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 - The State of the World
Through a skillful and respectful lens, this documentary follows Chaylla on her difficult path to freedom, justice and rebuilding her identity.
CHAYLLA
- Clara Teper, Paul Pirritano
- 2022
- France
- s.t. English
- 73 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
UXdoc
Behind the debates about reproductive rights, there is always a human story.
THE CHOICE
- Joanne Popinska
- 2022
- Poland, Canada
- 25 min
Short and Medium-Length International Competition
Every fall, the quaint town of Churchill in northern Manitoba becomes a popular tourist attraction during polar bear migration season.
CHURCHILL, POLAR BEAR TOWN
- Annabelle Amoros
- 2021
- France
- s.t. French
- 37 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
National Feature Competition
In an expatriate community in Toronto, a Syrian couple struggles to adapt to their new country and with the feeling that life is on hold.
CONCRETE VALLEY
- Antoine Bourges
- 2022
- Canada
- s.t. English
- 90 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
Panorama - Horizons
Crows are White is a deeply personal film about a filmmaker who goes to great lengths to find answers to questions about his faith and personal life.
CROWS ARE WHITE
- Ahsen Nadeem
- 2022
- United States
- s.t. English
- 99 min