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Letters to the Prime Minister

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Letters to the Prime Minister

Andres Livov
Montreal author Marie-Célie Agnant collects stories, dreams and demands from Parc-Extension neighbours, in order to write a letter to their deputy, Justin Trudeau, now the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada.
Documentaire 20 min. 2016
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Outside

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Outside

Jimmy G. Pettigrew
Carlos, a recent convict, is followed by a film crew on his release from prison. Carlos will share his ambitions, his plans for the future and his philosophy on life. He will insist to resume contact with Poppy, his ex-girlfriend.
Docufiction 12 min. 2017
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The Apartment

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The Apartment

Justine Gauthier
 For the first time since her divorce, a mother welcomes her two kids into her modest new flat. Her son’s liveliness and her daughter’s questions make for a weekend that wavers between tension and tenderness.
Fiction 11 min. 2018
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Découpage / Cutout

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Découpage / Cutout

Fannie Giguère
The viewer plunges into an abstract universe that transports him to the liking of images and sounds, to a surprising reality.  
Animation 3 min. 2018
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In The Heart of Vivianne Gauthier

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In The Heart of 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 Hait(...)
Documentaire 12 min. 2017
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The Sound of the Humming Bee

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The Sound of the Humming Bee

Sandra Coppola
Violette, a 63 years old woman, has been suffering from a hoarding disorder for a long time. Now at a stage where she really needs support, she calls on Barbara, a behavioural therapist, to help her overcome her problem. But on Barbara’s first visit to Violette, an unexpected event will twist things(...)
Fiction 12 min. 2017
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The Medium

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The Medium

Alexandre Auger et Alexis Fortier Gauthier
A medium receives three clients who came to talk about their problems. She's trying to help them as best as she can.
Fiction 18 min. 2017
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Regarding Gravity

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Regarding Gravity

Matthieu Brouillard
Friends Christian, 63, and Bruce, 71, each have their burden to bear: Christian suffers from a genetic condition that severely impairs his vision and makes his skin hypersensitive to sunlight, while Bruce is hard of hearing and bipolar. But both men share a dream: to fly, defy gravity, rise up again(...)
Documentaire 79 min. 2017
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Bras de fer

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Bras de fer

Jean-Laurence et Jonathan Seaborn
On October 26, 2012, a red dust covers the neighborhood of Limoilou, in Quebec City, where Véronique Lalande and her husband Louis Duchesne live with their one-year-old boy. Iron oxide, nickel, zinc, arsenic and other heavy metals fall on the district close to the Port of Quebec, where the multinati(...)
Documentaire 77 min. 2017
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An afternoon with Paolo

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An afternoon with Paolo

Anabelle Lavoie
When Ben comes to volunteer for the first time at Paolo’s retirement home, their awkward meeting suggests a strange situation. The retirement residence is well known for its sponsorship program and assistance to the elderly, but there is a catch. What is the real secret to their success? The mystery(...)
Fiction 11 min. 2014
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Smoke shell

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Smoke shell

Florence Lafond
The night is coming to an end : the air is saturated and heavy, their minds are feeling both dazed and unsteady. The party seems like it’ll never end. But during one bike ride, longtime friends Camille and Felix get closer and closer to each other – although this nocturnal desire should best be igno(...)
Fiction 20 min. 2016
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Crème de menthe

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Crème de menthe

Philippe David Gagné et Jean-Marc E.Roy
A young woman returns to her home town after the death of her father. As a single daughter, she must empty the house of her father, who was a compulsive accumulator (or hoarder). She will then revisit, through the various stacks of objects, the life of her father, trying to find out what her specifi(...)
Fiction 22 min. 2017
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Sarah

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Sarah

Elias Djemil
Sarah wants to dance . Like any artist, wants to create. This movie tells the story of the creative transition from darkness to light.
Film de danse 7 min. 2016
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A Heady Moment That Could Change Everything

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A Heady Moment That Could Change Everything

Anne-Marie Bouchard
While cycle touring in Normandy, a young French Canadian girl makes a striking encounter.
Fiction 15 min. 2016
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North of the Bark River

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North of the Bark River

Charles Fleury
Journey to the heart of Parc des Laurentides in the footsteps of a trapper and his acolytes.
Documentaire 30 min. 2016
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Richard Superstar

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Richard Superstar

Alec Pronovost
A star tennis coach for young people for the past ten years, Richard sees his star fade when a new, dashing employee makes his arrival.
Fiction 15 min. 2016
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Nonna

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Nonna

Pascal Plante
A surprising visit at granny's...
Docufiction 10 min. 2016
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A house for the Syrians

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A house for the Syrians

Nadine Beaudet et Christian Mathieu Fournier
In the region of Portneuf, an encounter is slowly unveiled between the here and there, and comes to life through the long wait and small gestures of love of the Saint-Ubalde Sponsoring Committee, who works tirelessly towards the ultimate dream of welcoming a family of Syrian refugees.
Documentaire 79 min. 2017
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Traiter de docilité

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Traiter de docilité

Jean-Simon Leduc
Traiter de docilité speaks about relationships, platitude and identity. During a stormy evening, a couple falls into the downward spiral of an awkward quarrel. The confrontation brings them to redefine what unites or divides them.
Fiction 12 min. 2015
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Single

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Single

Mélanie Charbonneau
On a grey and windy January day, Annie tries to recover from a horrible break up by organizing her new apartment. She obsesses about restoring her own happiness at any cost.
Fiction 9 min. 2016
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The Sugaring Off

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The Sugaring Off

Alexandre Isabelle
Bernard is an austere man whose sole occupation is to care for his beloved Line, who is very ill. Their son organizes a sugaring off party that forces Bernard to reconnect with the exhilaration of spring.
Fiction 15 min. 2016
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Sugar Shack Tales

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Sugar Shack Tales

Nicolas Paquet
Sugar Shack Tales unfolds the stories of those solitary men who keeps the spring ritual alive. They run the buckets and boil the maple sap in their beautiful and old shacks surrounded by a mystical atmosphere.
Documentaire 15 min. 2016
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Ice Paths

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Ice Paths

Claudia Kedney-Bolduc
Traditionally a means of transportation, ice canoeing is now practiced as an extreme sport. Ice Paths immerses us in the frozen waters of the St.Lawrence River where history and passion meet.
Documentaire 7 min. 2016
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Steps

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Steps

Noémie Brassard
STEPS presents 10 year old Josephine, who has one foot in childhood and the other in adolescence. Astonishingly brilliant, but mainly charming, she puts into words the changes happening inside her as well as around her; her body, her relationships, her imagination.
Documentaire 8 min. 2016
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The Embrace of the Valkyries

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The Embrace of the Valkyries

Alan Lake
Through The Embrace of the Valkyries, Alan Lake continues the symbolist epic begun with The film Ravages. In a variation of solos thought for his long-time collaborators, he advances not on his intimate territories, but on those of the interpreters. The piece shows a series of portraits revealing th(...)
Film de danse 16 min. 2019
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Vessels of Destiny

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Vessels of Destiny

Franie-Éléonore Bernier
As she is about to undergo surgery, Réjeanne realizes that she might not make it. She decides to satisfy her last wishes by inviting her oldest friend JB over to play their favourite video game : Vessels of Destiny.
Fiction 14 min. 2019
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Audionomie

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Audionomie

Maximilien Rolland
Loïc is alone in the anechoic room. What had he done to find himself in there? Since when? He only came to the audiology clinic for a little hiss in his ear...
Fiction 17 min. 2020
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Scars

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Scars

Alex Anna
Alex Anna’s body is a canvas : her scars come to life to tell a new story of self-harming. Live action and animation intertwine in this short and poetic documentary, both intimate and universal.
Documentaire 10 min. 2020
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Hors

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Hors

Amélie Gagnon et Julia-Maude Cloutier
Hors is a dance film on the border of surrealism. It is carried by a reflection on the interior and exterior places. Two women-landscapes merge into one another and transpose themselves into distinct places, from winter landscapes to squeaky uninhabited places, in a quest towards their place of belo(...)
Film de danse 6 min. 2020
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Fruits of Labour

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Fruits of Labour

Ophelia Spinosa
Interplaying the metaphor of grapes, this father-daughter documentary is characterized by the labour of love it is to make wine, but also the labour of love that is love itself.
Documentaire 18 min. 2021
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Therefore, Socrates Is Mortal

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Therefore, Socrates Is Mortal

Alexandre Isabelle
Facing the climate crisis, Louise, a philosophy teacher, turns words into action.
Fiction 12 min. 2021
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The Desert

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The Desert

On est tu heureux hen.
A mysterious artwork speaking with a Germanic accent re-examines its own existence after being abandoned in the Sahara desert, revealing in the process the greatest secrets about objects, mirages and the outskirts of reality.
Documentaire 22 min. 2021
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Motoluv

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Motoluv

Geneviève Chartrand
On the Adirondack Road, three woman share an intimate testimony of their love of riding a bike.
Documentaire 10 min. 2021
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Fermata

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Fermata

Benoit Ouellet
Alone in a cabin, a man receives an unexpected visit from dangerous guests.
Fiction 9 min. 2021
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Conversations in isolation

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Conversations in isolation

Douglas Scholes & Jaden Scholes
A short film captured within the 'Great Pause' of spring 2020, echoes the ubiquitous character of conversations that unfold when life’s busy-ness falls away
Documentaire 20 min. 2021
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Encapsulated Feast

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Encapsulated Feast

Frédéric Lacroix-Loiselle
After a night’s galore, a man dream’s.
Animation 20 min. 2021
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Matin Ecchymose

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Matin Ecchymose

Emilie Peltier
Queer poetry in French and Quebec Sign Language in an emblematic and luminous place in Quebec City.
Experimental 7 min. 2020
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Parvis

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Parvis

Laurence Gagné-Frégeau
Parvis​ is this special place where things shift to something very grand.
Fiction 12 min. 2021
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Piché Returns To The Ring

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Piché Returns To The Ring

Helgi Piccinin
At 64, Bruno resumes training in order to return to the boxing ring one last time.
Documentaire 23 min. 2021
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Rumba Rules, New Genealogies

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Rumba Rules, New Genealogies

David N. Bernatchez et Sammy Baloji
Glimpse into the contemporary music scene of Kinshasa featuring Brigade Sarbati Orchestra.
Documentaire 107 min. 2020
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Les fontaines sourdent

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Les fontaines sourdent

Nicolas Godbout
“Les Fontaines sourdent” addresses the renewal of storytelling in Quebec and oral tradition through the universe and the practice of contemporary storytellers.
Documentaire 79 min. 2022
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Parades

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Parades

Alan Lake
Parades is an initiation to a mysterious pagan feast made by powerful images between a fantasy and an allegory.
Film de danse 16 min. 2022
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The Ruse

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The Ruse

Johanne Prégent
When two bullied teenagers find themselves stuck together in a bathroom, they have to think quick to elaborate a plan in the hope of changing their fates.
Fiction 11 min. 2023
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