International Feature Competition
A woman constantly juggles her resources to provide for her son. Imbued with sensitivity, this film captures both the tough realities of life in Cameroon and the resilience of its people.
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MAMBAR PIERRETTE
- Rosine Mbakam
- 2023
- Belgium, Cameroon
- s.t. French or English
- 93 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
In this docu-fiction and true work of co-creation, queer Yankunytjatjara artist Derik Lynch returns to his community in search of spiritual renewal.
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MARUNGKA TJALATJUNU (DIPPED IN BLACK)
- Matthew Thorne, Derik Lynch
- 2023
- Australia
- s.t. French or English
- 24 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
A story unfolds through written words. Two women lie in bed; between their embraces and tender words, one confides in the other an experience about an interrupted rendezvous in Tehran.
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MAST-DEL
- Maryam Tafakory
- 2023
- United Kingdom, Iran
- s.t. English
- 18 min
New Visions Competition
From the perspective of manual workers in Khuzestan, Meezan explores the relationship to place in a post-war, post-industrialized world.
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MEEZAN
- Shahab Mihandoust
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec), Iran
- s.t. English
- 72 min
International Feature Competition
Through the perspective of grieving mothers and a young generation of Belarusians, Motherland paints a sobering and poignant portrait of a society living under the terrors of militarized state control.
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MOTHERLAND
- Alexander Mihalkovich, Hanna Badziaka
- 2023
- Sweden, Ukraine, Norway
- s.t. French or English
- 92 min
Panorama - Horizons
Against the backdrop of a Saudi Arabian city, three friends wander the streets at night. Their conversation is studded with a strange word, “nafura,” allowing them to express themselves both mysteriously and freely.
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NAFURA
- Paul Heintz
- 2023
- France
- s.t. French or English
- 28 min
Wapikoni
An inspired and inspiring story dedicated to André-Charles, this short shows how boxing has helped to change his life and how his passion allows him to face challenges.
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NIN KAMASHITSHET : CELUI QUI SE BAT
- André-Charles Ishpatao
- 2022
- Canada (Nutashkuan)
- s.t. French or English
- 6 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
Nine Easy Dances, or nine short vignettes of family life suffused with laughter and tenderness, punctuated by the chaos of filming and the unknowns of an aging household.
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NINE EASY DANCES
- Nora Rosenthal
- 2023
- Canada
- s.t. French
- 19 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Between reality and allegory, this film reappropriates a forest once forbidden to women, reimagining it from the perspective of those lost to the stake.
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NOCTURNE FOR A FOREST
- Catarina Vasconcelos
- 2023
- Portugal
- s.t. English
- 16 min
International Feature Competition
Through a thoughtful interweaving of analogue and digital images, along with a conversation with an AI, this documentary essay delves into a dystopian future.
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NOTES FROM EREMOCENE
- Viera Cákanyová
- 2023
- Slovakia, Czech Republic
- s.t. English
- 78 min
Panorama - Against the Grain
A tipping point for a world to be redefined, this film essay explores film and today’s society through a powerful and complex non-linear discourse.
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NOUVEAU MONDE ! (LE MONDE À NOUVEAU)
- Nicolas Klotz, Elisabeth Perceval
- 2023
- France
- s.t. French or English
- 101 min
Closing film
Filmmakers embark on a unique geographic and human journey, capturing the gloom and melancholy of fall in Montreal—and, perhaps more broadly, of our time.
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NOVEMBRE
- Karine van Ameringen, Iphigénie Marcoux-Fortier
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French and English
- 94 min