Vidéo Femmes : fragments of a feminist heritage
A deconstructed short story on depression and mental health among women, this film delves into a subject long considered off-limits within our societies.
C'EST UNE BONNE JOURNÉE
- Johanne Fournier, Françoise Dugré
- 1984
- Canada (Quebec)
- 10 min
Short and Medium-Length National Competition
Filmmaker Noa Blanche Beschorner immerses us in the memory and nostalgia of the former German Democratic Republic, where her aunt once lived.
CHANGE OF SCENERY
- Noa Blanche Beschorner
- 2022
- Canada (Quebec), Germany
- s.t. English
- 6 min
Doc-to-Doc
Legend has it that Empedocles threw himself into the mouth of a volcano to prove that he was immortal; the film shows us he was right.
LE CHANT D'EMPÉDOCLE
- Sylvain L'Espérance, Marie-Claude Loiselle
- 2019
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 108 min
Short and Medium-Length National Competition
A Night Song bears witness to the last days of Noella, an elderly woman who has chosen to receive medical assistance in dying at home.
LE CHANT DE LA NUIT
- Félix Lamarche
- 2022
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 46 min
Vidéo Femmes : fragments of a feminist heritage
Chaperons rouges is one of the first Quebec documentaries to address sexual violence directly. Coproduced by Vidéo Femmes and the Groupe Intervention Vidéo , this bold, incisive documentary, in hybrid form, heralded the beginnings of a flourishing revolution.
CHAPERONS ROUGES
- Helène Bourgault, Helen Doyle
- 1979
- Canada (Quebec)
- 43 min
Panorama - Horizons
The voices of several women testify to the role and significance of the body—in particular, the racialized female body—in our society.
CHEMINS CROISÉS
- Miryam Charles
- 2022
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 14 min
Short and Medium-Length National Competition
Designed as a cleverly (de)constructed letter, Cloud Gate 2 is a fascinating study of memory and our relationship with multifarious technology that claims to enhance our collective knowledge.
CLOUD GATE 2
- OK Pedersen
- 2022
- United States, Canada (Quebec)
- 44 min
The soirée de la relève Radio-Canada
Several voices intertwine poetically with images in Correspondance, a personal and communal reflection on an abandoned school and the transformation of a gentrifying neighbourhood.
CORRESPONDANCE
- Laurence Ly
- 2022
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 13 min