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RIDM 20 Nov. - 01 Dec. 2024

RIDM en plein air 2018

Summer is soon here and the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) is pleased to announce its free outdoor movies series!
From June to August, 7 free documentary screenings will enlighten Montreal’s summer nights in many city parks and unusual places.

A great way to enjoy the warm, think critically and discover films in tune with today’s world.

All screenings will begin at nightfall. Some will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker(s) in attendance.

Thanks to our partners: MURAL Festival, Cinéma sous les étoiles of Funambules Médias, the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), Station F-MR, Société des arts technologiques [SAT] and le Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles in collaboration with l'arrondissement de Ville-Marie.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 14th, Parc du Portugal, 9 pm

OBEY GIANT by James Moll

United States | 2017 | 92 minutes | English with French subtitles

Presented in collaboration with MURAL Festival

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Moll (Foo Fighters: Back and Forth, and The Last Days) and Executive Producer James Franco, Obey Giant takes us deep into the underground world of street art, profiling the rise of artist Shepard Fairey from his roots in punk rock and skateboarding, to presidential politics-through his iconic Obama "HOPE" poster and the controversy that surrounded it.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 18th, Parc Laurier, 9 pm

STATE OF EXCEPTION by Jason O'Hara

Brasil, Canada | 2017 | 89 minutes | Portuguese with French subtitles

A presentation by Cinéma sous les étoiles de Funambules Médias

The story of an indigenous resistance movement threatened with eviction by preparations for major sporting events held in Rio de Janeiro. An essential testimonial.

Magnus-Isacsson Award RIDM 2017

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THURSDAY, JULY 19th, Parc Baile (Canadian Centre for Architecture), 9 pm

NO INTENSO AGORA (IN THE INTENSE NOW) de João Moreira Salles

Deutschland, France, Argentina | 2017 | 190 minutes | Portuguese with French subtitles

Presented in collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA)

A personal and brilliantly analytical film that combines archival footage of May 1968, amateur films of the Prague Spring and a tourist’s movies made during China’s Cultural Revolution.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, Parc de Normanville, 8:45 pm

BIRTH OF A FAMILY (NAISSANCE D'UNE FAMILLE) by Tasha Hubbard

Canada | 2017 | 79 minutes | English with French subtitles

The film will be preceded by the short film Three Thousand (Trois Mille) by Asinnajaq (Isabella-Rose Weetaluktuk).

A presentation by Cinéma sous les étoiles de Funambules Médias

Four indigenous siblings who grew up separately in adoptive families reunite after decades, in an emotional testimony to the tragedy of 20,000 children removed from their parents between 1955 and 1985.

Student Award RIDM 2017

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, Station F-MR, 8:40pm

ESPRIT DE CANTINE by Nicolas Paquet

Quebec | 2017 | 77 minutes | French with English subtitles

The film will be preceded by the short film Des grandes journées d'temps by Carla Turcotte.

Presented in collaboration with Station F-MR

Quebec’s summertime casse-croûtes or cantines are a unique part of our heritage. Esprit de cantine captures their ambiance and ponders their future.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, Parc du Pélican, 8:30 pm

SPEAK UP / MAKE YOUR WAY (OUVRIR LA VOIX) by Amandine Gay

France | 2017 | 140 minutes | French with English subtitles

A presentation by Cinéma sous les étoiles de Funambules Médias

What does it mean to be a black woman in francophone Europe today? This film brilliantly renews the art of the interview, letting the women in question tell their stories.

People's Choice Award RIDM 2017

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, Place de la Paix in the Quartier des spectacles, 9 pm

TASTE OF CEMENT by Ziad Kalthoum

Deutschland, Lebanon, Syria, United Arab Emirates | 2017 | 85 minutes | Arabic with English subtitles 

The film will be preceded by the short film Turtles Are Always Home by Rawane Nassif.

A presentation by Société des arts technologiques [SAT] and le Partenariat du Quartier des spectacles, in collaboration with l'arrondissement de Ville-Marie.

Mesmerizing editing, superb cinematography and an engrossing soundtrack serve this account of an exiled Syrian worker’s life, toiling to rebuild his host country while his own lies in ruins.

Special Jury Prize - International Feature RIDM 2017

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