Panorama - Horizons
In a sleeping house, women share their stories, beginning to loosen the painful knots that have bound their lives to those of their violent partners.
APRÈS-COUPS
- Romane Garant Chartrand
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 25 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
Against the backdrop of the carnival and its tribulations, the whirl of rides mirrors Kim’s state of mind as the young Québécois carnival worker thinks hard about his future.
L' ARTIFICE
- Isabelle Grignon-Francke
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 18 min
Panorama - Horizons
Concealed in small blinds, hunters wait for game. As time slows down, the hunters find a healing and introspective connection with nature.
CACHES
- Nicolas Paquet
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 27 min
National Feature Competition
Caiti works as a bartender and dreams of returning to the music scene. The young woman carries the burden of success while society around her seems to fail miserably.
CAITI BLUES
- Justine Harbonnier
- 2023
- France, Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French
- 84 min
The soirée de la relève Radio-Canada
A woman sweeps the street, and a fishmonger opens her car trunk. From a window, a neighbour looks on as workers smash the bricks of Casa Bonjardim.
CASA BONJARDIM
- Camille Salvetti
- 2022
- Canada (Quebec), Portugal
- s.t. French
- 18 min
Panorama - Horizons
For Azaelle, Loue O’Farrell, and LuFisto—three female wrestlers from Quebec—the ring is a passionate endeavor and a way to let off steam of day-to-day injustice.
CELLES QUI LUTTENT
- Sarah Baril Gaudet
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French and English
- 70 min
The soirée de la relève Radio-Canada
Weaving together accounts from Clémence’s family and friends, the director exposes the grief that follows the young woman’s death by femicide.
CLÉMENCE
- Myriam Ben Saïd
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 18 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
Deeply atmospheric and textural, Cold and Dark explores the challenges faced by a small group of Slovakian loggers and their workhorse, Kubo.
COLD AND DARK
- Peter Hošták
- 2023
- Slovakia, Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 30 min
Opening film
At the beginning of summer, Adam, Ana, and Dahlia turn to their families and friends to question their cultural heritage. Through tender conversations, "Here and There" juxtaposes the different influences that steer the blossoming of the cultural identities of second and third-generation immigrants.
D'ICI, D'AILLEURS
- Chadi Bennani
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French or English
- 19 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
A deep-dive into an imaginary world built from scratch, this music short by Montreal rapper Marie-Gold shows the creative process behind her latest album.
LA DÉCONSTRUCTION DE BAVEUSE CITY
- Chloé Pilon Vaillancourt
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 9 min
Panorama - Against the Grain
In this deeply poetic documentary essay, director Catherine Martin explores three aspects of the vast subject of darkness, from Japanese aesthetics to the invention of cinema.
ÉLOGE DE L'OMBRE
- Catherine Martin
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French or English
- 86 min
Panorama - The State of the World
Evicted from their apartment, a group of queer housemates searches for a new home while mourning the difficult loss of the one they must leave.
ÉVICTION
- mathilde capone
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French close caption or English
- 72 min