Panorama - Against the Grain
A filmmaker and his son’s vacation in an abandoned hotel intersects with the story of a murderer from the 1830s and the personal memories of a past that shapes and haunts.
Panorama - Against the Grain
This film revisits stories of anxiety and burnout through an aesthetic exploration that embodies them in a sensory way to invite us to transform our toxic cultures and societies.
Uxdoc RIDM
A melancholic journey based on the testimony of a woman who refused to evacuate her hometown village after a terrible disaster.
ALL UNSAVED PROGRESS WILL BE LOST
- Mélanie Courtinat
- 2022
- France
- s.t. English
- 10 min
Uxdoc RIDM
Emeline Courcier uses artificial intelligence as a tool and metaphor, drawing from her Vietnamese family’s memory and their philosophy of erasing the past to build resilience.
BURN FROM ABSENCE
- Emeline Courcier
- 2024
- France, Canada
- s.t. English
- 35 min
Panorama - Against the Grain
Vigorously blending fiction and reality, this film—full of narrative and visual discoveries—revisits the unusual story of Mahesh's 1,700-km bicycle journey.
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Through a kaleidoscopic collection of images and memories, this personal and political visual essay reveals the effects of censorship on China's contemporary queer community.
ELEGY FOR THE LOST
- William Hong-xiao Wei
- 2025
- United Kingdom, France, Spain
- s.t. English
- 29 min
Uxdoc RIDM
It is the story of a man who’s lost his ability to speak, and his daughter who seeks to communicate with him, exploring aphasia as if it were a distant land.
EMPEREUR
- Marion Burger, Ilan Cohen
- 2023
- France, Germany
- 40 min
Uxdoc RIDM
An immersive journey through France's nuclear fission and fusion plants, featuring interviews with experts on the future of energy.
ENERGEIA
- Ugo Arsac
- 2023
- France
- 25 min
International Feature Competition
In a rare fusion of art and pedagogy, this compelling essay exposes the invisible hand of the John M. Olin Foundation behind the trickling down (neo)conservatism in the United States.
Panorama - Horizons
In a collaborative approach, a Palestinian filmmaker authentically captures the daily lives of four men in the Gaza Strip. A rare and deeply human perspective.
GAZAN TALES
- Mahmoud Nabil Ahmed
- 2024
- Palestine, Tunisia
- s.t. English
- 80 min
Magnus Isacsson Competition
A long-standing resident of the farm, the filmmaker sets up a camera close to this community living physically and ideologically on the margins of consumer society.
The soirée de la relève Radio-Canada
This animated documentary, with its stark yet imaginative drawings, explores the intersecting paths of people suffering from anxiety as they move toward healing.(AF)
HISTOIRES D'ANXIÉTÉS
- Adèle Schneider
- 2025
- Canada (Quebec)
- 14 min