Soirée de la relève
In a short film at once personal and universal, the filmmaker explores the family dynamics that unfolded during lockdown. A touching, aesthetically inspired piece.
International Feature Competition
A tale of love and rebellion is woven from the correspondence between L and K, university students whose romantic relationship is thwarted by the archaic caste system.
International Feature Competition
This urban symphony imposes a certain rhythm and reveals the realities of daily life along the Yangtze River. The film highlights Wuhan, a city undergoing constant changes, where it seems the full impact of the pandemic has yet to be revealed.
A RIVER RUNS, TURNS, ERASES, REPLACES
- Shengze Zhu
- 2021
- United States
- s.t. French or English
- 87 min
Short and Medium-Length International Competition
Abisal is a hypnotic tale in which worlds, temporalities, and realities overlap, recalling how the ghosts that haunt us often come from within.
ABISAL
- Alejandro Alonso
- 2021
- France, Cuba
- s.t. English
- 30 min
25 ans de L'inis - Une histoire qui grandit
Dans un monde où le travail rime avec identité et productivité, nous rencontrons un homme dans la cinquantaine qui ne travaille plus depuis plusieurs années. Une question lui est posée: que s'est-il passé à l'époque pour qu'il quitte son emploi?
L' ABSENCE QU'IL RESTE
- Tobie Fraser
- 2009
- Canada (Quebec)
- 8 min
In search of oneself
Struggling with putting the pieces back together after a toxic relationship, Isidore Bethel decides to frame his next intimate encounters as a film over which he admits he has no control.
ACTS OF LOVE
- Isidore Bethel, Francis Leplay
- 2021
- France, United States
- s.t. French
- 71 min
International Feature Competition
In this labyrinthine work loosely inspired by the writing of Jorge Luis Borges, a many-tentacled story unfolds somewhere between magic realism and documentary, never losing its integrity.
Short and Medium-Length International Competition
Seemingly disparate video and sound elements enter into a dialogue in a dazzling collage, reminding us that light always has its dark side.
ALL OF YOUR STARS ARE BUT DUST ON MY SHOES
- Haig Aivazian
- 2021
- Lebanon
- s.t. English
- 18 min
National Feature Competition
Based on an impressive archaeological exploration of 125 years of world cinema, Anima Macula reveals the troubled and often violent relationship between humans and animals.
ANIMAL MACULA
- Sylvain L'Espérance
- 2021
- Canada (Quebec)
- 82 min
Echoes of the past
Equipped with an old tape recorder and a sharp mind, an Indigenous man speaks with the elders of his community whose assimilated Christian faith comes fraught with a longing for the past.
APENAS EL SOL
- Arami Ullón
- 2020
- Switzerland, Paraguay
- s.t. English
- 74 min
New Visions Competition
In the tradition of ethnographic documentary, Far Beyond the Pasturelands transports us to the Himalayan mountains, where an expedition to find a rare mushroom is underway.
AU-DELÀ DES HAUTES VALLÉES
- Maude Plante-Husaruk, Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis
- 2021
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French or English
- 84 min