The soirée de la relève Radio-Canada
With a sense of unbridled freedom, this hybrid, vintage-contemporary short film follows two young brothers on their trek to the village and back.
NDDJ (NOTRE-DAME-DU-JAMBON)
- Grace Singh, Sita Singh
- 2022
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 19 min
7 x Wapikoni
In this heartfelt tribute to their Nation’s elders, two young Innu women revive their cultural traditions by walking the portage trails their ancestors used.
NIMESHKANAMINAN
- Laura Fontaine, Yasmine Fontaine
- 2021
- Canada (Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam)
- s.t. French or English
- 6 min
Short and Medium-Length International Competition
A work of family archeology opens an intimate and lucid exchange between two women of different generations, united by mixed feelings toward motherhood.
NO STAR
- Tana Gilbert Fernández
- 2022
- Chile
- s.t. English
- 25 min
Short and Medium-Length International Competition
The filmmaker light-heartedly explores the relationship between humans and their urban environment. Meaning springs from a glance—even if there is nothing to see.
NOTHING TO SEE HERE
- Nicolas Bouchez
- 2022
- Belgium, Portugal, Hungary
- s.t. English
- 17 min
Short and Medium-Length International Competition
Illustrating the complexity of grief, a man learns to scuba dive to find the body of his wife, missing since the terrible 2011 tsunami that hit Japan.
NOWHERE TO GO BUT EVERYWHERE
- Masako Tsumura, Erik Shirai
- 2022
- Japan, Israel
- s.t. English
- 14 min
Panorama - Against the Grain
Karim Kassem’s mesmerizing film is a profound tribute to the streets of Beirut and its people recovering from the devastating 2020 port explosion.
OCTOPUS
- Karim Kassem
- 2021
- Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
- s.t. English
- 64 min
Short and Medium-Length National Competition
High in a glass tower, a solitary woman’s imagination can’t be contained within the confined yet apparently limitless space of her hotel room.
ODE TO LONELINESS
- Rawane Nassif
- 2022
- Canada, Lebanon, Qatar
- 17 min
Vidéo Femmes : fragments of a feminist heritage
An excursion into the world of female musicians in Quebec through interviews and concert excerpts, On fait toutes du show-business brings together a series of rare and vivid portraits of major names in the 1980s French-language music and rock’n’roll scene.
ON FAIT TOUTES DU SHOW-BUSINESS
- Nicole Giguère
- 1984
- Canada (Quebec)
- 60 min
Panorama - Essentials
Filmed over one day, this film by Volodymyr Tykhyy, a founding member of the Babylon‘13 filmmakers’ collective, looks at the Ukrainian people’s many forms of resistance.
ONE DAY IN UKRAINE
- Volodymyr Tykhyy
- 2022
- Ukraine, Poland
- s.t. English
- 79 min
Short and Medium-Length National Competition
Home videos and present-day images are enhanced by an expressive score and editing, sparking a conversation between the past and the present.
ONE HOME TO ANOTHER
- Dominique Van Olm
- 2022
- Netherlands, Canada
- s.t. English
- 10 min
International Feature Competition
A creative and rare portrait of the demanding life of a South African woman who wears many hats: one of a mother, a housekeeper, and a talented actress.
ONE TAKE GRACE
- Lindiwe Matshikiza
- 2021
- South Africa
- s.t. English
- 92 min
Panorama - Horizons
In a shopping mall in Shenzen city, two young children turn their mundane and impersonal surroundings into a playground and living space steeped in fantasy.
THE ONE WHO RUNS AWAY IS THE GHOST
- Qinyuan Lei
- 2021
- Germany, China
- s.t. English
- 73 min