In the oceanside village of Iyi, the revered Mama Efe (Rita Edochie) acts as an intermediary between the people and the all-powerful water deity Mami Wata. But when a young boy is lost to a virus, Efe’s devoted daughter Zinwe (Uzoamaka Aniunoh) and skeptical protégé Prisca (Evelyne Ily Juhen) warn Efe about unrest among the […]
Jean-Gab and Manu are two sympathetic and somewhat idiotic losers want to make money and quickly. What could be more intelligent than relying on a giant fly to train them to steal for them? Recalling the comic duets like that of Lloyd and Harry in Dumb and Dumber, Mandibules remains a film as only Dupieux […]
Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. *Nominated for the Best Animated Film Academy Award (2023)
In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. On Mars, they descend deep into the underbelly of the planet’s capital city where they uncover a darker story of brain farms, corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret […]
A grouchy couple give birth to a very sweet girl they name Matilda. Unlike her bratty brother & mean parents, Matilda becomes a very sweet & extremely intelligent girl who is very anxious to go to school & read books. After a while, her parents send her to a school with the worst principal in […]
35th Anniversary of Max Films Special screening with filmmaker Jean-Philippe Duval in attendance Gilles meets Guylaine on a beach. He’s a bookish scholar with glasses; she’s a waitress in a blue-collar bar in a rough part of Montreal. Gilles comes for a visit. Guylaine’s brother Bob works for the brutal gangster Matroni. Two toughs have […]
A chance encounter leads Mara (Deragh Campbell), a young creative writing professor, to reunite with Matt (Matt Johnson), a charismatic, free-spirited author from her past who wanders onto her university campus. Bonded by their shared interests, the two begin to grow closer as she contends with her strained marriage to an experimental musician. When her […]
Special screening – Double bill ME (Don Hertzfeldt, United States, 2024, 22 minutes) *QUEBEC PREMIERE* Don Hertzfeldt’s newest animated film ME is a 22-minute musical odyssey about trauma, technology, and the retreat of humanity into itself. Indiewire has described it as “soul-shaking” and “a triumph”. It’s Such a Beautiful Day (Don Hertzfeldt, United States, 2012, […]
Special screening – Don Hertzfeldt short film program ME (Don Hertzfeldt, United States, 2024, 22 minutes) *QUEBEC PREMIERE* Don Hertzfeldt’s newest animated film ME is a 22-minute musical odyssey about trauma, technology, and the retreat of humanity into itself. Indiewire has described it as “soul-shaking” and “a triumph”. World of Tomorrow (Don Hertzfeldt, United States, […]