Documentary
PLATANERO
25 min, Fiction, Canada, 2025
Ti-Frè and Gran-Frè, two brothers of Haitian origin living in a Dominican Republic shantytown, struggle daily to survive. On a full moon night, desperation pushes them to steal from a plantation, where a mysterious beast prowls in the shadows of the banana trees.
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CIRCO
88 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024
In Rio de Janeiro, Richard dreams of dazzling audiences in the world’s biggest circus tents. But when the 20-year-old artist is kicked out of his home by his adoptive mother, his life is turned upside down. Through an intimate, direct cinema approach, Circo immerses us in the lives of residents of Brazil’s favelas as they seek to shape their own futures.
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THE ATHLETE
94 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024
Equal parts family saga, sports film and intimate portrait, The Athlete offers a unique window into the story of Stevens Dorcelus.
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AMONG MOUNTAINS AND STREAMS
98 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024
In a mysterious forest, far from the borders of the China they’ve left behind, the painter Meng Huang and writer Ma Jian talk about exile, political opposition and artistic creation as a response to oppression and lies. Ma Jian lives in London. He is a dissident and a prominent writer translated into numerous languages. Since 2011, he has been unable to return to China, where all of his books are banned. Meng Huang lives in Berlin, where he is a renowned painter, living in exile by choice.
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SEEING THROUGH THE DARKNESS
93 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024
Seeing Through the Darkness is an anti-war polyphonic tale exploring the unique and humane perspectives of five individuals blinded by global conflicts.
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SIMPLY JOHANNE
75 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024
A contemporary tribute to trailblazer Johanne Harrelle: artist, actress and one of North America’s first Black models.
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LIKE A SPIRAL
28 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024
Like a Spiral is a dialogue between Beirut and five women, migrant domestic workers, under the Kafala system.
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RED FEVER
104 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024
Red Fever follows Cree co-director Neil Diamond on his journey to find out why the world is so fascinated with the stereotypical imagery of Native people that is all over pop culture.
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THESE STREETS WILL NEVER LOOK THE SAME
95 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024
Meditate and wander through the disparate streets of the United States of America.
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AMAZONIA, AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE GUARDIANS OF THE RAINFOREST
97 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024
Between road movie and political essay, this documentary takes us along the Amazon River from Brazil to one of its sources in Ecuador, to meet those who are defending their territory.
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INTERCEPTED
93 min, Documentary, Canada, France, Ukraine, 2024
Sound and image stare each other in the face as Intercepted contrasts quiet compositions of everyday life of Ukrainians since the full-scale invasion with intercepted phone conversations between Russian soldiers and their families.
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A FRENCH YOUTH
84 min, Documentary, Canada, France, 2024
In the south of France, Jawad and Belka, two young men from North African origin free themselves through their passion for Camargue races. Much more than a traditional fight, this confrontation in front of a bull allows them to take their place in the arena as well as in French society. But at what cost?
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LARRY (THEY/THEM)
103 min., Documentary, Québec, Canada, 2024
A luminous and engaging portrait of young non-binary trans photographer Laurence Philomène, one of the most original and inspiring voices of their generation and an LGBTQ+ community icon.
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AT THE END OF NOTHING AT ALL
90 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024
Every morning, Marcel confides his lyrical thoughts into his tape recorder. Based on his reflections on life, this film takes us on a journey through his story. This portrait-essay is both an intimate and social look at a man with a free spirit and eloquent digressions.
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IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS
86 min., documentary, Québec, Canada, 2023
A meditative state of wonder where the fleeting beauty of shadows evokes our place in the world, the passage of time, and the very essence of life and its fragility.
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EVICTED CITY
80 min., Documentary, Québec, Canada, 2023
Montreal — one of the few remaining affordable cities in North America — is now in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis. An intimate portrait of socio-political resistance, this multilayered film explores the human impact of real estate speculation on the cities of tomorrow.
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THE HEARING
93 min., Documentary, Québec, Canada, 2023
Having fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Peggy, Simon and their children seek political asylum in Canada after a dangerous migration route. The film delves in the daily life of the family over one year, as they go through the complex legal maze of claiming asylum.
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CAITI BLUES
84 min., Documentary, Québec, Canada/France, 2023
Caiti Lord has a beautiful voice that she plans to use to do more than sell cherry cocktails. As madness surges in the United States, in a most disturbing absurd manner, Caiti is overtaken by a growing sense of suffocation. So Caiti sings. The blues.
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MÁ SÀI GÒN (MOTHER SAIGON)
98 min., Documentary, Québec, Canada, 2023
Má Sài Gòn is a love letter – a bittersweet ode to a comforting yet disturbing mother, to a city that is as liberating as it is oppressive.
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