History & Politics

Les Films du 3 Mars (F3M) invites you to discover thematic cinema about History & Politics. From fiction to documentaries, long and short, enjoy the best of Québécois and Canadian filmmaking !

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.

IN THE FOREST

123 min, Documentary, Canada, Atmos

A documentary essay exploring the bonds between humans, animals, and the forest, revealing a complex world where protection and exploitation collide. Blending realism, political engagement, and a dreamlike approach, the film calls for a rethinking of our connection to the living world.

SHIFTING BASELINES

100 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

Where the Rio Grande meets the sea, the rockets of SpaceX are launched; astronomers gaze skyward, hawkers shill their wares and environmentalists survey the damage. Welcome to Boca Chica, USA.

AMONG MOUNTAINS AND STREAMS

98 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

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 is a renowned painter who lives in Berlin.

SEEING THROUGH THE DARKNESS

93 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

Carried by an immersive sonic universe, this film offers a sensitive journey through memory, perception, and resistance. It invites us to listen differently to lives transformed by war.

ZO REKEN

86 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

In Port-au-Prince, a humanitarian aid organization’s 4×4 vehicle has been hacked: its Haitian passengers now use it to talk about neocolonialism and to denounce the promises of the international community that were made and never kept. Outside, barricades are erected, and the people cry out in anger.