Sky Hopinka: Redefining potential territories
The tension of colonial America is conveyed through the juxtaposition of moving images, a reflection on identity and belonging, and a poem by Walt Whitman.
WHEN YOU'RE LOST IN THE RAIN
- Sky Hopinka
- 2018
- United States
- 6 min
The soirée de la relève Radio-Canada
Ukrainian women exiled in Prague tell their stories as they attempt to rebuild their lives; meanwhile, the war seeps into the voices of the men who have stayed behind.
WHERE MOTION HAS NOT YET CEASED
- Juliette Balthazard
- 2023
- Canada, Czech Republic
- s.t. French
- 17 min
National Feature Competition
Peter Mettler explores the cycle of life in While the Green Grass Grows, a multilayered and epic cinematic exploration to underscore the fragility and profound nature of human relationships.
WHILE THE GREEN GRASS GROWS
- Peter Mettler
- 2023
- Switzerland, Canada
- s.t. French
- 166 min
Panorama - Against the Grain
In this fictional work firmly rooted in a documentary-style approach, a sound artist travels to a mining community in India. Confronted with this new reality, he begins to doubt himself.
WHISPERS OF FIRE & WATER
- Lubdhak Chatterjee
- 2023
- India
- s.t. English
- 84 min
Panorama - Essentials
Fully immersed, with a hand-held camera, Wang Bing turns an unfiltered gaze on the lives of young workers in the textile factories of Zhili, China.
YOUTH (SPRING)
- Wang Bing
- 2023
- France, Luxembourg, Netherlands
- s.t. French and English
- 212 min
The soirée de la relève Radio-Canada
Between day and night, rave culture creates a suspended moment in which bodies come together, moving intuitively to the pulse of music and strobe lights.
ZEITGEIST
- Louise Blancheteau
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec), France
- 13 min