New Visions Competition
From the perspective of manual workers in Khuzestan, Meezan explores the relationship to place in a post-war, post-industrialized world.
MEEZAN
- Shahab Mihandoust
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec), Iran
- s.t. English
- 72 min
Closing film
Filmmakers embark on a unique geographic and human journey, capturing the gloom and melancholy of fall in Montreal—and, perhaps more broadly, of our time.
NOVEMBRE
- Karine van Ameringen, Iphigénie Marcoux-Fortier
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French and English
- 94 min
Doc-to-Doc
In this cinematic odyssey, artistic freedom and nocturnal exploration combine, showing us nights in which the senses awaken, stories intertwine, and imagination dances among the thousand poems of twilight.
NUITS
- Diane Poitras
- 2014
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 74 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
In Munich, an amateur rugby team trains hard. For Desmond and his team, united by their queer identity, there is more to learn than just the rules of the game.
OUTSIDE CENTER
- Eli Jean Tahchi
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec), Germany
- s.t. French or English
- 21 min
Panorama - Horizons
Julie knows she'll lose her sight. She doesn't know exactly when, but it's imminent. Alongside her good friend Marina, she tries to come to terms with this journey into darkness.
PERSÉIDES
- Laurence Lévesque
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 23 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
The lively nest of a family of blue jays is the focus of this unique experimental film, in which humour and procedural poetry combine in this work of astounding beauty.
PROCÈS VERBAL
- Matthew Wolkow
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French or English
- 6 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
Shot on 16 mm, this medium-length film creatively portrays the creation of an outdoor performance by choreographer Dana Gingras, combining dance, music, and video installation.
SOMEHOW CONTINUE
- Karl Lemieux
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- 55 min
Panorama - Against the Grain
Working alongside choreographer Adam Kinner, Olivier Godin deconstructs the dance documentary and weaves in a hybrid element by bringing the original choreographer back to life.
LA SUITE CANADIENNE
- Olivier Godin
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French and English
- 68 min
Special Screening
Astute, politically driven, and partly composed of thoughtfully arranged archival images, this film gives pride of place to the popular music of the Great Depression.
LA TURLUTE DES ANNÉES DURES
- Pascal Gélinas, Richard Boutet
- 1983
- Canada (Quebec)
- 90 min
Wapikoni
Turning her gaze toward her father, the filmmaker connects the W8linaktegw (Bécancour) River to the history of her nation and highlights its transformations over the years.
W8LINAKTEGW TA NIONA
- Myriam Landry
- 2022
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French or English
- 8 min
The soirée de la relève Radio-Canada
Between day and night, rave culture creates a suspended moment in which bodies come together, moving intuitively to the pulse of music and strobe lights.
ZEITGEIST
- Louise Blancheteau
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec), France
- 13 min