Zâyne Akyol (ROJEK), Simon Plouffe (Forêts), Dominique Chaumont (Veranada), Carlos Ferrand (Mecánicos piratas de Lima) and Sofía Brockenshire (The Dependents), five local filmmakers whose latest works will premiere as part of the RIDM’s 25th edition, have been invited to present a documentary that has helped shape or inform their creative process. These free screenings will be followed by a conversation between the artists. The works selected by the filmmaker-programmers will be screened over five consecutive nights of the festival, from November 21 to 25.

This section of the programming is presented in collaboration with Télé-Québec

In this program :

Monday november 21st 7:45 PM - Cinémathèque québécoise / Salle Fernand-Seguin
Sofía Brockenshire meets Andrea Bussmann after a screening of Fausto

Tuesday november 22nd 7:45 PM - Cinémathèque québécoise / Salle Fernand-Seguin
Carlos Ferrand meets Sylvain L'Espérance after a screening of Le chant d'Empédocle

Wednesday november 23rd - 7:45 PM - Cinémathèque québécoise / Salle Fernand-Seguin
Dominique Chaumont meets Jean-François Caissy after a screening of La Belle Visite

Thursday november 24th - 7:45 PM - Cinémathèque québécoise / Salle Fernand-Seguin
Zaynê Akyol meets François Jacob after a screeningof Sur la lune de Nickel

Friday november 25th - 5:30 PM - Cinémathèque québécoise / Salle Fernand-Seguin
Simon Plouffe meets Robert Morin after a screening of Quiconque meurt, meurt à douleur

Films available on telequebec.tv and Télé-Québec application
To (re)discover some of the filmmakers who will take part in Doc-to-Doc, the RIDM is teaming up with Télé-Québec to offer five of their documentaries free of charge. Starting October 26, the Télé-Québec streaming platform telequebec.tv and the Télé-Québec application will host Gulîstan, Land of Roses (2016) by Zaynê Akyol, Others’ Gold (2011) by Simon Plouffe, Guidelines (2014)by Jean-François Caissy, Americano (2007) by Carlos Ferrand and Epecuén (2011) by Sofía Brockenshire. These films will be available until November 27.

In a shopping mall in Shenzen city, two young children turn their mundane and impersonal surroundings into a playground and living space steeped in fantasy.

Riccardo De Cal’s contemplative film forms a mosaic of stories, places and memories, shot at the rhythm of the seasons along the Piave river.

Dreamlike landscapes accompany this tale of four protagonists whose contrasting aspirations represent different generations and realities in Armenia.

Through a skillful and respectful lens, this documentary follows Chaylla on her difficult path to freedom, justice and rebuilding her identity.

This self-portrait by Robbie Tait Jr., politically charged and composed of many of his works, shows how his artistic practice is rooted in a culture he is keen to share.

In an expatriate community in Toronto, a Syrian couple struggles to adapt to their new country and with the feeling that life is on hold.

An experimental exploration set to a poetic rhythm about seven innate qualities humans possess to get through life’s challenges.

An experimental documentary exploring the archival work of Sable Island by self-taught naturalist Zoe Lucas, resulting in a remarkably rich fusion of science and art.

In 1976, a group of 13 female writers and actors worked on staging the feminist play La nef des sorcières. A significant work of memory, this film is a testament to the process of creating a play that is still powerful.

In 1976, a group of 13 female writers and actors worked on staging the feminist play La nef des sorcières. A significant work of memory, this film is a testament to the process of creating a play that is still powerful.

With this carefully constructed, surprising and minimalist film, Robert Morin blurs boundaries and reminds us that reality is fabricated in cinema.

With this carefully constructed, surprising and minimalist film, Robert Morin blurs boundaries and reminds us that reality is fabricated in cinema.

Between documentary, fiction and performance, African ancestry is inscribed on the bodies of seven young artists in the process of creating.

A mesmerizing film that makes history and fiction a nebulous field of experience. A pleasure to watch in the cinema.

The film follows an intergenerational family’s daily life punctuated by dreamlike visions in San Marquitos, Mexico, a town still missing from maps.

In Brazil, an all-female gang selling oil on the black market sets out to represent the political interests of a population abandoned by the government.

This playful hybrid film is a window into a small French village. An anecdote recounted by locals highlights the absurd paranoia shown by the media.

In this film-performance, the filmmaker wanders an art exhibition, denouncing the white gaze through a simple question no one dares answer.

By masterfully using words in a language imposed by colonization and through powerful cinematic slam, the film expresses a harsh critique of our relationship with Mother Earth.

What first appears as educational coverage transforms into a philosophical exploration revealing Algerian society's past and present malaises.

The filmmaker Natalie Murao questions her grandfather on his experience in an internment camp for Japanese citizens in Canada during the Second World War.

Fusing reality and fiction, the filmmaker undertakes a complex search for identity as she visits her grandmother in Japan.

In this heartfelt tribute to their Nation’s elders, two young Innu women revive their cultural traditions by walking the portage trails their ancestors used.

In this heartfelt tribute to their Nation’s elders, two young Innu women revive their cultural traditions by walking the portage trails their ancestors used.

This film immerses us in the personal experience of the filmmaker and his sister as they try to ensure their mother can end her days with dignity.