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15 - 26 Nov. 2023

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16:00 Crows Are White
Ahsen Nadeem | 2022 | English, Japanese | S.T English

Crows are White is a deeply personal film about a filmmaker who goes to great lengths to find answers to questions about his faith and personal life.

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13:30 Shabu
Shamira Raphaëla | 2021 | Dutch | S.T English

After wrecking his grandmother’s car, young dreamer Shabu must find a way to pay back his debts. An affectionate film steeped in vibrant summer hues.

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18:15
Olha Zhurba | 2022 | Ukrainian, Russian, Romani | S.T English

Olha Zhurba combines compassion and authentic storytelling to explore Roma’s childhood and the complexities of growing up alone and without care.

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20:00 Eami
Paz Encina | 2022 | Ayoreo, Guaraní | S.T English

In a child’s voice, Eami recounts her journey to escape the invasion of her ancestral land. An essay on the memory of a people forced from the only world they have known.

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15:00
19:30 Divine Factory
Joseph Mangat | 2022 | Filipino | S.T English

This multi-voiced film immerses us in manufacturing in the Philippines, where LGBTQ+ employees are subjected to precarious work conditions to produce religious items.

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13:15 An Eternity of You and Me
Sanne This | 2022 | Danish | S.T English

This film documents the filmmaker’s fertility and artificial insemination treatments with its gentle humour teasing out the absurd side of the drama.

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17:00 Wochiigii lo: End of the Peace *
Heather Hatch | 2021 | English | S.T English

BC Hydro is building a third dam on Peace River. The First Nations living there are fighting fiercely to stop this harmful project.

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15:00 Listening Session & Discussion: Kino-radio x Transistor Media
Listening Session & Discussion: Kino-radio x Transistor Media

In collaboration with Transistor Media, RIDM will premiere the latest Kino-radio creations!

Spearheaded by Transistor, Kino-radio is a project inspired by the global Kino film movement to promote the creation, production, and distribution of digital audio works across the Outaouais region.

This year, five teams participated in Kino-radio, each made up of three professional artists from various artistic disciplines. Candidates met in Gatineau’s Old Aylmer neighbourhood between October 14 and 16. In 48 hours, these trios were tasked with creating an original sound piece of less than 10 minutes, all within a set theme.

Get caught up in the excitement of this public listening session and meet some creators of this friendly but grueling competition.

See full details
15:00 What About China?
Trinh T. Minh-Ha | 2022 | English, Chinese | S.T English

With this compelling essay, the filmmaker and theorist builds on 40 years of cinematographic work of great intellectual vitality.

See full details
11:00 Family screening - Screening 2
(1) Dans la nature
Marcel Barelli | 2021 | French

In nature, a couple is a male and a female. Well, not always! A couple can also be a female and a female. Or a male and a male. You might not know it, but homosexuality isn't just a human story.

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(2) La peau de l'ours
Valérie Mréjen | 2012 | French

When asked about language and language learning, children answer questions about the meaning of certain words and expressions.

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(3) Patouille, des graines en parachute
Inès Bernard-Espina, Mélody Boulissière, Clémentine Campos | 2021 | French

Patouille is a marvelous little creature that lives at vegetation’s pace. With his friend Momo, he discovers the incredible specificity of plants.

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(4) J'aime toute
José Mestenapéo | 2017 | French

José, 8 years old, invites us to discover his village, Nutashkuan, and everything he loves about it.

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(5) Quand je suis triste
Lilit Altunyan | 2021 | French

A smile travels through the universe of sadness. Under the influence of emotions and thoughts, it is transformed and reborn thanks to a loving kiss.

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(6) Le vol du dinosaure
Munro Ferguson | 1996 | French

During prehistoric times, these vertebrates only liked to have fun and party all night. But there are dangers in having too much fun...

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13:00 They Made Us the Night
Antonio Hernández | 2021 | Spanish | S.T English

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

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17:45 Fragments From Heaven
Adnane Baraka | 2022 | Berber, Arabic, French | S.T English

The desert of Morocco is known as one of the epicentres of meteorite falls, and the fragments of these astral relics are keenly sought-after.

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19:45 Foragers
Jumana Manna | 2022 | Arabic, Hebrew | S.T English

Jumana Manna’s meditative yet whimsical film depicts how the simple act of foraging wild herbs becomes an act of anti-colonial resistance.

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11:00 Family screening - Screening 2
Family screening - Screening 2

Held at the Cinémathèque québécoise for the eighth time, the RIDM is pleased to invite both the young and the not-so-young on Sundays, November 20 and 27, to family screenings to introduce budding filmmakers to documentary-inspired cinema. Family Screenings feature a selection of short films for ages six and up, curated by the Carrousel international du film de Rimouski.

Up to your neck in nature : For approximately 40 minutes, immerse yourselves in this vibrant and captivating panorama of human, plant, and animal life.

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11h
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
11H00 Dans la nature (1)
La peau de l'ours (2)
Patouille, des graines en parachute (3)
J'aime toute (4)
Quand je suis triste (5)
Le vol du dinosaure (6)
(1) Marcel Barelli | 2021 | French

In nature, a couple is a male and a female. Well, not always! A couple can also be a female and a female. Or a male and a male. You might not know it, but homosexuality isn't just a human story.

See full details (2) Valérie Mréjen | 2012 | French

When asked about language and language learning, children answer questions about the meaning of certain words and expressions.

See full details (3) Inès Bernard-Espina, Mélody Boulissière, Clémentine Campos | 2021 | French

Patouille is a marvelous little creature that lives at vegetation’s pace. With his friend Momo, he discovers the incredible specificity of plants.

See full details (4) José Mestenapéo | 2017 | French

José, 8 years old, invites us to discover his village, Nutashkuan, and everything he loves about it.

See full details (5) Lilit Altunyan | 2021 | French

A smile travels through the universe of sadness. Under the influence of emotions and thoughts, it is transformed and reborn thanks to a loving kiss.

See full details (6) Munro Ferguson | 1996 | French

During prehistoric times, these vertebrates only liked to have fun and party all night. But there are dangers in having too much fun...

See full details
11H00 Family screening - Screening 2
Family screening - Screening 2

Held at the Cinémathèque québécoise for the eighth time, the RIDM is pleased to invite both the young and the not-so-young on Sundays, November 20 and 27, to family screenings to introduce budding filmmakers to documentary-inspired cinema. Family Screenings feature a selection of short films for ages six and up, curated by the Carrousel international du film de Rimouski.

Up to your neck in nature : For approximately 40 minutes, immerse yourselves in this vibrant and captivating panorama of human, plant, and animal life.

More info
13h
Cinéma du Parc - Salle 2
13H30 Shabu
Shamira Raphaëla | 2021 | Dutch | S.T. French or English

After wrecking his grandmother’s car, young dreamer Shabu must find a way to pay back his debts. An affectionate film steeped in vibrant summer hues.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Crave
13H15 An Eternity of You and Me
Sanne This | 2022 | Danish | S.T. English

This film documents the filmmaker’s fertility and artificial insemination treatments with its gentle humour teasing out the absurd side of the drama.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
13H00 They Made Us the Night
Antonio Hernández | 2021 | Spanish | S.T. English

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

See full details
15h
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Crave
15H00
15H00 Listening Session & Discussion: Kino-radio x Transistor Media
Listening Session & Discussion: Kino-radio x Transistor Media

In collaboration with Transistor Media, RIDM will premiere the latest Kino-radio creations!

Spearheaded by Transistor, Kino-radio is a project inspired by the global Kino film movement to promote the creation, production, and distribution of digital audio works across the Outaouais region.

This year, five teams participated in Kino-radio, each made up of three professional artists from various artistic disciplines. Candidates met in Gatineau’s Old Aylmer neighbourhood between October 14 and 16. In 48 hours, these trios were tasked with creating an original sound piece of less than 10 minutes, all within a set theme.

Get caught up in the excitement of this public listening session and meet some creators of this friendly but grueling competition.

More info
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
15H00 What About China?
Trinh T. Minh-Ha | 2022 | English, Chinese | S.T. English

With this compelling essay, the filmmaker and theorist builds on 40 years of cinematographic work of great intellectual vitality.

See full details
16h
Cinéma du Parc - Salle 2
16H00 Crows Are White
Ahsen Nadeem | 2022 | English, Japanese | S.T. English

Crows are White is a deeply personal film about a filmmaker who goes to great lengths to find answers to questions about his faith and personal life.

See full details
17h
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Crave
17H00 Wochiigii lo: End of the Peace *
Heather Hatch | 2021 | English | S.T. English

BC Hydro is building a third dam on Peace River. The First Nations living there are fighting fiercely to stop this harmful project.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
17H45 Fragments From Heaven
Adnane Baraka | 2022 | Berber, Arabic, French | S.T. French or English

The desert of Morocco is known as one of the epicentres of meteorite falls, and the fragments of these astral relics are keenly sought-after.

See full details
18h
Cinéma du Parc - Salle 2
18H15 Outside (1)
Outside (2)
(1) Olha Zhurba | 2022 | Ukrainian, Russian, Romani | S.T. English

Olha Zhurba combines compassion and authentic storytelling to explore Roma’s childhood and the complexities of growing up alone and without care.

See full details (2) Olha Zhurba | 2022 | Ukrainian, Russian, Romani | S.T. English

Olha Zhurba combines compassion and authentic storytelling to explore Roma’s childhood and the complexities of growing up alone and without care.

See full details
19h
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Crave
19H30 Divine Factory
Joseph Mangat | 2022 | Filipino | S.T. English

This multi-voiced film immerses us in manufacturing in the Philippines, where LGBTQ+ employees are subjected to precarious work conditions to produce religious items.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
19H45 Foragers
Jumana Manna | 2022 | Arabic, Hebrew | S.T. French or English

Jumana Manna’s meditative yet whimsical film depicts how the simple act of foraging wild herbs becomes an act of anti-colonial resistance.

See full details
20h
Cinéma du Parc - Salle 2
20H00 Eami
Paz Encina | 2022 | Ayoreo, Guaraní | S.T. French or English

In a child’s voice, Eami recounts her journey to escape the invasion of her ancestral land. An essay on the memory of a people forced from the only world they have known.

See full details
16h30After circus *

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