The Americas

GUNS AND US

75 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

The grim routine of suicides, murders, shootings and mass killings in North America is as much in the streets and schools as it is in the home. The subject of firearms is controversial – and the presence of weapons in the home leaves no one indifferent. For some, guns represent a potential threat; for others, it is a legitimate right. However, if firearms arouse a fascination associated with power, force and strength, then surely the possession of one needs to be questioned. A review of our time and the question of arms, this film talks of a controversial, destabilizing and explosively hot topic.

WAPIKONI COLLECTION

Short films, Canada

14 short films produced by Wapikoni Mobile. A collaboration between Wapikoni Mobile and Les Films du 3 Mars.

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PRIMAS

95 min, Documentary, Argentina, Canada, 5.1

Two cousins come of age together, overcoming the heinous acts of violence that disrupted their childhood.

THE OTHER RIO

88 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

The day-to-day life of the forgotten people of the Rio Olympic Games.

DESTIERROS

92 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

Destierros is an immersive experience that puts on screen the confusion and vertigo of the migration route leading to the United-States.

BRAS DE FER – SPIRA

77 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

On October 26, 2012, a red dust covers the neighborhood of Limoilou, in Quebec City, where Véronique Lalande and her husband Louis Duchesne live with their one-year-old boy. Iron oxide, nickel, zinc, arsenic and other heavy metals fall on the district close to the Port of Quebec, where the multinational Stevedoring transports the largest nickel amount in North America. Véronique Lalande calls, writes, speak out her indignation; she is not afraid to fight for a healthy environment.