Arts & Culture

MY FATHER’S STUDIO

72 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

In November 2001, Quebec Painter Edmund Alleyn (1931-2004) agreed to be filmed in his Montreal studio by his daughter, filmmaker Jennifer Alleyn. There, something unexpected happened : an authentic encounter, with no beating around the bush, no mask. From a few existential questions –about life, painting, death- thruth emerged. The artist died of cancer in December 2004 before Jennifer could film him again. After inheriting his studio, she found herself in this sacred space, still imbued with the presence and imagination of her father. Her film is an attempt to prolong the dialogue, to find the missing fragments of her father’s life. Edmund Alleyn was an intense and complex man of integrity who left his mark on Canadian art history.

THE SPIRIT OF PLACES

84 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

This documentary follows the photographical journey of Gabor Szilasi in the area of Charlevoix in 1970, 35 years after the facts.

TREE WITH SEVERED BRANCHES

80 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

In Moscow, two elderly men who lived under the Soviet regime adapt to their new sociopolitical reality by creating an imaginary world through art.​

HE’S THE MAN

89 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

Chronicle of an amateur theater company which has been performing the life of Jesus for 31 years.

SOMETHING LIKE IMMORTALITY

81 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

Three compulsive creators face judgment by their fellow citizens.

SPIRA COLLECTION

A collaboration between Spira and Les Films du 3 Mars. Five documentaries are now available on our digital platform, individually or as a bundle, as a rental or as a subscriber’s feature!