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Yvon Deschamps, Patrick Huard, Louis-Josée Houde, Martin Matte, Mariana Mazza... For its final classic Gala in French, Juste Pour Rire assembled the absolute biggest names in Quebec comedy. More than thirty of our favourite stars delivered a Gala for the ages, and brought the house down. Juste Pour Rire truly saved the best for last!
A divorcee meets her seemingly perfect match on an online dating site, only to discover he's a scammer who's looking to destroy her life. When she tries to bring him to justice, he turns into a violent stalker.
A queer dark comedy about a delusional romantic on a quest to reignite an old flame. Blinded by love, the line between romantic gestures and illegal ones becomes blurred.
At an art gallery, a woman notices a girl with her dad, sending the woman on a journey through memories and conversations she had with her own father.
From the music of Canadian composer Howard Shore, Belgian filmmakers Anthony Nti and Chingiz Karibekov craft a story of a boy picked up from school by (presumably) his brother, who sees he’s sitting out from gym class after picking a fight. The elder brother leads his sibling to a house—empty apart from a poster of Muhammad Ali. They set up a small area to exercise and the young boy is pushed to his limits, as he is perpetually asked to hit boxing gloves harder and harder. This short film is part of the 2x25 Project of Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards. The project commissioned 25 composers to compose a short piece of music, after which 25 filmmakers made short films that are the ultimate symbioses of music and cinematography, fitting completely within the DNA of the festival. The result: 25 exceptional films where the music inspired the form, narrative and texture.
Clarisse broke up with her boyfriend the day he died. Now tasked with speaking a eulogy at his funeral, her efforts to hide their breakup are thwarted when his ghost won't leave her alone.
A Chinese Canadian son sets out to make a film on his mother, who was once known as the first ever Chinese Opera Singer to have performed Pingju Opera in English in late 1980's China.
Once a year, people from different marginalized communities meet together in the woods to delve into the art of circus and have this discipline become a common way to express themselves, away from the city.
9 year-old Sarah is quietly discovering love when an assault derails her sexual awakening. Summer 2000 is an intimate and delicate tale in which the play between different mediums offers an insight into gender performativity and consent.
One thing to know about Newfoundland Honey, it's some of the cleanest in the world. There's no comparing it to what you're going to find on the shelves.
An anxious woman seeks to recharge her batteries by going for a walk in the forest.
After getting kicked out of college for the semester, Val goes back to his hometown and moves in with his single dad, where he sets himself two goals: write the next great American novel and get his high school girlfriend back. But after Val’s friend suddenly dies and his 12-year-old brother Charlie comes to live with him and his dad, Val quickly realizes that he has to grow up fast so that Charlie doesn’t have to.
The touching tale of an immigrant father’s hard work and the fragility of being in a new country, told over the course of a single day.
A very influential ex-member of the Raëlian movement, Sylvie goes in search of answers to her many questions. How could she, a free and intelligent woman, have been caught up in this whirlwind of lies for so long? In her quest for truth, in the company of her accomplice Martine, also ex-Raëlian, she will scrutinize her sometimes painful memories in the hope of understanding what prompted her to remain in this movement for more than thirty years.
Raël's story in Quebec, from a sympathetic guide to the scandals of a guru. In the mid-1970s, Quebec experienced major religious, cultural, societal, and political upheavals: the ideal breeding ground for a new religion.
A behind-the-scenes look at the most famous lawyer of his generation as scandal threatens his career and legacy.
On a man's journey, he must face his demons. Inspired by poems from Japanese Poet Ono-No Komachi
Chloe drives along deserted roads seeking to find a trace of her brother and needs to let the ice melt before she can confront her own denial.
Aging out of his art form, a contemporary dancer is forced to deal with an unknown future while desperately trying to save a young friend from a life of crime echoing his own shady past.
An unnerving glimpse into the near future is experienced through Callum, a young drifter.
At the end of his life, a writer recollects his visit to Beaumanoir, forty years earlier. The strange customs of the folks he met back then left him scared with an unspeakable burden. By telling his story, he hopes to exorcise his past and finally rest in peace.
A collection of exorcisms, performed in a tangled and disorienting daydream of the ‘self’.
When Duncan destroys the school using a hazardous app, Chef ends up with a big cash settlement, but rather than rebuilding the school, he takes the kids on a cross country adventure to the infamous Sir Splashalot’s waterpark, where a mix-up with a lunchbox leads to an unpredictable adventure.
Loosely based around the myth of Perceval, the film brings to life a short selection from the much larger and sprawling narrative of Fucked Up's latest 4-part concept album Year of the Horse. Blanche, the story's protagonist, experiences an awakening to the world around her while her mother, Kaye, continues to live in fear of it.
A troubled, lonely, and irreverent young man debates the merits of his own suicide over the course of a day.
When a bruised and battered man claiming to be Santa Clause is arrested for the murder of a child, the interrogating officers uncover a story more bizarre and horrific than expected.
What’s the best way to train an athlete? It’s a question the star player of her varsity team is forced to confront. A film about the need to win, ARE YOU HUNGRY? explores the wounds and crisis of this pursuit through the relationship between a player and her coach.
Have you ever wondered what the Easter Bunny gets up to in her spare time? She has a nasty secret to share with you! She wants to show you just how many carrots she can fit in her mouth at once. As the saying goes; let’s pretend we’re bunny rabbits.
Frida, an 8-year-old engineering prodigy, builds an airplane behind her mother's back to follow in her Abuela's legacy.
Melding dream-logic and wry mystery, Arutinae melts the seams between sleeping and waking worlds. We follow up-and-coming indie musician Billie Christie on a pilgrimage to the former home of her musical idol, Inge Shielke, in the lakeside village of Matlock. Here, Billie meets the matriarch of an eccentric local family who presides over the lake's secrets—a polluted portal to the parallel world of Arutinae.
Dillon, usually a ‘top’ in the bedroom, is ready to explore being a ‘bottom.’ Horoscopes, positions, and sex toys are all shared in this consensual hook-up.
A healing and poetic essay on our intergenerational relationship with water.
Fed up with the cost of living in Canada's most populous city, the citizens of Toronto begin renouncing their personhood en masse to legally become animals, forming a society of "Wildmen" in the city's vast ravine network.
A teenager growing up in a poor industrial town struggles to create a better life through music.
It’s days until Christmas, and the Jameson Family are all off chasing their dreams. Tori and June are in Nashville recording their first album while Bones is home on the farm getting everything ready for the whole family to be together at Christmas. But when the sisters get a chance to be on a live Christmas Eve show, one that will supercharge their budding career, they are faced with a difficult decision.
On April 18, 1955, the pathologist performing the autopsy on Albert Einstein covertly steals the genius's brain, hoping to uncover the secret of brilliance. His good intentions and scientific ambitions collide with harsh realities as his world crumbles.
When Helen cures the King of France of an ailment that has confounded every other doctor, he grants her lifetime wish: the marital hand of the aristocratic courtier Bertram. However, Bertram proves a reluctant husband and immediately heads off to war, leaving Helen with a seemingly impossible riddle to solve in order to seal their marriage.
“Veranada” (summer pasture) opens a small window into the fascinating way of life of the Malargüe herders. The film moves through the eyes of Don Arturo, a gaucho who travels on his horse around the Argentina Andes Mountains in search of greener grasslands to feed his goats and sheep. In this remote community, herders depend on the one necessary resource to survive: water nourishes the plants in the meadows which feed the herds. This story is about Don Arturo’s tenacious yet hopeful will to survive amidst a world affected by climate change, severe drought.
An intimate portrait of a community fighting to save lives and keep hope alive in a neighborhood ravaged by the overdose crisis.
Directed by Japanese filmmaker Ryo Orikasa, this animated short was inspired by Henri Michaux’s book of poetry and drawings of the same name, about his experiences with mescaline. The film explores the limits of language and perception, creating connections between sound, meaning, shapes and movement.
When their “situationship” looks like it’s come to a conclusion, the usually reserved Mickey decides to be vulnerable for a change.
In New France before the British Conquest, Marie, an indigenous slave, serves the local surgeon. Her daily life of household chores is bleak and alienating. The encounter with a young girl she presumes to be her child will give her motivation to undertake radical actions.
A documentary that uses a mix of archival footage, animation and survivor interviews to tell the harrowing story of two teenagers who were assaulted and left to die in a burning house. One of the victims, Tyler Pleke, survived. His physical recovery from the horrific attack was difficult, but his greatest challenge was learning to forgive. More than just your average true crime doc, this film explores the concept of forgiveness through Pelke’s remarkable resilience and his community’s journey toward healing from the crime that still haunts them.
When a young boy goes missing in the town of Hope, his grandfather must grapple with their family history and navigate mysterious phenomena as he sets out on a quest of conscience to save his grandson from the shadows.
The boys prepare for their weekly podcast until their friend Edgar comes in. He claims to be followed by FBI but is met with doubt and anger. The group must decide if they believe his story, or if they can trust him at all.
After losing their childhood best friend, Bet, a young queer person, is forced to go back to their hometown to attend the funeral services alone.
Struggling to deal with the loss of her husband, Mary has not yet been able to enter the room in which he took his own life, let alone even open the door. After starting to hear tormenting voices and strange noises coming from inside, Mary must finally confront the reality of her situation and open The Door.
A short film about a woman who’s world begins to disappear around her.
River, a trans woman estranged from her family, returns home to attend her father’s funeral. She is anxious to see her mother, but nothing can prepare her for the extraordinary reunion.
A traveller caught in a snowstorm is forced to take shelter with a poor Serbian family. When the family warns him of “beasts” that hunt in the night, he mistakenly dismisses their fears as superstition and fairy tales.
A young man finds himself pursued by a mysterious spiritual mask stalker who employs a haunting song to ensnare his prey. As tension mounts, he must confront the sinister forces threatening his existence in a battle of wits and willpower.
A date becomes complicated when a controversial subject forces the couple to examine their desires and limitations.
Late at night, a screenwriter recollects an unpleasant encounter with the receptionist of the motel he is staying at. As this memory haunts him, his thoughts blur with the story he is writing.
In an era when beavers held dominion over the lands of Quebec, invaders from distant shores made their arrival, enforcing their edict and forbidding all things sugary. Employing their ingenuity, the beavers found themselves compelled to adapt, bequeathing us with a heritage that continues to grace our lives to this day.
A small-town private investigator is hired to investigate the sale of black-market lobster in Prince Edward Island along with a scrappy convenience store owner.
A feature-length documentary celebrating the life and work of Trinity Bay artist and storyteller Clifford George.
Mamita returns to Peru in order to attend her daughter’s wedding. She will soon have to go back to work in Montreal and provide for those she cherishes.
A short film about second chances, and how the people in your past make reappearances at strange moments in your life. Rachel is a grad student living in her parents house in North York and enjoying her summer break, when her old best friend (a girl who ghosted her in middle school) moves into her grandparents home across the street.