Forum RIDM is proud to unveil the selected Canadian short, medium and feature length film projects for Doc Lab Montréal. These projects will allow participants to join international delegations, benefit from mentoring sessions and take part in various professional activities offered as part of the Forum RIDM.

Filmmakers, who may be accompanied by a producer, will have the unique opportunity to present their projects during a pitch session during the Forum RIDM.

 

Feature film projects

Dinosaurs by Emilie Baillargeon
Synopsis: Dinosaurs is a documentary essay that paints a portrait of a car-centric world destined to disappear, drawing a parallel between the human life cycle and that of the car, an object both sacred and cursed.

The Jungle by Jamie Ross
Synopsis: The Jungle travels the trails of Mount Royal in the company of queer elders and biologists, searching for the ecological remnants of the largest “social cleansing” project in Canadian history. A quest that glitters in the darkness.

 

M.O.S (Mute On Sound) de Kenza Derkaoui
Synopsis: Twenty years after abandoning a film, Mostafa Derkaoui returns to set. As he does, his granddaughter embarks on a quest to uncover his lost archives and a past he’s reluctant to face.

Oh My Dad! de Grace Divya Singh
Synopsis: Mais voyons papa ! is a Bollywood doc about masculinity, immigration and creation in the eyes of a daughter exploring the world of her father, Indra Singh, a Quebec-based artist.

 

Outsourcing prisons by Jenny Cartwright
Synopsis: In response to the rise of reactionary ideologies, a filmmaker founds a Satanist congregation and champions dissent.

Haunted: a ghost movie about family estrangement by Laurence Olivier
Synopsis: If family is “what's left when there's nothing left,” what do you do when you're separated from it for good? Haunted: a ghost movie about family estrangement explores this relevant and taboo subject.

 

HouseLight by Zahra Ahooei
Synopsis:  Filmmaker Zahra Ahooei embarks with HouseLight on an experimental journey to reconstruct her fractured sense of self in the aftermath of her husband’s sudden death.

 

Medium length film projects

Lodge 147 by Morgan Tams
Synopsis:  In a remote corner of northeastern British Columbia, industrial, environmental, and human cycles collide as the inner workings of an 800-person work camp emerge from an otherwise barren landscape. 

A Mark on the Forehead or the Right Hand by Bleue Pronovost-Teyssier
Synopsis:  In response to the rise of reactionary ideologies, a filmmaker founds a Satanist congregation and champions dissent.

 

Shoveling Clouds: AI and Responsibilities by Malcom Odd
Synopsis: Shoveling Clouds: AI and Responsibilities is a documentary on the global exception of the Quebec model.

Justin - in it to Win it by Nathalie Lopez-Gutierrez
Synopsis: Justin, a young immigrant from the Congo, is pursuing his dream of professional soccer despite overwhelming pressure and a fierce struggle to exist both on the field and online.

 

Between the City and Nitaskinan by Marie-Kristine Petiquay
Synopsis: Caught between city and territory, an Atikamekw filmmaker seeks ways to keep alive the cultural roots she wishes to pass on to her future children.

 

Short film projects

All the Ways We Return by Johanna Silver
Synopsis: A family seeks ways to reconnect to their Metis heritage that had been suppressed for generations.

Disco of the Dead by Gabriel Walta Busulwa
Synopsis: Director Gabriel Walta returns to Uganda to expose Disco Matanga’s buried harm and reclaim its spirit through testimonies and a healing dance. 

 

Narcissus Flower by Dédé Chen
Synopsis: René, adopted from China, sets out in search of Sui Sin Far, a mysterious Chinese-Canadian writer, through the streets of the city. Fleur de Narcisse is an experimental short film blending autofiction, animated archives, and live-action footage.

Lady Copper by Ariel St-Louis Lamoureux
Synopsis: In Yellowknife, 70-year-old Diane raised $1.2 million by recycling copper from a closed-down mine. She tirelessly works to convince other mines to support her cause.

 

Bica by Irina Tempea
Synopsis: Bica is a brief journey into my grandmother's daily life. Somewhere in Romania, through textures, nostalgia, flowers and love.

 

Prizes will be awarded to national projects by renowned partners such as Rogers, Vidéographe, Main Film, Lussier & Khouzam, Cineground, SLA Location, Bam Music, T&S Coop, Royal Photo, and the National Film Board of Canada.

 

Forum RIDM’s 21st edition, presented by the Canada Media Fund (CMF), will take place from November 21 to 26, 2025.