Montreal International Documentary Festival

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Schedule

20 Nov. - 01 Dec. 2024

Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin - Salle 10
Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin - Salle 12
Cinéma du Parc - Salle 2
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Norman-McLaren
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Principale
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18:00 No Other Land
Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal | 2024 | Arabic, Hebrew, English | S.T English

No Other Land exposes the devastating impact of Israeli demolition campaigns in the West Bank’s Masafer Yatta, revealing the human cost and deep divides through the gripping perspectives of a Palestinian activist and an Israeli journalist.

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20:30 Larry (iel) *
Catherine Legault | 2024 | English, French | S.T French

The filmmaker observes trans, non-binary artist Laurence Philomène prepare for the release of their retrospective book Puberty, wherein they boldly affirm their body and everyday life.

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17:30 Invention *
Courtney Stephens | 2024 | English | S.T French

Informed by autobiographical elements, this freely constructed fiction based on video archives discernibly interweaves genres to explore the complexity of grief.

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20:00 Avancer masqué / Quebrante / The Song of the...*
(1) Quebrante
Janaina Wagner | 2024 | Portuguese | S.T French

Between poetry, history, science, and popular culture, this experimental film plunges us into the heart of the Amazon, weaving a link between the moon and the rocks of the region's caves.

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(2) History is Written at Night
Alejandro Alonso Estrella | 2024 | Spanish, English | S.T French

In the darkness of a gigantic blackout, nightlife comes alive in mystical forms. The collective destiny of the Cuban people patiently takes shape until dawn.

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(3) Avancer masqué
Laurence Olivier | 2024 | - Without dialogue | S.T French

Somewhere between experimental cinema, documentary and horror film, masked villagers wander through the snow to indulge in a little-known regional tradition: Mi-Carême.

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(4) The Song of the Years to Come
Alexander Cabeza Trigg | 2023 | Spanish, Silbo Gomero | S.T French

Lyrical and meditative in nature, this short film pays tribute to the sacred nature of La Gomera’s collective memory, infused in the fabric of its landscapes and history.

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18:00 Rising Up at Night *
Nelson Makengo | 2024 | Lingala | S.T English

In 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.

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20:45 Lapilli *
Paula Durinova | 2024 | Slovak | S.T English

As we’re gently guided by the filmmaker's voice, Lapilli explores the profound absence left by grief in rocky landscapes and churning waters.

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18:15 Malintzin 17
Mara Polgovsky, Eugenio Polgovsky | 2022 | Spanish | S.T French

By observing the mundane activities of a quiet street in Mexico City, and a bird's nest that overlooks them, this posthumous minimalist film pays tribute to kind parenting.

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20:00 Evaporating Borders *
Iva Radivojevic | 2014 | English, Arabic, Greek | S.T English

Through several points of view, this documentary essay shot in Cyprus explores with intelligence and artistry the issues of identity, exile, reception, inequality, and racism.

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20:00 Wapikoni: 20 years of Indigenous Stories
Wapikoni: 20 years of Indigenous Stories

FREE

Wapikoni is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the RIDM is inviting the public to an immersive evening featuring a program of visually arresting videos and films highlighting unique Indigenous voices. Based on the themes of Assi (land), Aitun (way of life) and Aimun (word), the event will include texts introducing these three themes. A unique moment of sharing and discovery, reflecting the very essence of Wapikoni.

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15:15 Tout sur Margo*
(1) Nipi utaiamun
Uapukun Mestokosho McKenzie | 2023 | French, Innu-Aimun | S.T English

Calling the Ekuanitshiu Shipu River her sister and source of healing, Uapukun Mestokosho McKenzie makes a poetic film about and with water.

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(2) Tout sur Margo
Yann-Manuel Hernandez, Margaux Latour | 2024 | French | S.T English

Playing with the codes of documentary, Tout sur Margo is an intimate autofiction exploring a sincere but disappointed young performer’s quest for meaning.

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18:00 The Undergrowth *
Macu Machín | 2024 | Spanish | S.T English

Reunited for the first time in a long while, three sisters try to divide the inheritance of their family land, an arid plain in the Canary Islands where nature rules.

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20:15 Archéologie de la lumière*
(1) Ush
Pierre Gill | 2024 | French, Innu-Aimun | S.T. French or English

Multidisciplinary artist Pierre Gil’s poetry is infused with his own identity, rooted in the land we travel through with him aboard a cedar canoe.

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(2) Archéologie de la lumière
Sylvain L'Espérance | 2024 | - Without dialogue

Through visual and sound research of great aesthetic precision, the filmmaker affirms the landscapes of a Minganie that exist only through the artistic eye and the possibilities of film.

See full details
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Activity or Event

Screening

*Director or crew member in attendance

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15h
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Principale
15H15 Tout sur Margo*
(1) Nipi utaiamun
Uapukun Mestokosho McKenzie | 2023 | French, Innu-Aimun | S.T. French or English

Calling the Ekuanitshiu Shipu River her sister and source of healing, Uapukun Mestokosho McKenzie makes a poetic film about and with water.

See full details (2) Tout sur Margo
Yann-Manuel Hernandez, Margaux Latour | 2024 | French | S.T. English

Playing with the codes of documentary, Tout sur Margo is an intimate autofiction exploring a sincere but disappointed young performer’s quest for meaning.

See full details
17h
Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin - Salle 12
17H30 Invention *
Courtney Stephens | 2024 | English | S.T. French

Informed by autobiographical elements, this freely constructed fiction based on video archives discernibly interweaves genres to explore the complexity of grief.

See full details
18h
Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin - Salle 10
18H00 No Other Land
Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal | 2024 | Arabic, Hebrew, English | S.T. English

No Other Land exposes the devastating impact of Israeli demolition campaigns in the West Bank’s Masafer Yatta, revealing the human cost and deep divides through the gripping perspectives of a Palestinian activist and an Israeli journalist.

See full details
Cinéma du Parc - Salle 2
18H00 Rising Up at Night *
Nelson Makengo | 2024 | Lingala | S.T. French or English

In 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 details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
18H15 Malintzin 17
Mara Polgovsky, Eugenio Polgovsky | 2022 | Spanish | S.T. French and English

By observing the mundane activities of a quiet street in Mexico City, and a bird's nest that overlooks them, this posthumous minimalist film pays tribute to kind parenting.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Principale
18H00 The Undergrowth *
Macu Machín | 2024 | Spanish | S.T. English

Reunited for the first time in a long while, three sisters try to divide the inheritance of their family land, an arid plain in the Canary Islands where nature rules.

See full details
20h
Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin - Salle 10
20H30 Larry (iel) *
Catherine Legault | 2024 | English, French | S.T. French or English

The filmmaker observes trans, non-binary artist Laurence Philomène prepare for the release of their retrospective book Puberty, wherein they boldly affirm their body and everyday life.

See full details
Cinéma Cineplex Odeon Quartier Latin - Salle 12
20H00 Avancer masqué / Quebrante / The Song of the...*
(1) Quebrante
Janaina Wagner | 2024 | Portuguese | S.T. French or English

Between poetry, history, science, and popular culture, this experimental film plunges us into the heart of the Amazon, weaving a link between the moon and the rocks of the region's caves.

See full details (2) History is Written at Night
Alejandro Alonso Estrella | 2024 | Spanish, English | S.T. French or English

In the darkness of a gigantic blackout, nightlife comes alive in mystical forms. The collective destiny of the Cuban people patiently takes shape until dawn.

See full details (3) Avancer masqué
Laurence Olivier | 2024 | - Without dialogue

Somewhere between experimental cinema, documentary and horror film, masked villagers wander through the snow to indulge in a little-known regional tradition: Mi-Carême.

See full details (4) The Song of the Years to Come
Alexander Cabeza Trigg | 2023 | Spanish, Silbo Gomero | S.T. French or English

Lyrical and meditative in nature, this short film pays tribute to the sacred nature of La Gomera’s collective memory, infused in the fabric of its landscapes and history.

See full details
Cinéma du Parc - Salle 2
20H45 Lapilli *
Paula Durinova | 2024 | Slovak | S.T. English

As we’re gently guided by the filmmaker's voice, Lapilli explores the profound absence left by grief in rocky landscapes and churning waters.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Fernand-Seguin
20H00 Evaporating Borders *
Iva Radivojevic | 2014 | English, Arabic, Greek | S.T. English

Through several points of view, this documentary essay shot in Cyprus explores with intelligence and artistry the issues of identity, exile, reception, inequality, and racism.

See full details
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Norman-McLaren
20H00 Wapikoni: 20 years of Indigenous Stories
Wapikoni: 20 years of Indigenous Stories

FREE

Wapikoni is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the RIDM is inviting the public to an immersive evening featuring a program of visually arresting videos and films highlighting unique Indigenous voices. Based on the themes of Assi (land), Aitun (way of life) and Aimun (word), the event will include texts introducing these three themes. A unique moment of sharing and discovery, reflecting the very essence of Wapikoni.

More info
Cinémathèque québécoise - Salle Principale
20H15 Archéologie de la lumière*
Pierre Gill | 2024 | French, Innu-Aimun | S.T. French or English

Multidisciplinary artist Pierre Gil’s poetry is infused with his own identity, rooted in the land we travel through with him aboard a cedar canoe.

See full details Sylvain L'Espérance | 2024 | - Without dialogue

Through visual and sound research of great aesthetic precision, the filmmaker affirms the landscapes of a Minganie that exist only through the artistic eye and the possibilities of film.

See full details
16h30After circus *

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