20 Nov. - 01 Dec. 2024
Lisa Jackson’s film follows Cree Elder Wilfred Buck’s transformation into a revered educator and guardian of Indigenous star knowledge by seamlessly bridging past and present through a compelling visual narrative.
See full detailsContinuing her exploration of and reflection on re-enactments, Alexe Poukine takes a revealing look at medical training and the healthcare system.
See full detailsComité de femmes Puakuteu | 2024 | French | S.T French
In this collective creation by the Mashteuiatsh Puakuteu women’s committee, a doll-making workshop becomes an intimate place of sharing, solidarity, and hope.
See full detailsJean-François Lesage | 2024 | Mandarin | S.T French
Two Chinese artists in exile walk through a forest that seems to be their last refuge, exchanging views on the authoritarian regime they fled and their artistic practice.
See full detailsA tender immersion into the world of Martin, a reserved man who has isolated himself from the world, but not his feelings, and his feline menagerie.
See full detailsAt Makarenko elementary school, we learn to express ourselves, assert ourselves, engage in dialogue, control our emotions, and, ultimately, live together.
See full detailsAn immersive mix of observational documentary and fictional elements, this co-creation reveals the distinct perceptions of the members of a collective of neurodivergent filmmakers.
See full detailsA true love letter to the authenticity of the people of Tbilisi, this cinematic oddity takes us through the unlikely adventures of two cousins.
See full detailsIn a darkroom, the filmmaker and her father, a dissident photographer in the Pinochet years, revive an intimate and political history through a fascinating sensory journey.
See full detailsDespite their diametrically opposed formal approaches, Le petit Jésus and Le Plein potentiel both explore the basic human need to believe, whether in God or oneself.
See full detailsAsserting itself in a skillful dialogue between science and art, this meditative work immerses us in monitoring and data compilation activities in fragile ecosystems.
See full detailsAli Vanderkruyk | 2024 | English | S.T English
Following cetacean conservationists, Six Knots poetically explores the relationship between science, practicality, spirituality, colonization, and perception.
See full detailsCecilia Araneda | 2024 | - Without dialogue | S.T English
Under the surface of this short film with its zoological imprint hides a profound exploration of the Chilean countryside.
See full detailsJohannes Förster, Elkin Calderón Guevara | 2024 | German, Spanish | S.T English
A decolonial fable, this fantastic essay takes a unique look at peacock colonies in Berlin and hippopotamuses in Colombia to reflect on the roles of the powerful and on freedom.
See full detailsNina Forsman | 2024 | Finnish, English, German | S.T English
A look at the absurdity of authorities governing gender identity through the exploration of the unusual behaviours observed in hens and roosters from 1471 to the present day.
See full detailsThrough a gentle yet disarmingly frank dialogue with his mother Hilda, Tzotzil director Xun Sero gives us rare and precious insight into the women of his community.
See full detailsPremière Vue is a series of experimental cinema screenings for young audiences (5+), presented by la lumière collective, a Montreal-based artist studio, curatorial collective and micro-cinema. The programs highlight experimental, poetic, abstract and handmade cinema, in particular, works that fall under the rubric of art cinema as opposed to works produced expressly for a young audience. With this initiative, la lumière collective aims both to decompartmentalize the experimental genre and to sensitize young audiences to different types of images and cinematographic content in order to contribute to the development of their critical faculties and knowledge.
For the second year running, as part of the RIDM, la lumière collective is presenting a program of experimental films by Montreal-based filmmakers for young audiences. The screening will be followed by a creative critical reflection workshop for young and old alike!
The program is proposed by Emma Roufs, filmmaker and co-director of la lumière collective. The workshop is led by Maude Trottier, editor-in-chief of Hors Champ, and Emma Roufs.
In this program :
Spider-Man Vs. MacroVision by Clint Enns
Le meilleur de HIT by Nathalie Bujold
ORGANIC by Steven Woloshen
We Shift by Yen-Chao Lin
LONG LIVE FOREST by Alisi Telengut
renaissance printanière à la source du Pêcher by Emma Roufs
Anagrams of Light (Anagramas de luz) by Malena Szlam
Corridor – Jump Cut by Winston Hacking
THIS ACTIVITY IS CANCELLED
DOC was honoured to have the opportunity to work with the Palestine Film Institute and the RIDM on bringing this important showcase of Palestinian works-in-progress to the festival. The Palestine Film Showcase has been taking place for many years at the International Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), Sheffield Doc Fest, and other international festivals. Even without the filmmakers present in Montreal, all of us felt that this was an important opportunity to showcase Palestinian voices and stories.
Unfortunately, this event will not be taking place. DOC is deeply grateful to the RIDM and to the PFI for their trust and collaboration in the development of this showcase.
Sarah Spring, Executive Director, Documentary Organization of Canada
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Original text for the activity :
The Palestinian Film Institute and DOC co-present a showcase of projects in various stages, inviting industry and festival guests to discover, engage, and stand in solidarity.
The last year has underlined the great struggle of Palestinians merely to exist. Palestinian arts and culture – and cinema in particular – have long played a fundamental role in protecting Palestinian narratives and reflecting the Palestinian struggle over the past 76 years.
In this tradition, the PFI in collaboration with DOC, proudly presents the Palestine Film Showcase hosted by the RIDM, underlining the importance of platforming Palestinian narratives on their own terms in industry forums.
We invite industry professionals, festival programmers, co-producers and potential collaborators to discover five exciting documentary projects at various stages of development and to support these directors, producers and their films-in-the-making to get made and seen.
These projects have been selected by an international jury, have received bespoke mentoring from PFI industry consultants and have been supported to access the festival through accreditation, accommodation and travel support.
The showcase will be followed by a discussion led by Regards Palestiniens and Coalition des arts de Montréal pour la Palestine on the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) – which is part of the broader Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement – and other strategies for Palestinian solidarity and cultural activism. It will offer practical insights to filmmakers and industry representatives on how they can align themselves, show effective solidarity and support each other in their advocacy and actions for a free Palestine.
The Palestine Film Institute is a Palestinian voluntary and independent non-profit organization established in 2019, The PFI was born from a shared desire among active film professionals who identify as Palestinians, to create an inclusive body with the mission to develop, promote and empower the community and industry of film in Palestine and for Palestinians worldwide and preserve its cinema.
Drawing from footage seized by Israeli forces during the 1982 invasion of Beirut, Aljafari re-contextualizes these archival materials, transforming A Fidai Film into a bold act of cinematic reclamation.
See full detailsIn Kinshasa, a region is plunged into darkness due to the theft of electrical cables. The film takes us into the heart of an impenetrable night and a population in search of light.
See full detailsLes yeux ne font pas le regard plunges us into the visual and aural experience of blindness, lived and told by five people who have lost their sight to weapons of war.
See full detailsInformed by autobiographical elements, this freely constructed fiction based on video archives discernibly interweaves genres to explore the complexity of grief.
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