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Analogue Revolution traces the rise and fall of analogue feminist communications that preceded the MeToo era. From Halifax to Vancouver, feminist storytellers of the 1970s to 90s took hold of cutting-edge media technology to document everything from violence towards women, to how to insert a diaphragm.
Analogue Revolution: How Feminist Media Changed the World
A twisty tale of three AI experts who are enlisted as consultants on a shadowy project whose ramifications soon become terrifyingly clear.
Den Mother Crimson
In the era of food sustainability, Hanif Sadr, an engineer turned chef from Tehran, Iran, has opened his first Iranian regional restaurant in San Francisco, USA. He delved into the farm-to-table gastronomy world after working as a cook for a Montessori school in Berkley. His mission is to introduce the regional and seasonal recipes of Northern Iran, learnt from his childhood to the North American public where its ingredients geographically match California. With his wife banned from the US and a lack of distribution of Iranian food ingredients due to sanctions, he travels back and forth between Iran and the U.S., attempting to bridge the personal and political to bring back a taste of home. Alongside other renowned food figures, Hanif aims to show the depth of a unique forgotten cuisine that is connected with nature, influenced by seasons, and defines the art of preservation techniques.
Preserving Taste
In a rush for a meeting, Fred declines phone calls from her mom. When she finally gets back to her, their conversation leaves her speechless.
Sur appel
Chronicles the modern-day David and Goliath tale amidst North America's housing crisis. During the pandemic, Khaleel Seivwright, a young Toronto carpenter, builds life-saving shelters for unhoused people facing the winter outside. His actions attracted international acclaim but also staunch opposition from the city government, portraying a compelling narrative set against the backdrop of societal challenges and governmental resistance.
Someone Lives Here
On August 5, 2023, auditions were held for the independent produced horror film entitled “Her Nightmare” — the story of a young couple who come to realize that their dream house is haunted. Alas, the film was never produced. Casting director Roger Ehren invited several actors to audition for the roles, and made a conscious decision to have the actors read all of the key narrative scenes in the screenplay. This allows for a reconstruction of the film, suggesting what it might have been.
Auditions for Her Nightmare
A young man, in struggling to fall asleep, descends into the strange inner landscapes of his relentless brain.
Insomnia
At the time of her 24th birthday, there is not much that makes sense for Anne; All that remains are those summers spent lounging in the fields and the memory of a great friendship. Deserted, Anne faces all the time she has lost and all the reasons that keep her from loving others, but above all from loving herself.
Anne les alentours
A Black veteran is sent home after being injured in combat, while her friends and significant other are still overseas fighting. As she receives news that some of her friends have died, she is holding on to hope that her lover returns safely.
As I Lay Still
A dimension hopping, book stealing, wizard losses their magic chalk and a lonely non-binary kid finds it. A fun, magic, feel good film about connection and conflict.
In Which A Lonely Kid Accidentally Accesses Another Dimension
A sad apple longs to be eaten, stuck between a kitchen and a lunch bag. Will the apple's wishes be fulfilled?
The Apple
An experimental essay film reflecting on love, temporality, memory, absence, and living with HIV.
Virus Queen
The unknown race of sentient boxes are back, and this time they're invading the holidays. Thirst for revenge, the boxes won't stop until they take over the human race. The only force standing in their way? Joseph N. That's right, our hero is back. Watch as one man's mental health slowly deteriorates into a Christmas meltdown. Can Joseph repeat history and save the day yet again? Or will he be turned into a box roasting on an open fire. Grab onto your house keys, because it's time to find out.
The Box Boy 2: A Christmas Meltdown
Two survivors must learn to deal with a world that has suddenly become empty and deleterious.
Today is Sunday, Tomorrow We Die
In a distant galaxy, in the year 2189, the REPUBLIC OF PLANETRIA has been compromised. Unknowingly to the people, a secret society, having built itself up for centuries, has officially taken over PLANET PLANET's government. Democracy has long been eradicated, and each 'elected' ruler since the society's takeover is unwillingly forced to do their deeds: enact progressively more controversial, free-will-stripping changes to an already impoverished world nation. Its most recent ruler, GOVERNMENT MAN, declares the worst act yet.
Planet Planet: Corruption
The film wanders through the city of Montreal, revealing a heterogeneous human mosaic of life stories and intimate reflections of its residents.
Novembre
"Montréal sauvage" unveils the secret lives of rare and little-known animals that hide in the last remaining wild spaces on the island of Montreal, inhabited by more than 2 million humans. Through picturesque cityscapes and striking images of Canadian wildlife, the film portrays a handful of secretive species that have carved out an advantageous place for themselves among humans, taking advantage of undesirable urban spaces to thrive without their knowledge.
Montréal sauvage
A young man finds himself in bed with a companion for the first time while he faces the biggest challenge of his existence... understand how to undo a bra.
Hooks
One hot summer day, as Henri helps his friend Louis with the final preparations for his move to Montreal, truths and regrets come to light unexpectedly.
Au bout du monde
A Chinese man with strict family values finds himself a tender chance encounter with a Male postman.
Untitled US
Carrie Davis was part of the child removal system near the end of the Sixties Scoop. With guidance from her uncle Emmett Sack and the community, Carrie reconnects to their land, language, and culture.
Double M Country
How did Martha get pregnant? Whose baby is it? Watch to find out! (if you dare!)
Save Me From the Devil
A group of boys’ weekend vacation gets crashed by an unexpected meeting. Each one will have to reveal his true self in front of the situation.
La Nuit Dernière
Je ne veux pas être devant la caméra
This short experimental and documentary film is a window on the journey of a permanent quest for authenticity and a political stand for the rights and freedom of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. "Freaky" is an intimate and otherworldly universe which reveals, through absurdity and freedom of creativity, a fight with oneself leading to self-acceptance.
Freaky
Les dix de 2022
Social media corrupts the mind of a young University student--but can he escape the psychological torment of alienation?
Deserted by the Masses
What do we say to each other when it's over ? A man and a woman decide to split the city in two to avoid any possibility of running into each other. Or is it to better remember ?
Montréal en deux
An Ego and I
The epicenter of the film is the Notre-Dame district in Rouyn-Noranda, which is in the spotlight thanks to a series of revelations that shed light on the impacts of toxic emissions from the Fonderie Horne. It gives the opportunity to the Abitibi deputy Émilise Lessard-Therrien and the artist Richard Desjardins, originally from the Notre-Dame district, as well as several citizens to speak.
Notre-Dame-de-l'Arsenic
Struggling to make a living in the markets of Abidjan, a group of young delinquents try to find new ways to make a living. But to attain wealth quickly, they risk putting their lives on the line.
Element
A badboy meets his dream car...
Fuel
A fictional film about a runner's relationship with his sister and brother as he tries to qualify for Boston. Available to stream for free on Vimeo
Billy Runs Boston?
A young couple goes through their average day-to-day. For him, time moves slowly as the days drag on. For her, everything moves so fast as her life overwhelms her. The only time that time feels normal, is when they're with each other.
Time with You
An Iranian youth finds fierce loyalty and solidarity among her two closest friends.
For Her
When polar opposite sisters Nur and Karina reunite for their grandparents' wedding anniversary dinner, Karina starts itching and blames Nur for putting garlic in her food.
Shallots & Garlic
A hitman is seduced by a dancer that he had been tasked to kill.
The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady
When nonchalant graphic designer Mika discovers her creative director, Kat, has won a national art competition by plagiarizing Mika's own work, she must confront the truth to protect her self-worth, sanity, and career before it's too late.
CopyKat
A local radio DJ is haunted by mysterious forces through her radio
The Score 97.9
Anna is a jaded and nonchalant young woman whose only pleasure is music. Her life changes when she breaks her CD player and gets a new classic iPod. A mysterious person enters her life at the same time. Anna then becomes fascinated by this new iPod and this strange woman who seems connected to it. This new obsession plunges Anna into a journey between dream and reality.
New Persona
When Annabelle discovers that her sister Frédérique befriended an odd creature, she develops an obsessive jealousy towards the beast.
Critter
Following the shooting of a documentary on the death of her daughter, a mother reflects on her own life and especially on the passing of time.
All the Days of May
After the death of my only brother I found rolls of undeveloped film. This documentary is a reenactment of those stills and an exploration of the aspects of my brother's life that I didn't know.
Pacho's visual archive
A film version of the play which captures the brilliant performance by the Ukrainian actor, Mariya Hadubyak at the play’s world premiere in 2023 @ Montreal’s La Sala Rossa. She brought the audience to tears and their feet. Written and directed by Norman Nawrocki, the play was part of the 16th annual Montreal International Anarchist Theatre Festival. On stage, Hadubyak portrays the extraordinary real life Marusya Nikiforova (1885–1919), a fearless and feared, bad ass, Ukrainian woman anarchist and feminist military leader.
MARUSYA NIKIFOROVA: Ukraine’s legendary anarchist warrior
Dynamite, tête de poisson!
Through a tapestry of reflection, rare footage and her own home, Inuk filmmaker Holly Andersen tells the little-known story of the forced relocation of an Inuit community from Hebron, north of Nain, to more southerly locations along the Labrador Coast. Although that painful disruption of 233 lives occurred more than 50 years ago, the repercussions of the move last to this day.
Hebron Relocation
Out of pure desperation to become sexually experienced, 17-year-old Alanna meets up with an older boy for sex. However, she soon discovers that her vagina can talk - literally. It has a voice. And it demands to be respected!
NAKED
A prying journalism student interviews a world-wearied drag queen about her life and career.
Ramblings of a Middle-Aged Drag Queen
Dandelions
The only thing colder than a Canadian winter is Canadian bureaucracy (probably). Based on five real life stories, Romy Boutin St-Pierre and Joe Nadeau pay homage to the nation-wide stress headache of phone calls with the government in this surprising short.
Your Call Is Important To Us
After the price of their streaming service increases, an eccentric group of thieves take it upon themselves to rob one of the least secure banks in the city.
Clash For Cash
From local co-directors Baljit Sangra (Because We Are Girls) and Nilesh Patel, this spirited documentary follows four junior hockey players of South Asian descent throughout the 2021-2022 season as they strive to be drafted into the NHL. Arjun Bawa and Kayden Sadhra-Kang skate in the footsteps of their father Robin Bawa, who made history in 1989 as the first South Asian to play in the NHL. Meanwhile, seasoned defenseman Arvin Atwal seeks to shed the fighter reputation he acquired in the American Hockey League by transferring to Slovakia. And, in an uplifting turn of events, the film traces the journey of Surrey’s own Arshdeep Bains to signing with the Vancouver Canucks.
Mareya Shot, Keetah Goal: Make the Shot
Drawing inspiration from their unique relationship, Virginie Francoeur explores the journey, work, and imagination of her father Lucien, an atypical creator, an uncategorizable provocateur, and offbeat Dad, worn out by a life of excess.
Francoeur : On achève bien les rockers
Kayah George, a young Tsleil-Waututh woman and her grandmother Ta7a, daughter of the late Chief Dan George, reflect on their relationship to water, culture, and land.
Our Grandmother the Inlet
When a loving couple record the days leading up to a 20th-anniversary celebration, fear combines with a primitive fight for survival, as their wedding vows rise to a deadly new level.
The Who Incident
An exploration of love through different demographics and community perspectives.
The Love Project
George and Anne go to their estranged father's apartment after he dies by suicide. As they clean up the place, they discover more than they expected.
In Part
Samuel LeBlanc, a young transgender musician, embarks on a journey with his friends through the work of Acadian musician Angèle Arsenault (1943-2014). Coming from a small village, Samuel has long questioned his queer identity and his cultural identity. Does a queer Acadie exist? This musical documentary project will explore his double minority and the journey of young people, who like him, realize that despite the difficulties there is a star for each of us.
There's a Star
Suite canadienne by Ludmilla Chiriaeff, broadcast in 1958 during l’heure du concert on Radio-Canada, shows ballet dancers disguised as peasants, traversing a fantasized colonial rurality. The discovery of this archival document represents the starting point of Adam Kinner's project.