20 - 30 nov 2025
Chantal Partamian | 2023 | - Without dialogue | S.T English
Toxic masculinity dissolves and disintegrates as images of war collide with a lesbian pornographic film in this experimental found footage work.
see_full_detailsSharlene Bamboat | 2024 | English | S.T English
Activist Tony Souza tells his life story under the textures of hand-processed 16 mm film and through musical and visual variations exploring the concept of tension.
see_full_detailsMaryam Tafakory | 2024 | Farsi | S.T English
Within a polyphonic composition of images from Iranian films from the late 90s, two female students try to get published in their country's first women's newspaper.
see_full_detailsFelipe Casanova | 2023 | French | S.T English
Through its pixelated, dysfunctional archive, a broken cellphone reveals fragments of a romantic relationship, underscoring the fragility of love and technology.
see_full_detailsTaking a critical look at Jerusalem’s development project in the 70s, this film reveals the invisible violence perpetrated against the Palestinian people.
see_full_detailsNanna Hauge Kristensen | 2024 | English | S.T English see_full_details
Diego Véliz | 2023 | Spanish | S.T English
Recorded on the edge of the Atacama Desert and the Pacific, Sound Desert is a field recording work rooted in this territory where Chile, Bolivia, and Peru meet.
see_full_detailsAn experimental sound, video and performative creation from Julie Faubert that unfolds from the very specific context of the Cinéma moderne screening room in Montreal.
see_full_detailsUnframing Documentary presents sound works to be experienced in the darkness of Cinéma Moderne. For the second year running, cinema is taking a visual sabbatical. To tell stories through sound is to access an endlessly evocative power, akin to that of literature, and one that offers unprecedented creative freedom. As Orson Welles once said: “on the radio, the screen is larger than in the cinema.”
This program includes Sound Desert, and a RIDM favorite from the creative audio festival Phonurgia Nova.
Presented in collaboration with Jenny Cartwright.
In 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_detailsIn a blend of science and humour, this meticulous essay unfolds a vast and playful investigation of rocks, unlocking a fascinating look at the world in the age of the Anthropocene.
see_full_detailsThis debut feature by Harald Hutter is a deeply personal exploration of memory, resilience, and the inevitable passage of time, experienced through the lives of his parents, Horst and Francine.
see_full_detailsDrawing 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_detailsDiCicco's visually stunning film captures the South Caucasus’ unique geography. By highlighting the socio-political fractures of these lands, he invites viewers to reflect on the region's profound disconnects.
see_full_detailsIn his six-square-metre bedroom, a young Chinese revolutionary has created an anti-capitalist refuge for rebellious youth: a buzzing, intoxicating, closed-door setting.
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Let yourself be carried away by the urge to sing at the top of your lungs and share your favourites on the microphone. The goal for the evening is simple: to have fun! This free event is hosted by Charlie Morin.
A 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_detailsMali | 2024 | French | S.T English
Expressed with artistic creativity, Marie Rock-Hervieux’s touching, life-saving personal story is an admirable example of resilience and affirmation.
see_full_detailsOksana Karpovych | 2024 | Ukrainian, Russian | S.T English
In Interceptés, Oksana Karpovych combines haunting imagery of Ukraine’s ravaged landscapes with intercepted calls between Russian soldiers and their families to deliver a powerful reflection on the devastating human cost of war.
see_full_detailsIn a revealing documentary approach, this story, told with the protagonists playing themselves, reconstructs their uprooting in the face of the insensitivity of climate change.
see_full_detailsIn a blend of fact and fiction, Melrick visits his grandmother in French Guiana, rediscovering with fascination a country that lives within him and walking the path of difficult forgiveness.
see_full_detailsThis is not a ceremony (see trailer above) brilliantly tackles dark episodes in the lives of Canada’s aboriginal peoples, while Texada poetically parallels ancient geological upheavals with a modern-day mining community.
The two films will be presented consecutively, with two screenings per broadcast day in November, and a few additional dates in December, as part of the RIDM festival.
Screenings :
20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 26 - 27 november (6:30PM and 8:00PM)
3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 14 - 17 - 18 - 20 - 21 december (6:30PM)
This is not a ceremony
AHNAHKTSIPIITAA (Colin Van Loon) | 2022 | 21min | English, Blackfoot with French subtitles
Niitsitapi writer and director Ahnahktsipiitaa (Colin Van Loon) takes us beyond the veil of traditional media and transports us directly into another realm, where past, present and future are one; where colonial rules and assumptions are forgotten; and where we can finally get to the truth of the matter.
Presented in stunning cinematic dome, the narrative unfolds all around us, on a dream-like plane of existence. Panoramas flow and merge, stories come to life and dance before our eyes, and community protocols confront our notions of personal responsibility. Here, we are asked to witness some of the darker sides of living life in Canada while Indigenous.
This unforgettable experience will stay with you long after it’s over. This is not a ceremony calls on all who’ve watched to take action, to share what they have seen and heard, to learn from these tragedies and never forget—so that they will never happen again.
Texada
Josephine Anderson and Claire Sanford | 2023 | 17 min | English with French subtitles
How big is time? On the remote Canadian island of Texada, the everyday existence of human life—work, play and dreams—is juxtaposed with the tectonic shifts of the planet rising and falling in cyclical patterns of creation, extinction and renewal. In this impressionistic dome project, co-directors Claire Sanford and Josephine Anderson merge 360-degree live-action footage, captured across the island mining community, with 3D animation of geologic upheaval to create an immersive, poetic experience.
Real and imagined landscapes document a journey through the Earth’s formation to the current moment: twinned streams of existence mixing and mingling in an ever-changing flow. As geologic forces continue to unfold, the only constant is transformation. Yet amongst the great heave of history, glimpses of temporal beauty, like finding beautiful stones on a beach, help us understand our place in the universe.
This is not a ceremony (see trailer above) brilliantly tackles dark episodes in the lives of Canada’s aboriginal peoples, while Texada poetically parallels ancient geological upheavals with a modern-day mining community.
The two films will be presented consecutively, with two screenings per broadcast day in November, and a few additional dates in December, as part of the RIDM festival.
Screenings :
20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 26 - 27 november (6:30PM and 8:00PM)
3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 14 - 17 - 18 - 20 - 21 december (6:30PM)
This is not a ceremony
AHNAHKTSIPIITAA (Colin Van Loon) | 2022 | 21min | English, Blackfoot with French subtitles
Niitsitapi writer and director Ahnahktsipiitaa (Colin Van Loon) takes us beyond the veil of traditional media and transports us directly into another realm, where past, present and future are one; where colonial rules and assumptions are forgotten; and where we can finally get to the truth of the matter.
Presented in stunning cinematic dome, the narrative unfolds all around us, on a dream-like plane of existence. Panoramas flow and merge, stories come to life and dance before our eyes, and community protocols confront our notions of personal responsibility. Here, we are asked to witness some of the darker sides of living life in Canada while Indigenous.
This unforgettable experience will stay with you long after it’s over. This is not a ceremony calls on all who’ve watched to take action, to share what they have seen and heard, to learn from these tragedies and never forget—so that they will never happen again.
Texada
Josephine Anderson and Claire Sanford | 2023 | 17 min | English with French subtitles
How big is time? On the remote Canadian island of Texada, the everyday existence of human life—work, play and dreams—is juxtaposed with the tectonic shifts of the planet rising and falling in cyclical patterns of creation, extinction and renewal. In this impressionistic dome project, co-directors Claire Sanford and Josephine Anderson merge 360-degree live-action footage, captured across the island mining community, with 3D animation of geologic upheaval to create an immersive, poetic experience.
Real and imagined landscapes document a journey through the Earth’s formation to the current moment: twinned streams of existence mixing and mingling in an ever-changing flow. As geologic forces continue to unfold, the only constant is transformation. Yet amongst the great heave of history, glimpses of temporal beauty, like finding beautiful stones on a beach, help us understand our place in the universe.
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