20 - 30 Nov. 2025
A mixed-race filmmaker raised in a white adoptive family draws on archives, memories, and testimonials to confront normalized racism and maternal abandonment.
See full detailsThrough a poetic and tender pilgrimage, Eva Neymann carefully paints a portrait of Odessa and its residents, revealing the resilience of some and the absence of others.
See full detailsMade 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 detailsAn 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 detailsMélanie 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.
See full detailsAn 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 detailsBetween wildfire and pointillist landscapes, In the Manner of Smoke traces the delicate rhythms of seeing, where images linger, shift, and dissolve like drifting smoke.
See full detailsFrançois 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 detailsAndrés 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 detailsAlways paints an honest, tender, and poetic portrait of the modest daily life of Youbin Gong, a young and talented poet, and his family as farmers in the mountains of Hunan.
See full detailsThis nostalgic essay film revisits the filmmaker's filmography and nearly 30 years of archives to study the passage of time and the strength of the bonds resisting it.
See full detailsLittle, 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 detailsXavier Doutre, Clarence de Bayser | 2025 | French, English | S.T French
This hybrid film, with its atmosphere of suspended time, offers a surprising foray into the world of amateur radio operators united by a desire for human connection.
See full detailsViera Cákanyová | 2025 | Slovak | S.T French
Using a rich exploration with AI, the filmmaker immerses us in the experience of a retreat into darkness, prompting a reflection on perception and human existence.
See full detailsJorge Caballero, Camilo Restrepo | 2025 | Spanish | S.T French
An “official” narrative, coupled with images that gradually cast doubt on their veracity, forces us to reflect in this era of post-truth fuelled by AI.
See full detailsWith Hasan in Gaza reveals rediscovered footage from 2001 of Palestinian residents under occupation, bearing witness to past violence. Today, that footage resonates as a reflection on memory, history, and the ongoing horrors of genocide.
See full detailsMade up of powerful, symbolic images, this captivating and poetic cinematic testimony explores an inventive and free-flowing look at exile, memory, and the future.
See full detailsAt once cerebral, touching, and funny, this dense, minimalist (auto)biographical film unfolds as a creative observation on artistic exploration and life.
See full detailsOn the last day of the festival, a special screening designed for parents with babies and young children will take place at the Cinémathèque. In suitable conditions - soft lighting, reduced volume, a babysitting service, and creative workshops - the feature-length documentary J’ai perdu de vue le paysage (I Lost Sight of the Landscape) will be presented, for a friendly, soothing, and carefree movie experience.
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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