Films A to Z

Panorama - Against the Grain

Driven into exile by far-right paramilitary forces, the inhabitants of a Colombian village return 20 years later to the place they once called home.

LA BONGA

Sebastián Pinzón Silva, Canela Reyes
2023
Colombia, United States
s.t. French or English
78 min

Focus Bidayyat : New Beginnings

With barrel bombs falling on Ghouta, the Eastern suburbs of Damascus, civilians seek shelter in their basements. The filmmaker is one of them. Holding on to his camera, he attempts to film what cannot not be expressed in words.

DOUMA UNDERGROUND

Tim Alsiofi
2019
Syria, Lebanon
s.t. English
12 min

Panorama - The State of the World

Aboard a volunteer-driven vehicle, dozens of families are trying to flee Ukraine, they leave behind their trauma, and safeguard their dreams for a brighter future.

IN THE REARVIEW

Maciek Hamela
2023
Poland, France, Ukraine
s.t. French and English
85 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

International Short and Medium-Length Competition

Bridging science and fiction in the most inventive of ways, this medium-length film is a unique exploration of evolution, extinction, and the future from the point of view of minerals.

LAST THINGS

Deborah Stratman
2023
United States, France, Portugal
s.t. French or English
50 min

International Feature Competition

Through the perspective of grieving mothers and a young generation of Belarusians, Motherland paints a sobering and poignant portrait of a society living under the terrors of militarized state control.

MOTHERLAND

Alexander Mihalkovich, Hanna Badziaka
2023
Sweden, Ukraine, Norway
s.t. French or English
92 min

Panorama - Horizons

With a visual approach built on static shots, Kimi Takesue explores the behaviour of tourists visiting Laos.

ONLOOKERS

Kimi Takesue
2023
United States, Laos
72 min

International Feature Competition

In Burkina Faso, young Bolo goes underground every day searching for gold. Boubacar Sangaré delivers a revealing snapshot of a youth spent working in the gold-mining industry.

OR DE VIE

Boubacar Sangare
2023
Burkina Faso, Benin, France
s.t. French or English
85 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

International Short and Medium-Length Competition

When a host of new plant species suddenly appears, strange things start to happen, and questions abound. Where did they come from, and what do they want?

THE SECRET GARDEN

Nour Ouayda
2023
Lebanon
s.t. French or English
28 min

New Visions Competition

In a vivid mosaic of portraits, women and men working closely with thousand-year-old trees speak with lucid urgency about their connection with these endangered giants.

SILVICOLA

Jean-Philippe Marquis
2023
Canada
s.t. French or English
80 min