Youth

ISTANBUL ECHOES

100min, Documentary, Canada / France

Istanbul's street vendors adapt to fast paced urban changes when their 
neighborhoods are destroyed and residents are evicted over the course of 5 years. 
As old buildings and traditions disappear, a strong awareness develops in the younger 
generations and a new voice emerges through a socially engaged hip hop group.

LIGHTS ABOVE WATER

60 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

Children from a Cree community express and question their identity.

THE NAME YOU CARRY

17 min, Short film, Canada, 5.1

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.

SOLID GROUND

75 min, Documentary, Canada, 5.1

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.

LOVE IN THE TIME OF CIVIL WAR

120 min, Fiction, Canada, 5.1

A hard-hitting work that, to paraphrase Jean Genet, gives a voice to the unexpressed.

I AM AN ACTRESS

8 min, Fiction, Canada, 5.1

A young actress is willing to do whatever it takes to get a part in the film of a famous director, whom she admires. Invited to audition for the director, she’s pushed to the breaking point in order to reveal her true talent.