A tender immersion into the world of Martin, a reserved man who has isolated himself from the world, but not his feelings, and his feline menagerie.
DES CHATS SAUVAGES
- Steve Patry
- 2024
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 78 min
Doc-to-Doc
Can documentaries adopt the codes of horror films? This descent into the darkness invites us to reflect on documentary cinema driven by atmospheres and sensations.
DOCUMENTAIRES D'ÉPOUVANTE
- Jennie Williams, Kyle Edward Ball, Simon Plouffe
- 2024
- Canada (Quebec), United States
- s.t. French
- 48 min
New Visions Competition
A relay between two artists, this experimental film shows the return of a species of cicada that only emerges every 17 years in an America that also may be starting a new cycle.
EASTERN ANTHEMS
- Matthew Wolkow, Jean-Jacques Martinod
- 2024
- Canada (Quebec), United States, Ecuador
- s.t. French and English
- 78 min
The soirée de la relève Radio-Canada
Buried deep in boxes of archives, among the painful struggles of the LGBTQ+ community, bright queer stories are revealed.
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
As people organize themselves to find their missing relatives in Mexico, we hear their voices against a black backdrop amid brief images of excavations and searches.
This short, animated documentary revisits the tragic events of the Rwandan genocide through the testimonies of Valentine and Jean-Claude, the filmmaker's parents.
IBUKA, JUSTICE
- Justice Rutikara
- 2024
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 23 min
Audio work
A collaborative, fragmented work of sound, Inconditionnelles plunges us into the stories of seven women who have been in prison and whose marginalized voices are not heard enough.
INCONDITIONNELLES
- Marie-Lise L, Kali Chamanes, Mélanie G, Mélanie H, Lyne T, Sabz Et Al, Yuzi Yuzi, Art Entr’Elles
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 74 min
National Feature Competition
In Interceptés, Oksana Karpovych combines haunting imagery of Ukraine’s ravaged landscapes with intercepted calls between Russian soldiers and their families to deliver a powerful reflection on the devastating human cost of war.
INTERCEPTÉS
- Oksana Karpovych
- 2024
- Canada (Quebec), France, Ukraine
- s.t. French or English
- 93 min
Asserting itself in a skillful dialogue between science and art, this meditative work immerses us in monitoring and data compilation activities in fragile ecosystems.
JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH (FOR A COMING EXTINCTION)
- Marianna Milhorat
- 2024
- Canada (Quebec), United States
- s.t. French
- 69 min
Magnus Isacsson Competition
In war-torn Haiti, a group of artists are busy preparing for a theatre festival. Between rehearsals and work meetings, heart-rending questions emerge.
KOUTKEKOUT
- Joseph Hillel
- 2024
- Canada (Quebec), Haiti
- s.t. French or English
- 84 min
