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15 - 26 Nov. 2023

Cinéma Moderne
Cinéma du Parc - Salle 2
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Crave
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Norman-McLaren
OBORO - Centre d'artistes
Office National du Film - Salle Alanis-Obomsawin
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18:00 Audio Documentary Listening Sessions : Memory*
(1) Voies urbaines : rue Sainte-Catherine
Mathias Guilbaud | 2023 | - Without dialogue | S.T French

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?

See full details
(2) Les lieux disparus
Claude Périard | 2022 | French, English | S.T French

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?

See full details
(3) Un pays qu'on connait à peine
Roméo Lefèvre | 2021 | French | S.T French

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?

See full details
18:00 Audio Documentary Listening Sessions : Memory
Audio Documentary Listening Sessions : Memory

Unframing Documentary presents sound works to be experienced in the darkness of Cinéma Moderne. For the second year running, cinema is taking a visual sabbatical. To tell stories through sound is to access an endlessly evocative power, akin to that of literature, and one that offers unprecedented creative freedom. As Orson Welles once said: “on the radio, the screen is larger than in the cinema.”

This program is produced in collaboration with Jenny Cartwright.

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?

In this program :
Voies urbaines : rue Sainte-Catherine - directed by Mathias Guilbaud
Les lieux disparus - directed by Claude Périard
Un pays qu'on connait à peine - directed by Roméo Lefèvre

This program will be presented in French.

This session will be preceded by the audio installation Cinéma Moderne, November 2023 by Julie Faubert. People who wish to experience this audio installation must be present 30 minutes before the start of the session (limited places). It will also be possible to discover the work for free during its opening event on November 18 at 5 pm.

See full details
15:15 Koromousso - Grande soeur *
Habibata Ouarme, Jim Donovan | 2023 | French, English | S.T English

An exploration of the phenomenon of female genital mutilation through the journeys and narratives of Canadian women of African descent who are seeking to break the taboos surrounding it.

See full details
17:30 Pure Unknown *
Valentina Cicogna, Mattia Colombo | 2023 | Italian, English | S.T English

Through the sincere plea of one forensic doctor, Pure Unknown undertakes a compassionate inquiry into the loss of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, and reveals the negligence of an entire system.

See full details
20:00 Motherland
Alexander Mihalkovich, Hanna Badziaka | 2023 | Russian | S.T English

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.

See full details
13:00 Elefsina Notre Amour / Smoke of the Fire / Ever...*
(1) Elefsina Notre Amour
Mahdi Fleifel | 2023 | - Without dialogue | S.T English

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.

See full details
(2) Smoke of the Fire
Daryna Mamaisur | 2023 | Ukrainian, Portuguese | S.T English

In a bid to bridge the gap between the two, the filmmaker juxtaposes fragments of her native Ukraine at war with childlike images from the books she is using to learn Portuguese.

See full details
(3) Ever Since, I Have Been Flying
Aylin Gökmen | 2023 | Turkish, Kurdish | S.T English

A 60-year-old Kurdish man shares stories of his childhood, shifting from fond memories of loved ones to the recollection of violent events.

See full details
(4) Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)
Matthew Thorne, Derik Lynch | 2023 | Yankunytjatjara | S.T English

In this docu-fiction and true work of co-creation, queer Yankunytjatjara artist Derik Lynch returns to his community in search of spiritual renewal.

See full details
15:00 Silent House*
(1) 6 minutes/km
Catherine Boivin | 2022 | Atikamekw | S.T English

In a visual exploration through multiple angles and perspectives, the multidisciplinary artist Catherine Boivin travels the road of personal reflection, following in her ancestors’ footsteps.

See full details
(2) Silent House
Farnaz Jurabchian, Mohammadreza Jurabchian | 2022 | Farsi | S.T English

In the intimate setting of an atypical Tehran home, a three-generation Iranian family’s story is interwoven with their country’s political turmoil.

See full details
17:30 Programme Malena Szlam *
Malena Szlam | 0 | - Without dialogue

These three films by Szlam catapult into a universe in which the techniques of cinema reveal hidden worlds, until now accessible only through extrasensory perception.

See full details
19:30 Caiti Blues*
(1) Nin Kamashitshet : Celui qui se bat
André-Charles Ishpatao | 2022 | French, Innu-Aimun | S.T French

An inspired and inspiring story dedicated to André-Charles, this short shows how boxing has helped to change his life and how his passion allows him to face challenges.

See full details
(2) Caiti Blues
Justine Harbonnier | 2023 | English | S.T French

Caiti works as a bartender and dreams of returning to the music scene. The young woman carries the burden of success while society around her seems to fail miserably.

See full details
16:00 Sofia Foi
Pedro Geraldo | 2023 | Portuguese | S.T English

Forced to leave where she stayed, Sofia wanders across the university campus. Over the course of an ethereal night, this hybrid work contemplates the fragility of forsaken youth.

See full details
18:15 Vintersaga
Carl Olsson | 2023 | Swedish | S.T English

Against the gentle melancholy of Swedish winter, Carl Olsson skillfully interweaves a breathtaking array of characters and life moments.

See full details
20:15 Sky Hopinka short films program 1*
(1) Jáaji Approx.
Sky Hopinka | 2015 | English

On the winding road of a father-son relationship, this personal short weaves a timeless dialogue between the two, narrowing the distance separating them.

See full details
(2) Lore
Sky Hopinka | 2019 | English

Inspired by Hollis Frampton’s experimental work Nostalgia, this film plays with notions of sharing traditions and knowledge, while an overhead projector displays fragmented landscapes.

See full details
(3) Fainting Spells
Sky Hopinka | 2018 | English

Through this experimental short film and densely wrought sensory experience, we are exposed to a myth imagined for Xawiska, a plant used by the Ho-Chunk to recover from a fainting spell.

See full details
(4) I'll Remember You as You Were Not as What You'll Become
Sky Hopinka | 2016 | English

A meditation on death and reincarnation, this visually and sonically rich film stands as a compelling tribute to Indigenous poet Diane Burns.

See full details
(5) Kicking the Clouds
Sky Hopinka | 2021 | English

In this touching intergenerational story, the filmmaker’s great-grandmother giving a language lesson to his grandmother in 1972 is a starting point that sparks reflection around knowledge transmission.

See full details
21:00 Karaoke Night !
Karaoke Night !

You know you want to sing your all-time faves at the top of your lungs. Let yourself go, have some fun and pick up that mic!

This activity is free.

See full details
12:00 Sky Hopinka Installation : The Island Weights
Sky Hopinka Installation : The Island Weights

This two-channel film by artist Sky Hopinka is based on the tale of the four water spirits known as Island Weights. In the creation story of Ho-Chunk, the artist’s home nation, the spirits are placed at the Earth’s cardinal points, ensuring that its rotation is not chaotic. Ho-Chunk, now known as Wisconsin, translates as “People of the Great Voice” and stretches from Red Banks to Trempealeau, and from Minneapolis to Milwaukee. The film is divided into 5 parts — Wijirawaséwe (Island Weights), yoiréreginarere (the west), rek’úhuhíra (the south), h??boguominàgara (the east), siniwagúregin?gere (the north) — and follows an individual as he recounts his journey along the boundaries of Ho-Chunk lands. Visually, the viewer is drawn from the tumultuous waves of the Mississippi to serene forests, tranquil lakes, enormous shopping malls, earthen effigies and Ho-Chunk relics. The narrator is not only looking for the spirits, but also wishes to honor them.

The presentation of this installation is made possible with the support of OBORO - Centre d'artistes and is part of the retrospective Sky Hopinka : Redefining Potential Territories.

Adress: 4001, Berri Street, Space 301, Montreal, H2L 4H2

Schedule :
Nov. 22nd | 12 h — 17 h
Nov. 23rd | 12 h — 19 h
Nov. 24th | 12 h — 17 h
Nov. 25th | 12 h — 17 h

This activity is free and is available in English and in French.

See full details
19:00 Christmas at Moose Factory / Amisk*
(1) Christmas at Moose Factory
Alanis Obomsawin | 1971 | English | S.T. French

Released in 1971, this lyrical short documentary marked the directorial debut of legendary Abenaki director Alanis Obomsawin. Filmed at a residential school in northern Ontario, it is composed entirely of drawings by young Cree children and stories told by the children themselves.

See full details
(2) Amisk
Alanis Obomsawin | 1977 | French | S.T. English

A performing arts film by Alanis Obomsawin, it documents efforts to raise funds for the James Bay Cree and was made at a time when Cree territory was threatened by hydro-electric projects. Amisk represents early work by Obomsawin, a trailblazer in Canadian Aboriginal film.

See full details
19:00 Alanis Obomsawin : A Legacy - DVD Box Set Launch Event
Alanis Obomsawin : A Legacy - DVD Box Set Launch Event

Join the RIDM and the NFB for a special event celebrating the much-anticipated launch of the DVD box set Alanis Obomsawin: A Legacy. The event includes a screening of two of Obomsawin’s early films, Christmas at Moose Factory (1971) and Amisk (1977), with an introduction from the filmmaker. We invite you to learn about the inspiration behind this personally curated collection and how to bring the 12-disc box set home.

This activity is free (by reservation).

See full details
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12h
OBORO - Centre d'artistes
12H00 Sky Hopinka Installation : The Island Weights
Sky Hopinka Installation : The Island Weights

This two-channel film by artist Sky Hopinka is based on the tale of the four water spirits known as Island Weights. In the creation story of Ho-Chunk, the artist’s home nation, the spirits are placed at the Earth’s cardinal points, ensuring that its rotation is not chaotic. Ho-Chunk, now known as Wisconsin, translates as “People of the Great Voice” and stretches from Red Banks to Trempealeau, and from Minneapolis to Milwaukee. The film is divided into 5 parts — Wijirawaséwe (Island Weights), yoiréreginarere (the west), rek’úhuhíra (the south), h??boguominàgara (the east), siniwagúregin?gere (the north) — and follows an individual as he recounts his journey along the boundaries of Ho-Chunk lands. Visually, the viewer is drawn from the tumultuous waves of the Mississippi to serene forests, tranquil lakes, enormous shopping malls, earthen effigies and Ho-Chunk relics. The narrator is not only looking for the spirits, but also wishes to honor them.

The presentation of this installation is made possible with the support of OBORO - Centre d'artistes and is part of the retrospective Sky Hopinka : Redefining Potential Territories.

Adress: 4001, Berri Street, Space 301, Montreal, H2L 4H2

Schedule :
Nov. 22nd | 12 h — 17 h
Nov. 23rd | 12 h — 19 h
Nov. 24th | 12 h — 17 h
Nov. 25th | 12 h — 17 h

This activity is free and is available in English and in French.

More info
13h
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Crave
13H00 Elefsina Notre Amour / Smoke of the Fire / Ever...*
(1) Elefsina Notre Amour
Mahdi Fleifel | 2023 | - Without dialogue

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.

See full details (2) Smoke of the Fire
Daryna Mamaisur | 2023 | Ukrainian, Portuguese | S.T. French or English

In a bid to bridge the gap between the two, the filmmaker juxtaposes fragments of her native Ukraine at war with childlike images from the books she is using to learn Portuguese.

See full details (3) Ever Since, I Have Been Flying
Aylin Gökmen | 2023 | Turkish, Kurdish | S.T. French or English

A 60-year-old Kurdish man shares stories of his childhood, shifting from fond memories of loved ones to the recollection of violent events.

See full details (4) Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)
Matthew Thorne, Derik Lynch | 2023 | Yankunytjatjara | S.T. French or English

In this docu-fiction and true work of co-creation, queer Yankunytjatjara artist Derik Lynch returns to his community in search of spiritual renewal.

See full details
15h
Cinéma du Parc - Salle 2
15H15 Koromousso - Grande soeur *
Habibata Ouarme, Jim Donovan | 2023 | French, English | S.T. French or English

An exploration of the phenomenon of female genital mutilation through the journeys and narratives of Canadian women of African descent who are seeking to break the taboos surrounding it.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Crave
15H00 Silent House*
(1) 6 minutes/km
Catherine Boivin | 2022 | Atikamekw | S.T. French or English

In a visual exploration through multiple angles and perspectives, the multidisciplinary artist Catherine Boivin travels the road of personal reflection, following in her ancestors’ footsteps.

See full details (2) Silent House
Farnaz Jurabchian, Mohammadreza Jurabchian | 2022 | Farsi | S.T. French or English

In the intimate setting of an atypical Tehran home, a three-generation Iranian family’s story is interwoven with their country’s political turmoil.

See full details
16h
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
16H00 Sofia Foi
Pedro Geraldo | 2023 | Portuguese | S.T. French or English

Forced to leave where she stayed, Sofia wanders across the university campus. Over the course of an ethereal night, this hybrid work contemplates the fragility of forsaken youth.

See full details
17h
Cinéma du Parc - Salle 2
17H30 Pure Unknown *
Valentina Cicogna, Mattia Colombo | 2023 | Italian, English | S.T. English

Through the sincere plea of one forensic doctor, Pure Unknown undertakes a compassionate inquiry into the loss of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, and reveals the negligence of an entire system.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Crave
17H30 Programme Malena Szlam *
Malena Szlam | 0 | - Without dialogue

These three films by Szlam catapult into a universe in which the techniques of cinema reveal hidden worlds, until now accessible only through extrasensory perception.

See full details
18h
Cinéma Moderne
18H00 Audio Documentary Listening Sessions : Memory*
(1) Voies urbaines : rue Sainte-Catherine
Mathias Guilbaud | 2023 | - Without dialogue

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?

See full details (2) Les lieux disparus
Claude Périard | 2022 | French, English | S.T. French

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?

See full details (3) Un pays qu'on connait à peine
Roméo Lefèvre | 2021 | French

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?

See full details
18H00 Audio Documentary Listening Sessions : Memory
Audio Documentary Listening Sessions : Memory

Unframing Documentary presents sound works to be experienced in the darkness of Cinéma Moderne. For the second year running, cinema is taking a visual sabbatical. To tell stories through sound is to access an endlessly evocative power, akin to that of literature, and one that offers unprecedented creative freedom. As Orson Welles once said: “on the radio, the screen is larger than in the cinema.”

This program is produced in collaboration with Jenny Cartwright.

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?

In this program :
Voies urbaines : rue Sainte-Catherine - directed by Mathias Guilbaud
Les lieux disparus - directed by Claude Périard
Un pays qu'on connait à peine - directed by Roméo Lefèvre

This program will be presented in French.

This session will be preceded by the audio installation Cinéma Moderne, November 2023 by Julie Faubert. People who wish to experience this audio installation must be present 30 minutes before the start of the session (limited places). It will also be possible to discover the work for free during its opening event on November 18 at 5 pm.

More info
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
18H15 Vintersaga
Carl Olsson | 2023 | Swedish | S.T. English

Against the gentle melancholy of Swedish winter, Carl Olsson skillfully interweaves a breathtaking array of characters and life moments.

See full details
19h
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Crave
19H30 Caiti Blues*
(1) Nin Kamashitshet : Celui qui se bat
André-Charles Ishpatao | 2022 | French, Innu-Aimun | S.T. French or English

An inspired and inspiring story dedicated to André-Charles, this short shows how boxing has helped to change his life and how his passion allows him to face challenges.

See full details (2) Caiti Blues
Justine Harbonnier | 2023 | English | S.T. French

Caiti works as a bartender and dreams of returning to the music scene. The young woman carries the burden of success while society around her seems to fail miserably.

See full details
Office National du Film - Salle Alanis-Obomsawin
19H00 Christmas at Moose Factory / Amisk*
(1) Christmas at Moose Factory
Alanis Obomsawin | 1971 | English | S.T. French

Released in 1971, this lyrical short documentary marked the directorial debut of legendary Abenaki director Alanis Obomsawin. Filmed at a residential school in northern Ontario, it is composed entirely of drawings by young Cree children and stories told by the children themselves.

See full details (2) Amisk
Alanis Obomsawin | 1977 | French | S.T. English

A performing arts film by Alanis Obomsawin, it documents efforts to raise funds for the James Bay Cree and was made at a time when Cree territory was threatened by hydro-electric projects. Amisk represents early work by Obomsawin, a trailblazer in Canadian Aboriginal film.

See full details
19H00 Alanis Obomsawin : A Legacy - DVD Box Set Launch Event
Alanis Obomsawin : A Legacy - DVD Box Set Launch Event

Join the RIDM and the NFB for a special event celebrating the much-anticipated launch of the DVD box set Alanis Obomsawin: A Legacy. The event includes a screening of two of Obomsawin’s early films, Christmas at Moose Factory (1971) and Amisk (1977), with an introduction from the filmmaker. We invite you to learn about the inspiration behind this personally curated collection and how to bring the 12-disc box set home.

This activity is free (by reservation).

More info
20h
Cinéma du Parc - Salle 2
20H00 Motherland
Alexander Mihalkovich, Hanna Badziaka | 2023 | Russian | S.T. French or English

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.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
20H15 Sky Hopinka short films program 1*
(1) Jáaji Approx.
Sky Hopinka | 2015 | English

On the winding road of a father-son relationship, this personal short weaves a timeless dialogue between the two, narrowing the distance separating them.

See full details (2) Lore
Sky Hopinka | 2019 | English

Inspired by Hollis Frampton’s experimental work Nostalgia, this film plays with notions of sharing traditions and knowledge, while an overhead projector displays fragmented landscapes.

See full details (3) Fainting Spells
Sky Hopinka | 2018 | English

Through this experimental short film and densely wrought sensory experience, we are exposed to a myth imagined for Xawiska, a plant used by the Ho-Chunk to recover from a fainting spell.

See full details (4) I'll Remember You as You Were Not as What You'll Become
Sky Hopinka | 2016 | English

A meditation on death and reincarnation, this visually and sonically rich film stands as a compelling tribute to Indigenous poet Diane Burns.

See full details (5) Kicking the Clouds
Sky Hopinka | 2021 | English

In this touching intergenerational story, the filmmaker’s great-grandmother giving a language lesson to his grandmother in 1972 is a starting point that sparks reflection around knowledge transmission.

See full details
21h
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Norman-McLaren
21H00 Karaoke Night !
Karaoke Night !

You know you want to sing your all-time faves at the top of your lungs. Let yourself go, have some fun and pick up that mic!

This activity is free.

More info
16h30After circus *

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