2024 Edition – Schedule

Farming the Revolution

, Nishtha Jain, X_Co-Réalisateur/Co-Director : Akash Basumatari

Farming the Revolution takes us to the heart of the massive year-long protests against the Indian government's unjust farm laws. The film crew lives among the half million farmers to make us experience the daily texture and indomitable spirit of this historic movement.

, Agriculture, Culture, Democracy, Politics, Rurality, Social struggle

The Flag

, Joseph Paris

Yasser, a human rights activist, explores Paris to share a neglected truth, while Joseph, a filmmaker, accompanies him to analyze France's identitarian withdrawal through the evolution of political and media discourse over five decades. Their quest confronts the present with history to grasp the continuing regression of our freedoms.

, Democracy, Human Rights, Politics, Racism, Sociology

Evicted City

, Laurence Turcotte-Fraser, Priscillia Piccoli

Montreal is now in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis. An intimate portrait of socio-political resistance, this multilayered film explores the human impact of real estate speculation on the cities of tomorrow.

, Economy, Human Rights, Social struggle

Orlando, My Political Biography

, Paul B. Preciado

One hundred years after Virginia Woolf's Orlando, where the character changes sex, Paul B. Preciado asserts that the world is becoming "Orlandesque" and organizes a casting call for today's Orlandos. This film project explores the transformation of the world in a poetic and political way.

, Identity, LGBTQI2SA+, Portrait, Social struggle, Sociology

A Golden Life

, Boubacar Sangare

In Burkina Faso, young men look under the earth for gold – and a better future. As a result, 16-year-old Rasmané barely seems like a teenager any more. This mainly observational film follows him into the 100-metre abyss of small-scale mining.

, Environnement, Human Rights, Work

Breaking Social

, Fredrik Gertten

Breaking Social explores the possibilities of overcoming injustice and corruption. The film aims to re-imagine the building blocks of our societies and ignite the hope that lives within us all.

, Culture, Feminism, Human Rights

Station Youville

Twice Colonized

, Lin Alluna

Aaju Peter embarks on a quest to recover her language and culture, from which she was cut off by colonial assimilation policies. Her personal journey, filmed over seven years, shows how courage, emotion and conviction can combine to have a lasting influence on the course of history.

, Colonialism, First nations, Human Rights, Racism

Parc Dante

Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudovic Reels

, Mila Turajlic

Serbian archive reels unveil anti-imperialist struggles and the Non-Aligned Movement. Mila Turajlic meets filmmaker Stevan Labudovic to unveil these forgotten images and their global political impact.

, Democracy, Politics, Sociology

Manufacturing the Threat

, Amy Miller

A poor couple, manipulated by undercover agents, is coerced into committing a terrorist attack in Canada. This documentary reveals police infiltration and incitement practices, exposing unchecked surveillance post‑9/11.

, Human Rights, Politics, Sociology

Éviction

, Mathilde Capone

Since 2010, Parthenais has become home to a queer community in Montreal. They share a triplex, creating memories between the dilapidated walls. Twelve years later, a wealthy family bought the building, marking the end of an era of gentrification.

, LGBTQI2SA+, Social struggle

Le balai libéré

, Coline Grando

In the 1970s, cleaning ladies from the Catholic University of Louvain threw out their employer and founded Le Balai Libéré, a cleaning cooperative. Decades later, today's staff question the relevance of bossless work by meeting these pioneers.

, Democracy, Economy, Feminism, Work

Mael and the revolution

, Céline Thiou

At the age of 17, Maël, a Le Mans 24-hour race enthusiast, took the environment by surprise. A student at an agricultural high school, he developed a singular political awareness, despite the opposition of his fellow students.

, Agriculture, Climate Crisis, Environnement, Sociology

Thu
11
Jul

The session will begin at 8 pm with a listening session of extracts from the documentary podcast in 5 episodes Au pays des cratères. It will be commented by director Gaël Poirier and Élise Ekker-Lambert. The screening of the film King Coal will begin at 9 pm and will be followed by a discussion.

Bye Bye Tiberias

, Lina Soualem

Hiam Abbass left her Palestinian village to pursue her dream of becoming an actress in Europe, leaving behind her mother, grandmother, and seven sisters. Thirty years later, her daughter Lina, a filmmaker, returns with her to trace the lost places and scattered memories of four generations of Palestinian women.

, Colonialism, Culture, Feminism, Human Rights, Portrait, War

Parc Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

The Velvet Queen

, Marie Amiguet, Vincent Munier

High in the mountains of Tibet, photographer Vincent Munier and writer Sylvain Tesson wait patiently for the snow leopard to pass. Meantime, the two men weave a dialogue that is as facetious as it is philosophical about our place among living beings.

, Culture, Environnement, Sociology

Parc Dante

[REPORTÉE] – King Coal + Au pays des cratères

La théorie du boxeur

Nathanaël Coste explores the Drôme valley to understand farmers' adaptation strategies, while questioning the food resilience of our regions.

, Agriculture, Climate Crisis, Environnement, Rurality

Récolter l'hiver

, Amélie Dussault

Growing vegetables without heating when it’s snowing in the sky? This is the challenge of market gardeners who have embarked with conviction on this unlikely adventure. Récolter l'hiver follows their daily life as pioneers.

, Agriculture, Economy, Environnement, Rurality

Silvicola

, Jean-Philippe Marquis

In the vast forests of the Canadian West Coast, nature meets industry. Silvicola presents a gallery of captivating characters, revealing the challenges of commodifying this scarce natural resource.

, Economy, Environnement, Rurality, Work

La guardia blanca

, Julien Élie

This documentary by Julien Elie exposes the regime of terror orchestrated by transnational corporations, the government, and organized crime to seize natural resources in Mexico.

, Climate Crisis, Colonialism, Environnement, Human Rights, Violence

La ferme des Bertrand

, Gilles Perret

50 years on a farm… Haute Savoie, 1972: the Bertrand farm, a dairy farm with around a hundred animals run by three single brothers, is filmed for the first time. Now, 25 years later, the director-neighbor takes up the camera again to accompany Hélène, who in turn is about to hand over the reins.

, Agriculture, Environnement, Portrait, Rurality, Sociology

Square Dézéry

Malartic

, Nicolas Paquet

Ten years after the opening of the gigantic Malartic open-pit gold mine, the hoped-for economic miracle is a mirage. Main Street is not prospering, with no demographic gain. Director Nicolas Paquet exposes an opaque decision-making system that excludes citizens.

, Economy, Environnement, Work

Parc Jarry

Deep Rising

, Matthieu Rytz

Punctuated by breathtaking images of deep-sea organisms, Deep Rising traces several decades of manipulations benefiting companies aiming for deep-sea mining extraction.

, Economy, Environnement, Technology

First program of the Cinéma sous les étoiles 2024 short documentary competition.

Short film competition – Programme #1

Parc Dante

King Coal

, Elaine McMillion Sheldon

The central Appalachian region, associated with coal mining, shapes local life. Elaine McMillion Sheldon's documentary weaves the past and present myths of this unique region. "King Coal" poetically explores the transformation of this environment, dominated by wild beauty and mysterious stories.

, Economy, Environnement, Sociology

Tue
23
Jul

Second program of the Cinéma sous les étoiles 2024 short documentary competition.

Short film competition – Programme #2

Parc des Compagnons-de-Saint-Laurent

Récolter l'hiver

, Amélie Dussault

, Agriculture, Economy, Environnement, Rurality

Short film competition – Programme #3

Third program of the Cinéma sous les étoiles 2024 short documentary competition.

Thu
25
Jul

Forth program of the Cinéma sous les étoiles 2024 short documentary competition.

Short film competition – Programme #2

Square Dézéry

Nous n'avons pas peur des ruines

, Yannis Youlountas

Mitsotakis succeeds Tsipras in Greece, aiming to suppress Exarcheia. Resistance intensifies, uniting other European cities. Struggles erupt across the country for land, sea, and life.

, Democracy, Human Rights, Politics, Social struggle

Parc des Compagnons-de-Saint-Laurent

Short film competition – Programme #3

Third program of the Cinéma sous les étoiles 2024 short documentary competition.

La théorie du boxeur

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 | Baldwin Park | 6:00 PM Award Ceremony: 8:15 PM Screening of Award-Winning Films: 8:45 PM Every year, as part of the Cinéma sous les étoiles festival, Funambules Médias organizes…

Nathanaël Coste explores the Drôme valley to understand farmers' adaptation strategies, while questioning the food resilience of our regions.

, Agriculture, Climate Crisis, Environnement, Rurality

Award Winner’s evening of the short film competition

Silvicola

, Jean-Philippe Marquis

In the vast forests of the Canadian West Coast, nature meets industry. Silvicola presents a gallery of captivating characters, revealing the challenges of commodifying this scarce natural resource.

, Economy, Environnement, Rurality, Work

Malartic

, Nicolas Paquet

, Economy, Environnement, Work

Join us for the opening night of the Brome-Missisquoi edition of Cinéma sous les étoiles.

The Ballad of Hard Times

, Pascal Gélinas, Richard Boutet

La Turlute des années dures released in 1983, explores the Quebecois Great Depression with poignant testimonials and popular songs. Forty years later, it remains relevant in the face of persistent social inequalities.

, Economy, Human Rights, Music, Sociology

Opening Brome Edition

We invite you to join us from 7 PM to share a beer in a festive atmosphere!

Centre de la nature

Deep Rising

, Matthieu Rytz

Punctuated by breathtaking images of deep-sea organisms, Deep Rising traces several decades of manipulations benefiting companies aiming for deep-sea mining extraction.

, Economy, Environnement, Technology

Esplanade Louvain

La théorie du boxeur

Terrasse du Centre Culturel

Nathanaël Coste explores the Drôme valley to understand farmers' adaptation strategies, while questioning the food resilience of our regions.

, Agriculture, Climate Crisis, Environnement, Rurality

The Velvet Queen

, Marie Amiguet, Vincent Munier

, Culture, Environnement, Sociology

Esplanade Louvain

La théorie du boxeur

Nathanaël Coste explores the Drôme valley to understand farmers' adaptation strategies, while questioning the food resilience of our regions.

, Agriculture, Climate Crisis, Environnement, Rurality

Parc Aimé-Léonard

The Myth of the Black Woman

, Ayana O'Shun

Le Mythe de la Femme Noire is a feature-length documentary that investigates the image of black women in society. Experts say the Black community is the minority most affected by images created centuries ago.

, Feminism, Human Rights, Identity, Politics, Racism

Mael and the revolution

, Céline Thiou

, Agriculture, Climate Crisis, Environnement, Sociology

After Work

, Erik Gandini

In 1958, Hannah Arendt predicted a society without work. After Work explores this current reality and the quest for meaning in economies such as Italy, the USA, South Korea and Kuwait.

, Economy, Sociology, Work

Atik, gardien du territoire

, Guillaume Langlois, Nicolas Lévesque

Jean-Luc Kanapé, an Innu from Pessamit, guides us along the trail of the last caribou herds on his community's ancestral territory.

, Colonialism, Environnement, First nations

École d'art de Sutton

Récolter l'hiver

, Amélie Dussault

, Agriculture, Economy, Environnement, Rurality

Centre de la nature

Ocean seen from the heart

, Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol, Marie-Dominique Michaud

Once perceived as infinite and unchanging, the ocean is now suffering the alarming impact of our actions on its biodiversity and temperature. "L'Océan vu du cœur" highlights its fragility and remarkable capacity for regeneration, while underlining the crucial importance of preserving it.

, Climate Crisis, Environnement

A Golden Life

, Boubacar Sangare

, Environnement, Human Rights, Work

Parc Westmount

The Velvet Queen

, Marie Amiguet, Vincent Munier

, Culture, Environnement, Sociology

Sisters of Wrestling

, Sarah Baril Gaudet

Sisters of Wrestling paints an intimate portrait of Azaelle, Loue O’Farrell, and LuFisto, three warriors of the ring for whom wrestling is both a passion and an escape from everyday injustice.

, Culture, Feminism, Portrait, Sociology

Place Publique

Low-Tech – Les Bâtisseurs du Monde d'Après

, Adrien Bellay

In contrast to high-tech, low-tech promotes an ecological and local approach, favoring techniques that are simple, sustainable and accessible to all. A citizens' collective is campaigning to popularize this approach, using accessible tools to produce energy, repair machines and create means of production in various sectors such as agriculture and industry.

, Climate Crisis, Economy, Environnement, Technology

Thu
15
Aug

Ocean seen from the heart

, Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol, Marie-Dominique Michaud

, Climate Crisis, Environnement

Bye Bye Tiberias

, Lina Soualem

, Colonialism, Culture, Feminism, Human Rights, Portrait, War

Centre de la nature

Evicted City

, Laurence Turcotte-Fraser, Priscillia Piccoli

, Economy, Human Rights, Social struggle

Parc Beaubien

Invisible Demons

, Rahul Jain

An urgent look at the climate crisis, Rahul Jain’s eye-opening essay unfolds in a series of stunning, often birds-eye images of a very man-made disaster.

, Climate Crisis, Culture, Environnement, Urbanity

Parc Davies

Invisible Demons

, Rahul Jain

An urgent look at the climate crisis, Rahul Jain’s eye-opening essay unfolds in a series of stunning, often birds-eye images of a very man-made disaster.

, Climate Crisis, Culture, Environnement, Urbanity

On the Adamant

, Nicolas Philibert

L'Adamant, a unique day center floating on the Seine in Paris, provides a therapeutic environment for adults suffering from mental disorders. This film explores the encounters between patients and carers, resisting the dehumanization of psychiatry.

, Mental health, Portrait, Sociology

Yintah

, Brenda Michell, Jennifer Wickham, Michael Toledano

YINTAH, meaning “land” in the Wet’suwet’en language, tells the story of an Indigenous nation asserting sovereignty. It is the story of the Wet’suwet’en people reoccupying their territory and resisting the construction of multiple pipelines.

, Colonialism, Economy, Environnement, First nations, Human Rights, Social struggle

Parc Davies

Invisible Demons

, Rahul Jain

An urgent look at the climate crisis, Rahul Jain’s eye-opening essay unfolds in a series of stunning, often birds-eye images of a very man-made disaster.

, Climate Crisis, Culture, Environnement, Urbanity

Days

, Geneviève Dulude-De Celles

Without false modesty, a direct and honest look at a young woman battling breast cancer.

, Portrait, Sociology