First Sight is a series of screenings of experimental films geared toward young audiences (ages 5 to 17). The program is organized by la lumière collective, a Montreal-based artists’ studio, curatorial program and micro-cinema. The screenings highlight experimental, poetic, abstract, and handmade cinema – in particular, works that fall under the umbrella of art cinema, rather than films made expressly for younger viewers. Through this initiative, la lumière collective aims to make experimental film more accessible and to sensitize young audiences to a wide range of images and filmic content, contributing to the development of their critical thinking and knowledge.

Presented as part of the RIDM, the program “Une approximative légèreté” (“an approximate lightness”) will be hosted by Montreal-based filmmaker and curator Guillaume Vallée. After the screening, Vallée will run a painting-on-celluloid workshop with the audience. The films will then be digitized at La lumière collective and the resulting video will then be sent to participants.

In this program :
One and one is Life
The Other
Going back home
4min15 au révélateur
Dancing in the New York Public Library
Atomes en quête d'immatérialité
QUID
1000 Plateaus

In collaboration with La lumière collective, Première vue is an introductory program to experimental cinema, followed by a workshop of painting on 16mm film. The activity will be in French and/or English, led by Guillaume Vallée. Maximum 20 participants.
There is no reservation system for this activity. We will operate on a first-come, first-served basis.

Presented in collaboration with La lumière collective