Montreal International Documentary Festival

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Schedule

20 - 30 Nov. 2025

Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin - Salle 10
Cinéma du Parc - Salle 2
Cinémathèque québécoise - Foyer Luce-Guilbeault
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Norman-McLaren
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Principale
Salle d'exposition de la Place des Arts
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17:30 Écrire la vie - Annie Ernaux racontée par des...
Claire Simon | 2025 | French | S.T English

In class, high schoolers explore Annie Ernaux's work through group discussions, where intimacy and contemporary collective history meet and resonate with each other.

See full details
19:30 Les blues du bleuet*
(1) Ruby, la petite fourmi
François Bergeron | 2024 | French | S.T French

This short film, the brainchild of a father who loves telling his children stories, creatively brings a tale to life while revealing the behind-the-scenes of its inception with the help of his daughter. (HSB)

See full details
(2) Les blues du bleuet
Andrés Livov | 2024 | French, Spanish | S.T French

This ensemble film uses interacting stories and aspirations to reveal the intricate ties of a diverse community united around the emblematic and legendary Lac-Saint-Jean blueberry.

See full details
13:00 Gods of Stone *
Iván Castiñeiras Gallego | 2025 | Portuguese, Galicien, Spanish | S.T English

Filmed over 15 years, this film combines legend and magical realism to immerse us in the reality of the border village of Moimenta, where Mariana and her family live.

See full details
15:15 L' Ancre *
Jen Debauche | 2024 | French, English | S.T French

This work, starring Charlotte Rampling as a psychotherapist, uses symbolic imagery shot on 16mm black-and-white film to present a profound journey into the human mind.

See full details
17:15 Little, Big, and Far
Jem Cohen | 2025 | German, English | S.T English

Little, Big, and Far follows Karl, a 70-year-old astronomer, as he journeys from Vienna to a Greek island, seeking dark skies to reflect on stars, memory, love, and the ties that bind life.

See full details
20:00 The End of the Internet *
Dylan Reibling | 2025 | English, Portuguese, Spanish | S.T English

An immersion into the struggles of activists and professionals fighting for a web free from the authority of digital giants and the control of personal data.

See full details
11:00 UXdoc : Where documentary meets new technologies
(1) All Unsaved Progress Will Be Lost
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 details
(2) Empereur
Marion 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 details
(3) Queer Utopia
Lui 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 details
(4) The Man Who Couldn't Leave
Singing 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 details
(5) Energeia
Ugo Arsac | 2023 | French

An immersive journey through France's nuclear fission and fusion plants, featuring interviews with experts on the future of energy.

See full details
11:45 Partition*
(1) Solastalgie
Jon-Evan Quoquochi | 2025 | - Without dialogue | S.T French

A region’s beauty gradually reveals an oppressive visual and auditory human presence and the scars inflicted by destructive exploitation. What if this reality wasn't the end? (HSB)

See full details
(2) Partition
Diana Allan | 2025 | Arabic | S.T French

Merging archival images, stories, voices, and songs, Partition looks at the British occupation of Palestine from 1917 to 1948.

See full details
14:15 Les héritiers *
Serge-Olivier Rondeau | 2025 | French | S.T English

Gulls, the landfill, the scientist, and the hawk: Serge-Olivier Rondeau captures a compelling scene as gulls populate Canada's largest landfill.

See full details
16:30 The Mountain Won't Move
Petra Seliškar | 2025 | Albanian, Macedonian | S.T English

Documenting the daily life of five young brothers, shepherds in the mountains of North
Macedonia, the precise and intimate camera reveals the dynamics between humans and animals penned in by the open horizon.

See full details
20:45 Powwow People *
Sky Hopinka | 2025 | English

Sky 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 details
18:45 The Water Eyed Boy *
Lírio Ferreira, Carolina Sá | 2024 | Portuguese | S.T English

This sensory and inventive portrait depicts the life and creative process of recently deceased musician Hermeto Pascoal, an eccentric Brazilian genius nicknamed “the Sorcerer” of sounds.

See full details
13:00 En discussion avec Louise Bourque
En discussion avec Louise Bourque

FREE

Built around the works Going Back Home (2000), Self Portrait Post Mortem (2002), Jours en fleurs (2003), and Remains (2011), which will be screened with commentary by the filmmaker, this discussion-style talk will provide an opportunity to look back on Louise Bourque’s career and explore her approach, artistic practice, and conception of cinema in greater detail.

See full details
17:00 Awards Ceremony
Awards Ceremony

FREE

End your festival in style by attending the awards ceremony for the festival's thirteen awards for the competitive sections, in the presence of the juries and filmmakers !

See full details
22:00 Closing night : Les blues du bleuet Launch Party
Closing night : Les blues du bleuet Launch Party

The closing screening continues with a sweet tasting of blueberries. The dance floor, Madame Patate, and DJ Félix B. are waiting for you!

See full details
11:30 Romy tient un journal / Dog Days of Summer / 100...*
(1) Romy tient un journal
Charles-Émile Lafrance | 2025 | French | S.T English

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 details
(2) Dog Days of Summer
Virgile Ratelle | 2025 | French | S.T English

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 details
(3) 100 years
Mitchell Stafiej | 2025 | Polish, English | S.T English

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 details
(4) Lloyd Wong, Unfinished
Lesley Loksi Chan, Llyod Wong | 2025 | English | S.T English

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 details
14:00 Liti Liti
Mamadou Khouma Gueye | 2025 | Wolof | S.T English

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 details
16:15 Gazan Tales
Mahmoud Nabil Ahmed | 2024 | Arabic | S.T English

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.

See full details
18:15 Sirens Call
Miri Ian Gossing, Lina Sieckmann | 2025 | English

An enigmatic mermaid takes a meditative look at the world around her. When she finds her community, the film offers a profound reflection on existence and resistance.

See full details
21:00 Do You Love Me
Lana Daher | 2025 | Arabic, French, English | S.T English

Made from various archives from the last seven decades, this playful tribute conveys a personal, non-linear, and fragmented journey into Lebanon's intimate and collective memory.

See full details
12:00 Burn From Absence
Emeline Courcier | 2024 | French | S.T. English

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.

See full details
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11h
Cinémathèque québécoise - Foyer Luce-Guilbeault
11H00 UXdoc : Where documentary meets new technologies
(1) All Unsaved Progress Will Be Lost
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 details (2) Empereur
Marion 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 details (3) Queer Utopia
Lui 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 details (4) The Man Who Couldn't Leave
Singing 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 details (5) Energeia
Ugo Arsac | 2023 | French

An immersive journey through France's nuclear fission and fusion plants, featuring interviews with experts on the future of energy.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
11H45 Partition*
(1) Solastalgie
Jon-Evan Quoquochi | 2025 | - Without dialogue

A region’s beauty gradually reveals an oppressive visual and auditory human presence and the scars inflicted by destructive exploitation. What if this reality wasn't the end? (HSB)

See full details (2) Partition
Diana Allan | 2025 | Arabic | S.T. French or English

Merging archival images, stories, voices, and songs, Partition looks at the British occupation of Palestine from 1917 to 1948.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Principale
11H30 Romy tient un journal / Dog Days of Summer / 100...*
(1) Romy tient un journal
Charles-Émile Lafrance | 2025 | French | S.T. English

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 details (2) Dog Days of Summer
Virgile Ratelle | 2025 | French | S.T. English

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 details (3) 100 years
Mitchell Stafiej | 2025 | Polish, English | S.T. French or English

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 details (4) Lloyd Wong, Unfinished
Lesley Loksi Chan, Llyod Wong | 2025 | English | S.T. English

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 details
12h
Salle d'exposition de la Place des Arts
12H00 Burn From Absence
(1) Burn From Absence
Emeline Courcier | 2024 | French | S.T. English

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.

See full details
13h
Cinéma du Parc - Salle 2
13H00 Gods of Stone *
Iván Castiñeiras Gallego | 2025 | Portuguese, Galicien, Spanish | S.T. French or English

Filmed over 15 years, this film combines legend and magical realism to immerse us in the reality of the border village of Moimenta, where Mariana and her family live.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Norman-McLaren
13H00 En discussion avec Louise Bourque
En discussion avec Louise Bourque

FREE

Built around the works Going Back Home (2000), Self Portrait Post Mortem (2002), Jours en fleurs (2003), and Remains (2011), which will be screened with commentary by the filmmaker, this discussion-style talk will provide an opportunity to look back on Louise Bourque’s career and explore her approach, artistic practice, and conception of cinema in greater detail.

More info
14h
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
14H15 Les héritiers *
Serge-Olivier Rondeau | 2025 | French | S.T. English

Gulls, the landfill, the scientist, and the hawk: Serge-Olivier Rondeau captures a compelling scene as gulls populate Canada's largest landfill.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Principale
14H00 Liti Liti
Mamadou Khouma Gueye | 2025 | Wolof | S.T. French or English

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 details
15h
Cinéma du Parc - Salle 2
15H15 L' Ancre *
Jen Debauche | 2024 | French, English | S.T. French and English

This work, starring Charlotte Rampling as a psychotherapist, uses symbolic imagery shot on 16mm black-and-white film to present a profound journey into the human mind.

See full details
16h
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
16H30 The Mountain Won't Move
Petra Seliškar | 2025 | Albanian, Macedonian | S.T. French or English

Documenting the daily life of five young brothers, shepherds in the mountains of North
Macedonia, the precise and intimate camera reveals the dynamics between humans and animals penned in by the open horizon.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Principale
16H15 Gazan Tales
Mahmoud Nabil Ahmed | 2024 | Arabic | S.T. English

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.

See full details
17h
Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin - Salle 10
17H30 Écrire la vie - Annie Ernaux racontée par des...
Claire Simon | 2025 | French | S.T. English

In class, high schoolers explore Annie Ernaux's work through group discussions, where intimacy and contemporary collective history meet and resonate with each other.

See full details
Cinéma du Parc - Salle 2
17H15 Little, Big, and Far
Jem Cohen | 2025 | German, English | S.T. English

Little, Big, and Far follows Karl, a 70-year-old astronomer, as he journeys from Vienna to a Greek island, seeking dark skies to reflect on stars, memory, love, and the ties that bind life.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Norman-McLaren
17H00 Awards Ceremony
Awards Ceremony

FREE

End your festival in style by attending the awards ceremony for the festival's thirteen awards for the competitive sections, in the presence of the juries and filmmakers !

More info
18h
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
18H45 The Water Eyed Boy *
Lírio Ferreira, Carolina Sá | 2024 | Portuguese | S.T. English

This sensory and inventive portrait depicts the life and creative process of recently deceased musician Hermeto Pascoal, an eccentric Brazilian genius nicknamed “the Sorcerer” of sounds.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Principale
18H15 Sirens Call
Miri Ian Gossing, Lina Sieckmann | 2025 | English

An enigmatic mermaid takes a meditative look at the world around her. When she finds her community, the film offers a profound reflection on existence and resistance.

See full details
19h
Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin - Salle 10
19H30 Les blues du bleuet*
(1) Ruby, la petite fourmi
François Bergeron | 2024 | French | S.T. English

This short film, the brainchild of a father who loves telling his children stories, creatively brings a tale to life while revealing the behind-the-scenes of its inception with the help of his daughter. (HSB)

See full details (2) Les blues du bleuet
Andrés Livov | 2024 | French, Spanish | S.T. French and English

This ensemble film uses interacting stories and aspirations to reveal the intricate ties of a diverse community united around the emblematic and legendary Lac-Saint-Jean blueberry.

See full details
20h
Cinéma du Parc - Salle 2
20H00 The End of the Internet *
Dylan Reibling | 2025 | English, Portuguese, Spanish | S.T. French or English

An immersion into the struggles of activists and professionals fighting for a web free from the authority of digital giants and the control of personal data.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
20H45 Powwow People *
Sky Hopinka | 2025 | English

Sky 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 details
21h
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Principale
21H00 Do You Love Me
Lana Daher | 2025 | Arabic, French, English | S.T. English

Made from various archives from the last seven decades, this playful tribute conveys a personal, non-linear, and fragmented journey into Lebanon's intimate and collective memory.

See full details
22h
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Norman-McLaren
22H00 Closing night : Les blues du bleuet Launch Party
Closing night : Les blues du bleuet Launch Party

The closing screening continues with a sweet tasting of blueberries. The dance floor, Madame Patate, and DJ Félix B. are waiting for you!

More info
16h30After circus *

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