National Short and Medium-Length Competition
Reconstructions, archives, and interviews come together as family members explore the death of a woman who died of smallpox at the turn of the 20th century.
FOUR MILE CREEK
- Ryan McKenna
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- 22 min
National Feature Competition
In a true work of cinematography, Julien Elie’s extensive research reveals a regime of terror and violence that reigns with impunity in Mexico.
LA GARDE BLANCHE
- Julien Elie
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French or English
- 109 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
Inuk and Mi’kmaq artist Amy Hull evokes the complexity of her relationship to nostalgia and to her home region through childhood stories and images filmed in 16 mm and Super 8.
THE GREAT KIND MYSTERY
- Ella Morton
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 17 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
Based on sponsored films produced between 1920 and 1970, this film articulates an interpretation of the colonial imagination in which the violence of the archives resonates with the present.
HOLIDAY NATIVE LAND
- Nicolas Renaud, Brian Virostek
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 37 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
With poetic narration by artist Bettina Szabo and captivating images of nature, experimental short film Immortelles focuses on the creative act in all its complexity.
IMMORTELLES
- Mark Durand
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 6 min
The soirée de la relève Radio-Canada
Nicole pays a visit to her mother, camera in tow. With great warmth and intimacy, she shares a look into a home inhabited by the memories of a resilient woman.
IT IS WHAT IT IS
- Nicole Doummar
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French
- 13 min
National Feature Competition
Claude Demers offers a heartfelt exploration of his relationships with fatherhood; his memories brought to life through archival images and magnificent reconstructions.
JOURNAL D'UN PÈRE
- Claude Demers
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 75 min
Panorama - The State of the World
An exploration of the phenomenon of female genital mutilation through the journeys and narratives of Canadian women of African descent who are seeking to break the taboos surrounding it.
KOROMOUSSO - GRANDE SOEUR
- Habibata Ouarme, Jim Donovan
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French or English
- 75 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
This poetic, immersive short on the edge of experimental cinema transports us into an age-old tradition of fire dancing celebrated every summer in Bulgaria.
LET THE RED MOON BURN
- Ralitsa Doncheva
- 2023
- Bulgaria, Canada (Quebec)
- 7 min
Audio work
In this program, three sound creations tackle the theme of memory. What remains of the places and people we love once they’ve disappeared or been transformed?
LES LIEUX DISPARUS
- Claude Périard
- 2022
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French
- 28 min
National Feature Competition
Under the bright lights of Saigon, this film celebrates the authenticity and emotional bonds of members of the Vietnamese queer community in their quest for love and belonging.
MÁ SÀI GÒN (MÈRE SAIGON)
- Khoa Lê
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French or English
- 98 min
Special Screening
A figure wanders through a deserted building she is keeping watch over. At the intersection of fiction, essay, and experimental film, this work is a multifaceted reflection on how we see the world.
MADEMOISELLE KENOPSIA
- Denis Côté
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 80 min