Films
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Le goût de tes écailles
Rafaël Beauchamp
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Jasmin Lambert has always lived in the shadow of his father René, the president of a titanic fish factory. But when an emergency requires the boss to be on site one evening, Jasmin finally gets the chance to prove himself to his father.
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Le mystère de l'abbé Metz
Félix Brouillet-Desrosiers
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
An aspiring journalist embarks on a perilous investigation to uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of her town’s hero, and land the front page of the local paper
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Legend of Fry-Roti: Rise of the Dough
Sabrina Saleha
United States, Fiction
A Navajo/Bengali niece kneads to find dough-mestic harmony when her aunties burst into a frybread vs. roti showdown, forcing her to cook up her own recipe for belonging from all the ingredients of her culture.
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Les derniers vagabonds
Yann-Manuel Hernandez
Colombia, Canada (Quebec), Documentary
On the margins of the system, where the road becomes a refuge and the forest, a home, The Last Vagabonds immerses us in the radical act of living differently. Filmed deep within Colombia, this sensory documentary captures the lives of two wanderers who forge their own path beyond societal rules, crafting their survival with a blend of tenderness and defiance.
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Les grandes roues
Thomas Dufour
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Arthur is keeping vigil over his dying mother in the house where he grew up. One evening, a stranger knocks at the door; she is pregnant and looking for a place to stay for her future family. Moved by pity, Arthur lets her in for a short visit. Everything goes smoothly until the stranger finds herself alone in the room where the mother is spending her final hours. Ferris Wheels is a poetic and slightly foolish dramedy about family, memory, and swimming.
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Les âmes du Fouta
Alpha Diallo
France, Senegal, Fiction
In a Senegalese village, Penda and Moustapha have lost their 17-year-old son due to an overdose. Despite their grief, Moustapha makes a radical decision: their son will not be buried in the family cemetery because the reasons for his death make his soul impure. Penda must find a solution on her own so that her son can rest in peace beside her, against all odds.
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Luz Diabla
Gervasio Canda & Patricio Plaza & Paula Boffo
Canada (Ontario), Argentina, Animation
Martín, a flamboyant urban raver, is involved in a strange accident on the road on his way to a party in the middle of the Argentine Pampas. Finding refuge in a mysterious country grocery store and sheltered by two strange locals, Martín's paranoia begins to take over him. As the hours progress, his perception begins to distort, unleashing disturbing visions that will lead him to confront the supernatural forces that hide in the night.
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Mamita Lidia
Joaquín Nercasseau & Juan Bautista Tagle
Chile, Documentary
Mamita Lidia is an immersive and unsettling portrait of Lidia Fuentes, a Chilean healer with a divine gift for breaking curses. In her home, we see her receiving patients seeking to be cured of devastating ailments with dark and mysterious origins. Between exorcisms, unearthings, and moments of daily life, a universe is revealed where a complex and fascinating balance exists between the magical and the mundane.
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Mangittatuarjuk
Louise Flaherty
Canada (Nunavut), Canada (Ontario), Animation
Two young women out for a walk follow a trail of coloured stones left on the ground, which leads them to danger. They are trapped in the lair of the Mangittatuarjuk, the Gnawer of Rocks. The women are terrified when they realize what the monster has been doing. The young women and their village must use the teachings of the elders to defeat the monster.
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Mawtini
Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller
Canada (Ontario), Fiction
Grieving the loss of her grandmother, Nawal fixates on keeping a fig sapling alive, her last remaining connection to Palestine. When she meets Tanya, an older Indigenous woman and the resident trouble-maker in her new apartment building, she learns what resilience and connection to the land under colonialism and capitalism really mean.