Sky Hopinka: Redefining potential territories
A meditation on death and reincarnation, this visually and sonically rich film stands as a compelling tribute to Indigenous poet Diane Burns.
I'LL REMEMBER YOU AS YOU WERE NOT AS WHAT YOU'LL BECOME
- Sky Hopinka
- 2016
- United States
- 13 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
Focus Bidayyat : New Beginnings
A film-conversation between a writer and filmmaker questions the relationship between language and cinema as tools to represent war and violence.
IN FIELDS OF WORDS: CONVERSATIONS WITH SAMAR YAZBEK
- Rania Stephan
- 2022
- Lebanon
- s.t. English
- 69 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
Panorama - Horizons
A remote Chilean village exists in the shadow of a foreboding power station from which it receives no supply. An electrifying observational film.
IN THE SHADOW OF LIGHT
- Ignacia Merino Bustos, Isabel Reyes Bustos
- 2023
- Chile
- s.t. English
- 66 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