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.
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C'EST UNE BONNE JOURNÉE
- Johanne Fournier, Françoise Dugré
- 1984
- Canada (Quebec)
- 10 min
Focus Brazil : Navigating the Future
Between documentary, fiction and performance, African ancestry is inscribed on the bodies of seven young artists in the process of creating.
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CAVALO
- Werner Salles Bagetti, Rafhael Barbosa
- 2020
- Brazil
- s.t. English
- 85 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
UXdoc
An examination of racial oppression in America infused with magical realism and afrofuturism.
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THE CHANGING SAME
- Yasmin Elayat, Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson
- 2021
- United States
- 12 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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CHURCHILL, POLAR BEAR TOWN
- Annabelle Amoros
- 2021
- France
- s.t. French
- 37 min
7 x Wapikoni
As the camera justly exposes the precision and confidence of Annette’s artistic work, she discusses her first cardboard cutouts and the passage of her art.
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LES CISEAUX
- Katia Kurtness
- 2022
- Canada (Mashteuiatsh)
- s.t. English
- 3 min