21 Nov. - 01 Dec. 2024
Through the sincere plea of one forensic doctor, Pure Unknown undertakes a compassionate inquiry into the loss of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, and reveals the negligence of an entire system.
See full detailsA figure wanders through a deserted building she is keeping watch over. At the intersection of fiction, essay, and experimental film, this work is a multifaceted reflection on how we see the world.
See full detailsDaniela Muñoz Barroso | 2023 | Spanish | S.T French
A sensitive and surprising portrait, this short film tinged with humour is an ode to encounters, to imagination, and to the small joys of doing things your own way.
See full detailsMalaika Shostakovich, Mustafa Uzuner | 2023 | English | S.T French
Through the patient gaze of a brother and sister, this film invites us to rethink everyday life in step with Jonny, their brother with cerebral palsy and autism spectrum disorder.
See full detailsNora Rosenthal | 2023 | English | S.T French
Nine Easy Dances, or nine short vignettes of family life suffused with laughter and tenderness, punctuated by the chaos of filming and the unknowns of an aging household.
See full detailsIsabelle Grignon-Francke | 2023 | French | S.T French
Against the backdrop of the carnival and its tribulations, the whirl of rides mirrors Kim’s state of mind as the young Québécois carnival worker thinks hard about his future.
See full detailsEli Jean Tahchi | 2023 | English, German, patois | S.T French
In Munich, an amateur rugby team trains hard. For Desmond and his team, united by their queer identity, there is more to learn than just the rules of the game.
See full detailsNicolas Renaud, Brian Virostek | 2023 | English, French | S.T English
Based on sponsored films produced between 1920 and 1970, this film articulates an interpretation of the colonial imagination in which the violence of the archives resonates with the present.
See full detailsJyoti Mistry | 2023 | English | S.T English
In a remarkable feat of editing, this striking experimental work celebrates queer love and eroticism, drawing on a wealth of film archives.
See full detailsJa'Tovia Gary | 2023 | English | S.T English
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.
See full detailsAndré-Charles Ishpatao | 2022 | French, Innu-Aimun | S.T French
An inspired and inspiring story dedicated to André-Charles, this short shows how boxing has helped to change his life and how his passion allows him to face challenges.
See full detailsJustine Harbonnier | 2023 | English | S.T French
Caiti works as a bartender and dreams of returning to the music scene. The young woman carries the burden of success while society around her seems to fail miserably.
See full detailsSeeking a sense of belonging, the filmmaker returns to his rural village in northern Spain, where he tries to understand his family and their world so deeply rooted in traditions.
See full detailsIn a peaceful Cuban village, life seems measured out in goodbyes, and the heartache of departures haunts three generations of its residents.
See full detailsThrough a thoughtful interweaving of analogue and digital images, along with a conversation with an AI, this documentary essay delves into a dystopian future.
See full detailsFrom the perspective of manual workers in Khuzestan, Meezan explores the relationship to place in a post-war, post-industrialized world.
See full detailsIn this fictional work firmly rooted in a documentary-style approach, a sound artist travels to a mining community in India. Confronted with this new reality, he begins to doubt himself.
See full detailsFrom Germany, the filmmaker talks to his father in Syria. In between long silences, the film evokes the feeling of powerlessness brought on by exile.
See full detailsIn this deeply poetic documentary essay, director Catherine Martin explores three aspects of the vast subject of darkness, from Japanese aesthetics to the invention of cinema.
See full detailsWith 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.
See full detailsWith an inspired artistic vision, this feature film spoken mainly in Chinuk Wawa follows the thoughts and wanderings of Sweetwater Sahme and Jordan Mercier.
See full detailsGermany in the spotlight! For 15 years, Inis has maintained a friendship with the HFF Munich Film School. In a festive biergarten atmosphere, discover some powerful works that have been made here and there, in the presence of the crews. It’s an opportunity to discuss documentaries, meet inspired artisans, and party Bavarian-style!
This activity is free.
This two-channel film by artist Sky Hopinka is based on the tale of the four water spirits known as Island Weights. In the creation story of Ho-Chunk, the artist’s home nation, the spirits are placed at the Earth’s cardinal points, ensuring that its rotation is not chaotic. Ho-Chunk, now known as Wisconsin, translates as “People of the Great Voice” and stretches from Red Banks to Trempealeau, and from Minneapolis to Milwaukee. The film is divided into 5 parts — Wijirawaséwe (Island Weights), yoiréreginarere (the west), rek’úhuhíra (the south), h??boguominàgara (the east), siniwagúregin?gere (the north) — and follows an individual as he recounts his journey along the boundaries of Ho-Chunk lands. Visually, the viewer is drawn from the tumultuous waves of the Mississippi to serene forests, tranquil lakes, enormous shopping malls, earthen effigies and Ho-Chunk relics. The narrator is not only looking for the spirits, but also wishes to honor them.
The presentation of this installation is made possible with the support of OBORO - Centre d'artistes and is part of the retrospective Sky Hopinka : Redefining Potential Territories.
Adress: 4001, Berri Street, Space 301, Montréal, H2L 4H2
Schedule :
Nov. 22nd | 12 h — 17 h
Nov. 23rd | 12 h — 19 h
Nov. 24th | 12 h — 17 h
Nov. 25th | 12 h — 17 h
This activity is free and is available in English and in French.
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