Panorama - The State of the World
Hard-hitting and necessary, this film follows the tradition of investigative documentaries to chronicle a lawyer's crusade against the for-profit nursing home industry.
STOLEN TIME (LE TEMPS DÉROBÉ)
- Helene Klodawsky
- 2023
- Canada
- s.t. French
- 85 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
Sky Hopinka: Redefining potential territories
Using archival footage of the Indigenous-led occupation of Alcatraz, Sunflower Siege Engine reminds us that the battle for sovereignty is ongoing.
SUNFLOWER SIEGE ENGINE
- Sky Hopinka
- 2022
- United States
- 13 min
International Feature Competition
This Woman brilliantly depicts the various issues facing women in contemporary China through the highly attachable and whimsical leading character Beibei, whose choices challenge the expected traditional gender roles.
THIS WOMAN
- Alan Zhang
- 2022
- China, Malaysia
- s.t. English
- 90 min
Focus Bidayyat : New Beginnings
Edited from Egyptian sci-fi film The Master of Time, (directed by Kamal el Sheikh in 1987), the viewer joins the main character, who is stuck in space and time.
THRESHOLD
- Rania Stephan
- 2018
- Lebanon
- s.t. English
- 12 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
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?
UN PAYS QU'ON CONNAIT À PEINE
- Roméo Lefèvre
- 2021
- France
- 27 min
Panorama - Horizons
Against the gentle melancholy of Swedish winter, Carl Olsson skillfully interweaves a breathtaking array of characters and life moments.
VINTERSAGA
- Carl Olsson
- 2023
- Sweden, Denmark
- s.t. English
- 81 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Comparing the exploratory voyages of the 15th century with the ambitions of virtual reality, this film suggests a common goal of expanding reality.
VISION OF PARADISE
- Leonardo Pirondi
- 2022
- Brazil, United States, United Kingdom
- s.t. English
- 17 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?
VOIES URBAINES : RUE SAINTE-CATHERINE
- Mathias Guilbaud
- 2023
- France
- 7 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
Panorama - The State of the World
Voices of a mother, a son, and friends unite in an attempt to understand the repercussions of the intergenerational trauma caused by Indigenous residential schools and to rebuild their identity.
WAAPAKE (DEMAIN)
- Jules Arita Koostachin
- 2023
- Canada
- s.t. French
- 80 min