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
Audio work
Exploring the journey and subsequent confinement of people who had to leave everything behind in the pursuit of a better life, this program features two sound creations that strongly echo one another.
AU TRAVERS DES ÉCHOS
- Victoria Maréchal
- 2023
- Argentina, Switzerland
- s.t. French
- 17 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
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
Sky Hopinka: Redefining potential territories
In a consciously fragmentary film, Cleo Keahna and Terry Running Wild share their perspectives on the resistance movement at Standing Rock.
DISLOCATION BLUES
- Sky Hopinka
- 2017
- United States
- 17 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
A visual poem exploring a mysterious ship graveyard in the heart of the Mediterranean, its weird landscape inviting us to reflect on the human condition.
ELEFSINA NOTRE AMOUR
- Mahdi Fleifel
- 2023
- Greece
- 9 min
Audio work
Exploring the journey and subsequent confinement of people who had to leave everything behind in the pursuit of a better life, this program features two sound creations that strongly echo one another.
ENFERMÉ.ES NULLE PART
- Antoine Bougeard, Nausicaa Preiss
- 2023
- France
- 54 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
A 60-year-old Kurdish man shares stories of his childhood, shifting from fond memories of loved ones to the recollection of violent events.
EVER SINCE, I HAVE BEEN FLYING
- Aylin Gökmen
- 2023
- Switzerland
- s.t. French or English
- 19 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
New Visions Competition
Terra Long’s experimental documentary is a hypnotizing, sensory, and evocative look at how date palms have forged the Coachella Valley’s identity.
FEET IN WATER, HEAD ON FIRE
- Terra Long
- 2023
- United States, Canada
- s.t. French or English
- 90 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
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