Films
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28e
Hello Stranger
Amélie Hardy
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
Between loads of laundry at the corner laundromat, Cooper shares the story of her gender reassignment journey. Piecing together her memories, from her childhood in a small fishing village through her tumultuous medical process, Cooper attempts to make peace with the last male imprint remaining on her body: that annoying deep voice that sticks to her skin.
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28e
I Can See The Sun but I Can't Feel It Yet
Joseph Wilson
United Kingdom, Experimentation
A nightmare in reverie: five young queer people are admitted into a clinic to undergo conversion therapy. Between several different and harrowing methods aiming to change sexual orientation or gender identity, the sterile space of abject trauma struggles to suppress the abundance and beauty of queer love.
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28e
I Used to Live There
Ryan Mckenna
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Dan is losing his vision, and Monika just got out of a long relationship. They come together at a rented studio for a brief photo shoot. Dan takes her headshot, and Monika gives him a loaf of bread.
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28e
Ici s'achève le monde connu
Anne-Sophie Nanki
France, Guadeloupe, Fiction
1645. Guadeloupe, French West Indies. Ibátali, a Native Kalinago (one of the the Caribbean’s first nations), is married to a French settler. She takes Olaudah, a maroon African, on a journey during which he could lose his freedom and above all, his life. She is willing to sacrifice him to save herself. But their wounds bring them closer. Will they manage to restore their humanity and escape their colonial fate: a «Savage» destined to be exterminated, and a «nigger» destined to be enslaved?
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28e
Ilnikueu
Comité De femmes Puakuteu
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
Testimonials from the women’s group at Mashteuiatsh Puakuteu fill this intimate short film about grief and healing. In doll-making workshops, the women share their doubts and hopes and, in doing so, build a space of strength and solidarity.
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28e
Ils étaient
Olivier Tetreault
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Returning from another day at work, Edouard did not expect to be plunged into the roots of his own mystery.
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28e
Immortelles
Mark Durand
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
Immortals is an experimental documentary short film shot in 8mm that explores the introspection of an artist, Bettina Szabo. The film delves into her relationship with her sense of belonging, her body, her imagination, and nature. Sometimes one must lose oneself to find oneself better, and burn everything down to start anew on a solid foundation.
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28e
Insomnie
Paul Utkay
Canada (Quebec), Animation
Insomnie follows the struggles of a young man as he tries to fall asleep. The film explores the bizarre, often disturbing, inner landscape of an odd brain and the struggles that one might face in trying to find a moment of tranquillity amidst chaos.
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28e
Isn't It A Beautiful World
Joseph Wilson
United Kingdom, Experimentation
The film takes the audience on a journey through metaphorical locations to explore themes of loneliness, anxiety, trauma and recovery, all common issues within the LGBT+ community.
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28e
Je m'appelle Kahentiiosta
Alanis Obomsawin
Canada (Unceded Territories), Documentary
This short documentary by Alanis Obomsawin tells the story of Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk woman arrested after the Oka Crisis' 78-day armed standoff in 1990. She was detained 4 days longer than the other women. Her crime? The prosecutor representing the Quebec government did not accept her Indigenous name.