20 - 30 Nov. 2025
Charles-Émile Lafrance | 2025 | French | S.T French
Through a simple juxtaposition of words and images, this refreshingly mature coming-of-age story invites us into the last summer of adolescence with all its worries.
See full detailsVirgile Ratelle | 2025 | French | S.T French
A metal band desperately needs to find a new drummer for their next show, but behind this urgent, pragmatic quest lies another more existential one.
See full detailsMitchell Stafiej | 2025 | Polish, English | S.T French
Sto Lat (100 years) brings to life memories in danger of being erased by the illness of Julitta, a Polish survivor of a Gulag forced labour camp, who will soon turn 100.
See full detailsLesley Loksi Chan, Llyod Wong | 2025 | English | S.T French
Based on the incomplete work of Lloyd Wong, who died of AIDS over 30 years ago, Lesley Loksi Chan turns the unfinished into a space of memory and transmission.
See full detailsGulls, the landfill, the scientist, and the hawk: Serge-Olivier Rondeau captures a compelling scene as gulls populate Canada's largest landfill.
See full detailsThrough roller derby, Indigenous women discover a space of sisterhood and healing, allowing them to assert the complexity of their identity and build a community.
See full detailsThrough a tender gaze and with a healthy dose of humour, a filmmaker from an immigrant background paints a nuanced portrait of the microcosm that animates his street in Warsaw.
See full detailsVigorously blending fiction and reality, this film—full of narrative and visual discoveries—revisits the unusual story of Mahesh's 1,700-km bicycle journey.
See full detailsOn a sensory journey to the heart of Hispanic flora, Mauricio Freyre examines plant seeds as yet another manifestation of colonial violence and neglect.
See full detailsJoin us for a discussion (in english) with acclaimed filmmaker Peter Mettler on his new project, While the Green Grass Grows: A Diary in Seven Parts. He will share insights into the making of this ambitious and immersive cinematic journey.
The discussion will be held in english, with live translation available through Wordly.
Free admission
Mélanie Courtinat | 2022 | English | S.T. English
A melancholic journey based on the testimony of a woman who refused to evacuate her hometown village after a terrible disaster.
See full detailsMarion Burger, Ilan Cohen | 2023 | French, English
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.
See full detailsLui Avallos | 2023 |
In his living room, a retired playwright unveils a revelation to the spectator : he is losing his memories and seeks companionship to reconstruct his cherished remembrances.
See full detailsSinging Chen | 2022 | Mandarin | S.T. English
Inside the former Green Island Prison, political prisoner A-Kuen recounts stories of imprisonment and persecution that took place in Taiwan in the 1950s.
See full detailsUgo Arsac | 2023 | French
An immersive journey through France's nuclear fission and fusion plants, featuring interviews with experts on the future of energy.
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Our partner microbrewery Dieu du Ciel ! will be setting up shop in the Cinémathèque lobby for happy hour, where you can sample the beers served at the bar throughout the festival.
In Senegal, the residents of Guinaw Rail are being forced to leave their neighbourhood, dismantled to make way for a regional express train and its promises of modernity.
See full detailsIn 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.
See full detailsYi-Shan returns to the Himalayas after her friend’s death, her grief transforming into a tender cinematic feat of connection. The film reflects on friendship, identity, and the endurance of love after loss.
See full detailsSky Hopinka’s Powwow People reveals the powwow in a cinematic space, capturing a vivacious celebration where dance, music, and testimony embody Indigenous community and presence.
See full detailsBenjamin Nicolas | 2025 | Japanese | S.T French
An intimate family portrait in which a young Krump prodigy living in the suburbs of Tokyo juggles the demands of school and a promising career.
Marc-Olivier Huard | 2025 | French | S.T French
Interurbain explores a mother’s emotional void as she grapples with geographical distance and her son’s absence.
See full detailsSarah Seené | 2025 | French | S.T French
Having recently lost her sight, Marie-Christine awakens her son's curiosity and wonder at the beauty of the universe
See full detailsRosalie Pelletier | 2025 | French | S.T French
My Sister addresses the underlying tensions between two sisters. After their recent reunion, we slowly discover their private hang-ups and divergent paths to adulthood.
See full detailsSamira Elagoz, Z Walsh | 2024 | English | S.T French
A unique slideshow documenting two transgender men falling madly in love. Using photos of real events, they create a tender and steamy celebration of T4T love.
See full detailsPREMIÈRE VUE is a series of screenings and experimental film workshops for ages 5 to 17, presented by La Lumière Collective. As part of the RIDM, filmmaker Rachel Samson presents her program “Marboulette,” featuring films by Gilnaz Arzpeyma and the early short films of Diane Obomsawin (Obom). A workshop will follow: drawing, animation on a light tablet and flip books. The creations will be screened, followed by a discussion about the ideas and imaginations they evoke.
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RIDM invites the REGARD festival for an evening!
Presented for the first time in Montreal, five documentaries with diverse artistic approaches, all linked by the theme of family, will be screened free of charge in a warm and festive atmosphere reminiscent of Chicoutimi. This program, conceived jointly by the teams at RIDM and REGARD, highlights the power and richness of short documentary films.
In this program : A Quiet Storm, Interurbain, Ma soeur, Orbites, you can't get what you want but you can get me
FREE
When we say REGARD, we mean... PARTY! After the screening, REGARD's 30th anniversary celebrations will kick off, and even your great-grandfather's cousin is invited! It's going to be a big party where peach schnapps flows freely, sandwich bread is part of the decor, and guilty pleasures are embraced and even encouraged by our favourite DJ, “Matante” Monik.
FREE
This round table brings together some of Taiwan’s most talented contemporary filmmakers and a TIDF programmer who will speak from the perspective of both the festival and the broader film industry. Together, they will share their insights on the state of the industry today and reflect on the artistic concerns and practices that shape their work. The discussion will paint a vivid portrait of the evolving aesthetics and diversity that define the contemporary film culture of Taiwan.
Speakers: Yo-Hen So (Taman-Taman (Park)), Wei-lin Hung (K's Room - The Creation and Destruction of the World) , Yi-Shan Lo (After the Snowmelt), Wanling Chen (TIDF) , Tzuan Wu (This shore : A Family Story / Fur Film Vol.1: I don’t own a cat/ The Embryo’s Dream, Upon the Moon)
The discussion will be held in english, with live translation in french.
FREE
The filmmaker adopts a skillful artisanal approach, transporting us into the unique, colourful, and lush world of her aunt, Agatha Bock, an independent, radiant woman with a lively spirit.
See full detailsAli Yahya | 2025 | - Without dialogue | S.T French
Beneath Which Rivers Flow blends portraits and speculative narrative to explore the human and geographical impacts of climate change on the daily lives of an Iraqi family.
See full detailsPetna Ndaliko Katondolo | 2025 | Swahili | S.T French
This film uses the exploitation of coltan to reappropriate colonial archives, building an eloquent reflexive dialogue between the legacy of the past and the current reality.
See full detailsLindsay McIntyre | 2025 | - Without dialogue | S.T French
Using images shot on film, this short film explores the deep connections between the territory of Nunavut, Inuit , flora, and fauna.
See full detailsNada El-Omari | 2025 | - Without dialogue | S.T French
Engaging with images of the Second Intifada shot by her father, filmmaker Nada El-Omari questions the meaning of images, the fragility of memory, and the erosion of the value of truth.
See full detailsSet in a village in Georgia’s Pankisi Valley near the Chechen border, Imago follows filmmaker Déni Oumar Pitsaev as he confronts generational silence and cultural displacement while dreaming of a home and a life beyond convention.
See full detailsJim Matlock | 2024 | - Without dialogue
Composed of an intriguing series and superimposition of still images to reveal various elements, this visual poem explores the movement of a fascinating symbolic abstraction. (HSB)
See full detailsSylvain L'Espérance | 2025 | - Without dialogue
Drawing on the world's film archives, this film traces the trajectory of an imagined community on the move, traversing a timeless memory toward a common affirmation.
See full detailsThe World Upside Down draws on both documentary and fictional codes to look at an Argentina in crisis, inviting magic and mysticism to break the rural routine.
See full detailsEmeline 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.
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For the first time, RIDM is offering a photo walk through the streets of Montreal, in collaboration with Bières et Caméras. The walk will start at square Saint-Louis! (Mile-End branch): bring your favourite camera for a 2-hour walk to the Cinémathèque québécoise, where tastings from Dieu du Ciel microbrewery await.
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