Reeves

Experimental 5 min. 2018

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Franciszka

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Franciszka

Elias Djemil

1943, a revolt broke out at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Among the resistants, a famous polish ballerina. It is said that she disarmed a cruel SS officer with the simple grace of a ballet movement. Only her story has survived until today. Her name was Franciszka Mann.

Film de danse 7 min. 2018

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Imaginary Tales

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Imaginary Tales

Jean-Marc E.Roy

Des histoires inventées (Imaginary Tales) is a documentary feature best described as the portrait of an author about and with André Forcier. It is the story of an exceptional and undeniable filmmaker in our national cinema's landscape and a pillar at the heart of its identity.

Documentaire 71 min. 2018

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Justin & Julie

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Justin & Julie

Thierry Paradis

Julie and Justin go out to celebrate some of their relationship’s anniversaries at a restaurant. Since their first date five years ago, their careers have followed different paths. Julie loves her work, but Justin feels trapped and desperate. All their plans together have fizzled. Where to go from h(...)

Fiction 17 min. 2013

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À l'abri du temps

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À l'abri du temps

Josiane Roberge

In this short film, the director gently puts her camera in the house that has seen her grow up. She caresses the daily life of her parents in a series of paintings showing us, through still shots, the wealth of simple moments spent together. She shares with us her difficulty to accept time passing b(...)

Documentaire 10 min. 2018

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Guillaume

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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.

Documentaire 8 min. 2018

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The pornographer

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The pornographer

Gabrielle Demers

Fall of 1970, an all-female film crew is about to shoot a soft-porn. Jane, the director, starts having a crush on a new girl. An eroticized power game unfolds between the filmmaker and her actress.

Fiction 11 min. 2018

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Winter prints

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Winter prints

Mathieu Germain

On Quebec's frozen Saint Lawrence River a few brave souls take part in their favourite winter activity: smelt fishing. This observational documentary reveals the ballet that is a day of fishing to the tune of beating shovels, holes being dug, rods swinging and the chit chat between fishermen and wom(...)

Documentaire 14 min. 2018

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Midnight at the Oasis

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Midnight at the Oasis

Jason Béliveau

Audrey and Simon don’t love each other. Well, yes, maybe. Audrey shows up at Simon’s an evening during the weekend. She is a student, he is her teacher. Is this story written in advance?

Fiction 17 min. 2018

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Skies are not just blue

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Skies are not just blue

Lysandre Cosse-Tremblay

Identifying as queer and also being Muslim is a reality for Yara, A. and brothers Monib & Tariq.

Documentaire 25 min. 2018

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Acadiana

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Acadiana

Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau, Yannick Nolin

May 2017. The city of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, is the theatre of the mythic Crawfish Festival. It’s just another day, in America.

Documentaire 9 min. 2019

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Beaten Paths

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Beaten Paths

Guillaume Harvey

Maxime, a rather cerebral blogger, is back in his hometown for the holidays. His father Jacques, a retired thrill seeker who's more the manual type, seizes the opportunity to get closer to his estranged son. His proposal : a father-son snowmobile ride...

Fiction 19 min. 2018

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The Runners-Up

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The Runners-Up

Claudia Hébert

A man, a women, a cabin and a piano.

Fiction 20 min. 2017

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1,2,3 Viva l'Algérie!

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1,2,3 Viva l'Algérie!

Yannick Nolin

A cafe in Oran, men pile to watch Algeria’s qualification match for the 2014 Mondial.

Documentaire 13 min. 2014

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The prince of Val-Bé

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The prince of Val-Bé

Jean-François Leblanc

Ex-ATV champion, Martin spent the last six years in prison. Back in his hometown, he founds out that he is no longer welcome in Val-Bélair. His sister and his niece are gonna help him proving to everybody that the Prince is not dead.

Fiction 19 min. 2019

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