Family

RESURRECTING HASSAN

100 min, Documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2016

Resurrecting Hassan is an exploration of a blind family of three’s legacy of grief, tragedy and abuse as we follow them on their path to self-redemption.

QIPISA

36 min, Documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2016

The director goes back to her roots in Pangnirtung, amongst her family and community. It leads her to another journey: to Qipisa, the outpost camp from where they were uprooted.

THE NAME YOU CARRY

17 min, Short film, Québec, Canada, 2015

When Vlace is suspended for hitting a classmate, Sasha is called to come get his son at school and has no choice but to take him along on his delivery route.

NINA

15 min, short film, Quebec, Canada, 2015

A short film on a young mother in Montreal.

PINOCCHIO

75min, Documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2015

Eric is working his way around the world crewing on ships. He seems to be living the life he’s always dreamed of until he gets arrested in Brazil, awaiting deportation to Canada. Éric’s sister, filmmaker André-Line Beauparlant, gradually pierces the mystery surrounding her brother, a man of prodigious imagination, who has mastered the art of deception as the ultimate way of life.

THE WORLDS OF VINCENT

80 min, Documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2015

The Worlds of Vincent is a personal and intimate journey at the heart of madness. An incursion in the world of schizophrenia, an encounter between a brother and his sister on the path of life, questioning mentale ilness, acceptance, family, love…

NALLUA – SPIRA

76 min., Documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2015

The Pond Inlet Inuit in Nunavut live with the memory of a tragedy: in 1943, 25 people –over half the population of the community – died within the span of a few days. This personal and intimate documentary brings us into homes and lives of Ruth and Elisapie, two survivors of this tragedy.

SOLID GROUND

75 min, Documentary, Québec, Canada, 2015

Through the eye of an alert yet discreet camera, Solid Ground follows the unique journey of three reserved and endearing teens as they test their limits, discover the meaning of strong connections and live and learn in synch with the natural rhythms of the land and its animals.

JULIA JULEP

9 min, short film, Quebec, Canada, 2014

Julia Julep is a short magical tale about Julia, a very young girl who makes peace with her mother’s recent death.

GO IN THE WILDERNESS

61 min, Fiction, Quebec, Canada, 2013

The tale of history’s first rebels.

COME WORRY WITH US!

82 min, Documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2013

Can a rock band be the village that raises a child? We follow internationally acclaimed Montreal band Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, which has accepted a baby into its touring tribe.

A SHADE OF GREY

14 min, Fiction, Quebec, Canada, 2013

A short film loosely inspired by Lionel Groulx’s novella.

GASPÉ COPPER

14 min, fiction, Quebec, Canada, 2013

Three children try to understand why they are moving out.

THE CURTAIN

13 min, Short film, Quebec, Canada, 2013

BÀ NỘI (GRANDMA)

85 min, Documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2013

SANCTUARY

19 min, Fiction, Quebec, Canada, 2012

A priest whose church is to be closed and put up for sale: the family of illegal immigrants he is sheltering will lose their home, while he is losing his very purpose. A reflection on architecture, altruism and morality in a modern, secular society.

CRIMES WITHOUT HONOUR

69 min, Documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2012

What is a honour crime? Where does it come from? Was it always a part of our history or is it something recent?

THEY THINK I’M CHINESE ! – SPIRA

52 min, documentary, Canada, 2011

A WINTER SONG

36 min, Fiction, Quebec, Canada, 2011

A Winter Song looks into the achingly human story behind a typical Chinese-­‐run dépanneur in Montréal.

MY FAMILY IN 17 TAKES

27 min, Documentary, Quebec, Canada, 2011

The youngest of 17 children, the filmmaker presents us with an intimate family portrait in 17 rolls of Super 8.