Doc-to-Doc
A mesmerizing film that makes history and fiction a nebulous field of experience. A pleasure to watch in the cinema.
FAUSTO
- Andrea Bussmann
- 2018
- Mexico, Canada
- s.t. French
- 70 min
International Feature Competition
Jumana Manna’s meditative yet whimsical film depicts how the simple act of foraging wild herbs becomes an act of anti-colonial resistance.
FORAGERS
- Jumana Manna
- 2022
- Palestine
- s.t. French or English
- 64 min
Short and Medium-Length National Competition
This captivating short film shares Innu stories rooted in the forests flooded by the construction of dams and hydroelectric reservoirs.
FORÊTS
- Simon Plouffe
- 2022
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French or English
- 17 min
Panorama - Against the Grain
The desert of Morocco is known as one of the epicentres of meteorite falls, and the fragments of these astral relics are keenly sought-after.
FRAGMENTS FROM HEAVEN
- Adnane Baraka
- 2022
- Morocco, France
- s.t. French or English
- 85 min
Short and Medium-Length International Competition
Fusing reality and fiction, the filmmaker undertakes a complex search for identity as she visits her grandmother in Japan.
FUKU NASHI
- Julie Sando
- 2022
- Switzerland, Japan
- s.t. English
- 46 min
7 x Wapikoni
Aly’s biggest passion is drawing Furries, including an avatar she embodies, Dexter, who spreads joy and comfort all around her.
FURSONA
- Aly Labbé-Hervieux
- 2022
- Canada (Pessamit)
- s.t. English
- 5 min
National Feature Competition
An experimental documentary exploring the archival work of Sable Island by self-taught naturalist Zoe Lucas, resulting in a remarkably rich fusion of science and art.
GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE
- Jacquelyn Mills
- 2022
- Canada
- s.t. French
- 103 min
Focus Brazil : Navigating the Future
The Maxakali nation recalls the formation of the first Rural Indigenous Guard under military dictatorship in Brazil after more than 40 years.
GRIN
- Roney Freitas, Isael Maxakali, Sueli Maxakali
- 2016
- Brazil
- s.t. English
- 41 min
International Feature Competition
Through a surprising dialogue between botany and film preservation, this work offers a freely rigorous reflection on conservation and ephemerality.
HERBARIA
- Leandro Listorti
- 2022
- Argentina, Germany
- s.t. English
- 83 min
Vidéo Femmes : fragments of a feminist heritage
Archival footage and visual effects combine in this inventive depiction of a song by Louise Portal, which traces women’s painful history.
HISTOIRE INFÂME
- Nicole Giguere
- 1988
- Canada (Quebec)
- 8 min
Panorama - Horizons
An important and often personal work of memory, History Will Judge captures the uncertainty about the future of a country emerging from 52 years of civil war.
L' HISTOIRE JUGERA
- Germán Gutiérrez
- 2022
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French or English
- 140 min
Panorama - Against the Grain
Amid cigarette smoke and the distant sounds of the rest of the population, a group of queer friends talk, party, and confide in one another in the privacy of their homes.
HOW THE ROOM FELT
- Ketevan Kapanadze
- 2021
- Georgia
- s.t. French or English
- 73 min