Films
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On and On and On
Evelyn Pakinewatik
Canada (Ontario), Documentary
Albert Ward was a highly regarded Mi'kmaq Elder from Eel Ground First Nation and a very dear
friend and teacher to my family. This recording was the last time we spoke to him, and the first
time I had met him since infancy.
My mother traveled with Albert for many years as a Shkaabewis, a word which I have been
taught to understand as both “helper” and “student”. I grew up listening to her adventures with
Albert and the many stories he told. With this film, I hope to share how it felt to listen to those
stories, how it felt to listen to Albert himself, and how it felt to love him.
“On and On and On” was filmed during the pandemic on the sacred ceremonial lands of my
home territory, following the pathways and protocols specific to my family and to myself as a
disabled artist. This film holds great personal significance for me. I believe that Albert’s message
and teachings are important and should be shared with (and hopefully understood by) as many
people as possible.
friend and teacher to my family. This recording was the last time we spoke to him, and the first
time I had met him since infancy.
My mother traveled with Albert for many years as a Shkaabewis, a word which I have been
taught to understand as both “helper” and “student”. I grew up listening to her adventures with
Albert and the many stories he told. With this film, I hope to share how it felt to listen to those
stories, how it felt to listen to Albert himself, and how it felt to love him.
“On and On and On” was filmed during the pandemic on the sacred ceremonial lands of my
home territory, following the pathways and protocols specific to my family and to myself as a
disabled artist. This film holds great personal significance for me. I believe that Albert’s message
and teachings are important and should be shared with (and hopefully understood by) as many
people as possible.
Film
29e
Orbites
Sarah Seené
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
Canadian Grand Prize Award winning film offered by the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and MTL Grandé
International FIPRESCI Critic’s Award winning film offerd by Bureau du Cinéma de Saguenay and SLA Location
Marie-Christine, who lost her sight some years ago, explores life in a particularly sensory way ,through her fingertips. Through her personal experience, she awaken her son's curiosity and sense of wonder about the beauty of the universe. Drawing from a constellation of highly textured analogue images and a rich tapestry of sound, Orbit journeys into the sensorial depths of Marie-Christine's memory, pondering the very essence of love and legacy.
International FIPRESCI Critic’s Award winning film offerd by Bureau du Cinéma de Saguenay and SLA Location
Marie-Christine, who lost her sight some years ago, explores life in a particularly sensory way ,through her fingertips. Through her personal experience, she awaken her son's curiosity and sense of wonder about the beauty of the universe. Drawing from a constellation of highly textured analogue images and a rich tapestry of sound, Orbit journeys into the sensorial depths of Marie-Christine's memory, pondering the very essence of love and legacy.
Film
29e
Panadrilo
Marcela Heilbron
Panama, Fiction
Abandoned by her husband turned talking-crocodile, a woman must now find her own way to migrate to the US in order to reunite with their daughter.
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Paroles en l'air
Roger Gariépy
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Alternate facts, half-truths, or false appearances, lies spread throughout the world, mysteriously carried by the ignorance of some or the credulity of others. Do we even know if the truth will ever come to light one day ?
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Pastorale
Francis Leclerc
Canada (Quebec), Experimentation
All by himself in a spaceship in 2225, Antoine Corriveau lives alone and shares different intimate subjects with other isolated persons residing in other spaceships.
All those characters are memories and parts of Antoine himself. As the story evolves, the line between him and the others gets blurred until it collapses and leads to the spaceship's explosion.
Death is like a second chance, a memory, a futuristic projection, or a parallel world.
All those characters are memories and parts of Antoine himself. As the story evolves, the line between him and the others gets blurred until it collapses and leads to the spaceship's explosion.
Death is like a second chance, a memory, a futuristic projection, or a parallel world.
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29e
Percebes
Alexandra Ramires & Laura Gonçalves
France, Portugal, Animation
Special mention of the Quebec Critic Award AQCC
With the sea and the urban Algarve as a background, we follow a complete cycle of the life of a special shellfish called PERCEBES, goose barnacle. From their formation, to the dish, in this journey, we cross different contexts that allow us to better understand this region and those who live there.
With the sea and the urban Algarve as a background, we follow a complete cycle of the life of a special shellfish called PERCEBES, goose barnacle. From their formation, to the dish, in this journey, we cross different contexts that allow us to better understand this region and those who live there.
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Maybe Elephants
Torill Kove
Norway, Canada (Quebec), Animation
Three rebellious teenage daughters, a restless mother, a father struggling with potatoes, and maybe some elephants, find themselves in Nairobi. What could possibly go wrong?
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Pidikwe
Caroline Monnet
Canada (Quebec), Experimentation
Shot entirely on 16mm film to recapture the aesthetics of the Roaring Twenties, Pidikwe mixes indigenous traditional and contemporary dance to create a unique object that can blur the boundaries between cinema, work of art and performance. Dance and language are linked to a system of knowledge. These are healing tools rooted in community.
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Pie dan lo
Kim Yip Tong
France, Mauricius, Animation
On July 25, 2020, the bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on the reef on the east coast of Mauritius. 12 days later, oil began to spill, causing the worst ecological disaster ever to occur in the region.
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Pippa et Léo
Abeille Tard
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Pippa lives in a supervised home for young mothers struggling to adapt, where she must prove her ability to fulfill her parental role. Over the course of one night, and despite the curfew imposed on her, Pippa leaves the shelter with her baby.