International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Quiet as It’s Kept holds a contemporary, experimental and sensory mirror up to Toni Morrison’s first novel, The Bluest Eye, which explores the lives of Black women in the US.
QUIET AS IT'S KEPT
- Ja'Tovia Gary
- 2023
- United States
- s.t. French
- 26 min
The soirée de la relève Radio-Canada
Through a poetic letter to its nation, this short film reveals a strong community and the bond of the young generation to its culture.
LA RAVISSANTE
- Diego Gros-Louis
- 2023
- Canada (Wendake)
- s.t. French
- 6 min
Doc-to-Doc
With a camera held almost at arm's length, Resurrection gives a voice to the survivors of the Juanacatlán Falls disaster, while paying tribute to those who were lost.
RESURRECTION
- Eugenio Polgovsky
- 2016
- Mexico
- s.t. French
- 93 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
When a host of new plant species suddenly appears, strange things start to happen, and questions abound. Where did they come from, and what do they want?
THE SECRET GARDEN
- Nour Ouayda
- 2023
- Lebanon
- s.t. French or English
- 28 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Drawing on archives and memories, the filmmaker tries to make sense of an identity that straddles the border separating Abkhazia and Georgia.
SELF-PORTRAIT ALONG THE BORDERLINE
- Anna Dziapshipa
- 2023
- Georgia
- s.t. English
- 50 min
National Feature Competition
In the intimate setting of an atypical Tehran home, a three-generation Iranian family’s story is interwoven with their country’s political turmoil.
SILENT HOUSE
- Farnaz Jurabchian, Mohammadreza Jurabchian
- 2022
- Canada, Iran, France, Qatar
- s.t. French or English
- 102 min
New Visions Competition
In a vivid mosaic of portraits, women and men working closely with thousand-year-old trees speak with lucid urgency about their connection with these endangered giants.
SILVICOLA
- Jean-Philippe Marquis
- 2023
- Canada
- s.t. French or English
- 80 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
In a bid to bridge the gap between the two, the filmmaker juxtaposes fragments of her native Ukraine at war with childlike images from the books she is using to learn Portuguese.
SMOKE OF THE FIRE
- Daryna Mamaisur
- 2023
- Ukraine, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary
- s.t. French or English
- 22 min
Panorama - Against the Grain
Forced to leave where she stayed, Sofia wanders across the university campus. Over the course of an ethereal night, this hybrid work contemplates the fragility of forsaken youth.
SOFIA FOI
- Pedro Geraldo
- 2023
- Brazil
- s.t. French or English
- 68 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
Shot on 16 mm, this medium-length film creatively portrays the creation of an outdoor performance by choreographer Dana Gingras, combining dance, music, and video installation.
SOMEHOW CONTINUE
- Karl Lemieux
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- 55 min
Panorama - Against the Grain
Publicity stills of old Hollywood overlap with the frenetic narration of a trial to explore the imprint that cinematic culture leaves on the collective imagination.
STILL FILM
- James N. Kienitz Wilkins
- 2023
- United States
- s.t. French
- 72 min
Focus Bidayyat : New Beginnings
Two art students living a carefree life in Damascus decide to join the Syrian revolution by moving to Douma, a working-class suburb under rebel rule.
STILL RECORDING
- Saeed Albatal, Ghiath Ayoub
- 2018
- Lebanon, Syria, France, Germany
- s.t. English
- 120 min