North American premiere Screening with filmmaker Kim Chapiron in attendance After a childhood in Mali, Ali returns to France, where he is determined to shine. Despite his mother’s doubts, he becomes the new imam of the neighborhood, motivated by a modern and humanistic Islam. Highly respected, he decides to help the faithful achieve every Muslim’s […]
Canadian premiere Screening with the film’s team in attendance One night, a woman in danger calls the police. Anna takes the call. A man is arrested. Weeks go by, as the justice system searches for evidence. Aly, Anna, and Dary confront the echoes of that night that they can’t seem to escape. Winner of the […]
World premiere Isolated in his residence room, an old man does everything in his power to see the woman he loves one last time. Quebecois filmmaker Robin Aubert (known for À l’origine d’un cri and Les Affamés) pays a touching and unprecedented tribute to the elderly, healthcare workers, and volunteers in long-term care homes (CHSLD) […]
World premiere Screening in presence of special guests Lucien is a morose and misanthropic demon who descended to Earth over 350 years ago. Finding refuge in his bookstore, his tranquility is disrupted by the arrival of Daniel, an enthusiastic human assistant. Together, they embark on an improbable mission to save their bookstore. Through his interactions […]
North American premiere Screening with the filmmaker Adrien Beau in attendance When the Marquis d’Urfé, an emissary from the King of France, stops for the night at a remote Serbian mansion, he encounters a strange family awaiting the return of Gorcha, the father, who has gone on a mission against Turkish brigands. However, he has […]
Quebec short films program For audience aged 8 and over LIKE THE ONES I USED TO KNOW (Annie St-Pierre, 2020, 18 minutes) December 24, 1983, 10:50 p.m.; Julie and her cousins ate too much sugar, Santa Claus is late and Denis, alone in his car, is anxious about the idea of setting foot in his […]
Art-house agitator Gaspar Noé (Love, Enter the Void), whose reputation for shocking violence and explicit sexuality has been known to incite audiences to race for the exits, mesmerizes with his latest and most exhilarating provocation. Set in 1996 and based loosely on a true story, Climax depicts in hallucinatory detail the delirium — and depravity […]
Leo and Remi are two thirteen-year-old best friends, whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly, tragically torn apart. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Lukas Dhont’s second film is an emotionally transformative and unforgettable portrait of the intersection of friendship and love, identity and independence, and heartbreak and healing. *Grand Prix […]
Set in contemporary Madrid, an aging filmmaker named Miguel Garay is called upon to recount his memories of working on his final and still unfinished film, “The Farewell Gaze.” During its production, the lead actor and Miguel’s close friend, Julio Arenas, disappeared without a trace, leaving in his wake a mystery that would haunt the […]
In collaboration with Cinéma Moderne, Vidéographe presents Pea Soup by Pierre Falardeau et Julien Poulin. Pea Soup is an ethnographic video on the Québécois tribe. The film is a collage, a puzzle, even, where interlocking images and sounds draw the portrait of a nation. Photographic images, text, and scenes shot in various locations such as […]