Documentary

ITILLI GATHERING

76 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

Every summer, three generations of Inuit gather in Itilli, their ancestral land in Nunavut. In the long Arctic summer light, a different sense of time emerges: children play across the vast tundra and learn to carry the teachings of their Elders and the land.

WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED

85 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

Weaving together the stories of three writers and a publisher, all forced into exile by repression in their home countries, We Will Not Be Silenced explores the lasting consequences of displacement. Through the experiences of Aslı, Liao, Tutul and Mona, the documentary reveals how violence and forced exile can profoundly alter one’s relationship to language, writing and identity.

NOWHERE, EVERYWHERE

91 min, Documentary, Canada, Atmos

A cross between a journalistic investigation, a sci-fi thriller, an activist documentary and a portrait of an artist in the throes of creation, this playful, biting and rigorous hybrid film exposes the reality of tax havens and their consequences.

THE SCANDINAVIAN METHOD

93 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

Filmmaker Anik Salas travels to Scandinavian societies – world leaders in gender equality – to understand the key to their success. Part investigation, part manifesto, her documentary reveals one essential truth: change does not happen by magic, but through political will and concrete strategies. An urgent, fiercely committed film that refuses to postpone equality to another century.

A FIRE THERE

95 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

An impressionistic portrait of life in an Armenian village in southern Georgia, this intimate film follows three friends on the cusp of adulthood, caught between tradition and the desire to forge their own path.

KINDERGARTEN

84 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

The caring yet bustling environment of a kindergarten serves as the anchor for this deep dive into early childhood. Structured to follow the gradual progression of ages on screen, the film takes us into the bubble of various children from ages 1 to 5, at a stage where the world seems to revolve around them, and self-awareness slowly shifts from ‘I’ to ‘We’. Through these rarely filmed moments, human nature gradually takes shape. Kindergarten is the 4th film of a series about life’s.