Retrospective Louise Bourque : Reality Unfolded in the Echoes of Memory
An obsession, a fleeting image, a longing: the home as a romanticized, idealized place of intimacy, insistently inhabiting the most personal sphere, the territory of dreams and memories, of fantasy and desire. Using a short segment from personal home-movies (edited and reproduced multiple times) as a primary source of imagery, the process is a formal and lyrical exploration whereby the film is being essentially treated as a material, a surface, a membrane that can be manipulated directly in a "desperate" attempt at reclaiming and demystifying, at finding and revealing, at mapping the ineffable, at capturing and letting go...The original home-movie images once reproduced were affected through a variety of hand manipulations and chemical processes (without the use of optical effects) such as toning, deterioration of the emulsion and emulsion lifts, solarization, tinting, ripping, perforation, collage and hand-made "mattes", painting, printing, bleaching, scratching, as well as manipulations in contact printing and the developing process.
(Maude Trottier)
(Maude Trottier)
IMPRINT
- Louise Bourque
- 1997
- 14 min
National Feature Competition
At once cerebral, touching, and funny, this dense, minimalist (auto)biographical film unfolds as a creative observation on artistic exploration and life.
J'AI PERDU DE VUE LE PAYSAGE
- Sophie Bédard Marcotte
- 2025
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 85 min
Focus Taiwan: Beyond the Frame
Weaving lines from the book New English Grammar, the film reconstructs Mr. K’s psyche in captivity as a metaphor for men, boundaries, and a nation under martial law.
K'S ROOM - THE CREATION AND DESTRUCTION OF THE WORLD
- Wei-Lin Hung
- 2020
- Taiwan
- s.t. English
- 16 min
Focus Taiwan: Beyond the Frame
“What were you doing when I took this photo as the train was passing by your house last year?”
LAST YEAR WHEN THE TRAIN PASSED BY
- Pang-Chuan Huang
- 2018
- France
- s.t. English
- 18 min
Wapikoni
In a clever blend of horror, comedy, documentary, and militant fiction, this unique portrait asserts a jubilant territorial sovereignty, without compromise. (HSB)
LETHAL ETHEL
- Elayna Einish
- 2025
- Canada
- s.t. French
- 9 min
Wapikoni
With its moving personal approach, careful artistic direction, and inspired sound design, this skillfully symbolic work embodies the importance of transmission. (HSB)
PHOENIX
- Marylène Houle
- 2025
- Canada (Odanak)
- s.t. French
- 7 min
Uxdoc RIDM
In his living room, a retired playwright unveils a revelation to the spectator : he is losing his memories and seeks companionship to reconstruct his cherished remembrances.
QUEER UTOPIA
- Lui Avallos
- 2023
- Brazil, Portugal
- 25 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Through experiments bridging film and wood engraving, craftswoman Chen Meiqi's anecdotes tell the story of this Chinese art form.
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Using a hybrid approach, archival footage, and a fictional character, this short film tells the stories of Brazilian Black mothers mourning their child’s death by the police.
RIO REMAINS BEAUTIFUL
- Felipe Casanova
- 2025
- Belgium, Switzerland, Brazil
- s.t. English
- 24 min
Magnus Isacsson Competition
Through thoughtful discussions and scenes from daily life, the director examines masculinity as it is experienced within his community, the Siksika Nation.
SIKSIKAKOWAN: THE BLACKFOOT MAN
- Sinakson Trevor Solway
- 2025
- Canada
- s.t. French or English
- 78 min
Uxdoc RIDM
Inside the former Green Island Prison, political prisoner A-Kuen recounts stories of imprisonment and persecution that took place in Taiwan in the 1950s.
THE MAN WHO COULDN'T LEAVE
- Singing Chen
- 2022
- Taiwan
- s.t. English
- 35 min
