Screening with filmmaker Sophie Dupuis and actor Théodore Pellerin in attendance SOLO tells the story of Simon, a rising star on the Montreal drag scene. It’s love at first sight when he meets Olivier, the new recruit to the bar-show where he performs. While Simon thinks he’s in for an electrifying love affair, a toxic […]

Screening with actor Francis-William Rhéaume and artistic director Colombe Raby in attendance Sophia’s curiosity about infidelity — which she first projects on her husband when the couple learn about a friend’s recent divorce — grows into much more when she meets Sylvain (Pierre-Yves Cardinal), the strapping, plaid-adorned contractor tasked with fixing up the couple’s country […]

A young American journalist (Margaret Qualley) stranded in present-day Nicaragua falls for an enigmatic Englishman (Joe Alwyn) who seems like her best chance of escape. She soon realizes, though, that he may be in even greater danger than she is. Adapted from Denis Johnson’s novel. *Grand Prix – Cannes Film Festival 2022

New 4K Restoration Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time. Stop Making Sense stars core band members David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison along with Bernie […]

Special November 2 screening with director Bruno Chouinard in attendance A whole surreal world surrounds this little yellow duck which has wandered, drifted across and sailed the oceans for decades. Sought after and adored, this keen observer of human behavior, object of curiosity, choice quest item, bearer of memories and scientific knowledge, enjoys participating in […]

All SWEET SIXTEEN screenings to be paired with Québec short film GABY’S HILLS by Zoé Pelchat GABY’S HILLS (Zoé Pelchat, 2023, 21 minutes) Thirteen-year-old Gaby arrives in the Magdalen Islands to spend the summer with her father, as she does every year. She is thrilled to find the sea she loves so much, the childhood […]

Veronica Lake 100th anniversary Tired of churning out lightweight comedies, Hollywood director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) decides to make O Brother, Where Art Thou?—a serious, socially responsible film about human suffering. After his producers point out that he knows nothing of hardship, Sullivan hits the road disguised as a hobo. En route to enlightenment, […]

Part of our summer cycle L’Été au cinéma, Volume 2! From writer-director Michel Franco comes a simmering, suspenseful sharp jolt: Alice and Neil Bennett are the core of a wealthy British family on vacation in Acapulco with younger members Colin and Alexa until a distant emergency cuts their trip short. When one relative disrupts the […]

The audio installation Cinéma Moderne, novembre 2023 from Julie Faubert will be presented before the November 17th and 19th screenings. Only the following ticketholders will be able to witness the audio installation (by arriving 30 minutes before the screening) : B3, B4, B5, C3, C4, C5, D3, D4, D5. ________ An aging silent film queen […]

Presented as part of Suoni per Il Popolo festival Filmmaker Daniel Weintraub and co-producer Ione in attendance Deep Listening: The Story of Pauline Oliveros tells the story of the iconic composer, performer, teacher, philosopher, technological innovator and humanitarian, Pauline Oliveros. She was one of the world’s original electronic musicians, the only female amongst notable post-war […]