International Feature Competition
After a breakup, the filmmaker binge-watched hundreds of films. He then made this sensitive soul’s diary, a magnificent montage of hundreds of shots.
Ne croyez surtout pas que je hurle
- Frank Beauvais
- 2019
- France
- s.t. English
- 75 min
Canadian Feature Competition
An essential look at systemic racism against Indigenous people, following the struggle of the family of Colten Boushie, a young Cree man who was killed in Saskatchewan in 2016.
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
- Tasha Hubbard
- 2019
- Canada
- s.t. French or English
- 98 min
Opening Film
La soirée de la relève Radio-Canada
Setting her camera on the kitchen table, the filmmaker lets her father, mother and sister speak. Memories, regrets and secrets slowly emerge, with tact and gentleness.
No Crying at the Dinner Table
- Carol Nguyen
- 2019
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French
- 16 min
Portraits
In this highly personal film, Werner Herzog travels the world in the footsteps of his late friend, the writer Bruce Chatwin, looking back on their shared passion for travel and stories.
Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin
- Werner Herzog
- 2019
- United Kingdom
- 89 min
7 x Wapikoni Mobile
This short follows Rebecca Thomassie, an Inuk woman, around Kangirsuk as she learns the 52 Inuktitut words for snow.
Les noms de la neige
- Rebecca Thomassie
- 2018
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French or English
- 6 min