2025 edition – Schedule

A‑Z
Wed
25
Jun

Opening of the 16th edition of the Cinéma sous les étoiles 

The 16th edition of Cinéma sous les étoiles will open at the Théâtre de Verdure!Join us for a warm and engaging evening under the stars, with music, local beer, and documentary cinema.… 

Théâtre de Verdure

The Pickers 

Elke Sasse

A journey to European fields: 1 million migrants are harvesting our daily fruit and veg. Most of them under precarious conditions. 

Théâtre de Verdure

Agriculture, Migration
Thu
26
Jun

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. 

Parc Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Culture, Environnement, Sociology
Mon
30
Jun

Les perdants 

Jenny Cartwright

Three candidates destined to lose expose deep inequalities in Quebec’s electoral system. 

Parc des Faubourgs

Democracy, Politics

Like There is No Tomorrow 

Matteo Keffer, Riccardo Cremona

Like There is no Tomorrow tells the story of a group of activists engaged in a campaign of non-violent civil disobedience. 

Place Shamrock

Environnement, Social struggle
Tue
1
Jul

Ernest Cole, lost and found 

Raoul Peck

Ernest Cole, an exiled photographer, exposed Apartheid. Raoul Peck retraces his life, work, and rediscovered legacy. 

Parc du Pélican

Culture, Human Rights, Racism

Un jeu à soi 

Julia Martinez Heimann, Natalia Laclau

In Buenos Aires, Lorena, Juliana, and Luci, footballers and feminists, fight for their dreams and a symbolic space. 

Parc Médéric-Martin

Feminism, LGBTQI2SA+, Social struggle
Wed
2
Jul

Posthumains 

Dominique Leclerc

After years of relying on medical devices for her survival, director Dominique Leclerc turns to emerging technologies in search of alternative solutions. 

Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier

Technology
Thu
3
Jul

La Pensée-Machine 

Olivier D. Asselin

A documentary essay exploring the invasion of machines into our lives and the resulting "culture war."



Parc Molson

Sociology, Technology
Sat
5
Jul

Maurice 

Serge Giguère

Maurice portrays the legendary #9 of the Montreal Canadiens in an entirely new light. 

Église Saint-Paul-de-la-Croix

Culture, History, Portrait
Mon
7
Jul

Union 

Brett Story, Stephen Maign

A group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse in Staten Island, New York 

Parc des Faubourgs

Democracy, Economy, Social struggle
Tue
8
Jul

Maurice 

Serge Giguère

Maurice portrays the legendary #9 of the Montreal Canadiens in an entirely new light. 

Parc du Pélican

Culture, History, Portrait

Ninan Auassat : Nous, les enfants 

Kim O'Bomsawin

Ninan Auassat: We, the Children is a heartfelt cry in a time when Indigenous youth are claiming their place and their future.




Parc Médéric-Martin

First nations, Portrait
Wed
9
Jul

Sudan, Remember Us 

Hind Meddeb

In 2019, Sudanese protesters topple a dictator. Their democratic hopes collide with a stalled, impossible transition. 

Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier

Democracy, Feminism, Human Rights, Social struggle
Thu
10
Jul

Sept-Îles '72: Archives du monde ordinaire 

Etienne Langlois

A film about the 1972 workers’ revolt in Sept-Îles — its causes, its tragic unfolding, and its human consequences. 

Parc Molson

Politics, Social mouvements, Work

No Other Land 

Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor, Yuval Abraham

An activist film documents the struggle of Palestinian and Israeli voices against apartheid and occupation in the West Bank.

Théâtre de Verdure

Colonialism, Human Rights, Politics
Mon
14
Jul

The Sky Above Zenica 

Nanna Frank Møller, Zlatko Pranjic

In Zenica, citizens fight deadly pollution and the toxic silence of political, industrial, and European institutions. 

Parc des Faubourgs

Environnement, Social struggle
Tue
15
Jul

Les oiseaux de nuit + Snake Hill 

Parc Médéric-Martin

Agriculture, Ecology

Middletown 

Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss

Fred Isseks led his students to expose a toxic waste conspiracy, a lesson in civic courage captured by McBaine and Moss. 

Parc du Pélican

Democracy, Environnement, Social struggle
Wed
16
Jul

The Last Straw 

Éric Guéret

An organic farmer faces ruin, revealing the contradictions of an agricultural system in ecological and economic crisis. 

Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier

Agriculture, Economy, Rurality
Thu
17
Jul

Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics 

Ben Addelman, Ziya Tong

Humanity’s relationship with plastic and one woman’s mission to expose shocking new revelations about the impact of microplastics on human health. 

Parc Molson

Environnement, Technology
Fri
18
Jul

Le goût des choses 

Alain Wirth

For the past three years, Pierre-Gilles and Antoine have been growing their vegetables entirely naturally. It’s a daily challenge that only resilience can overcome. 

Place Gennevilliers-Laliberté

Agriculture, Environnement
Tue
22
Jul

Short film competition – Programme #2

Parc Médéric-Martin

First nations, Identity

Ernest Cole, lost and found 

Raoul Peck

Ernest Cole, an exiled photographer, exposed Apartheid. Raoul Peck retraces his life, work, and rediscovered legacy. 

Parc du Pélican

Culture, Human Rights, Racism
Wed
23
Jul

From Ground Zero 

22 Palestinian Filmmakers

22 Palestinian filmmakers document life in wartime Gaza — a powerful tribute to dignity, resistance, and creative survival. 

Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier

Colonialism, Human Rights, Sociology
Thu
24
Jul

Dahomey 

Mati Diop

November 2021: Twenty-six royal treasures looted from Dahomey finally return to Benin, sparking emotion and debates about their past absence. 

Théâtre de Verdure

Colonialism, Culture, Racism

Short film competition – Programme #3

Parc Molson

Mental health, Portrait
Mon
28
Jul

Wilfred Buck 

Lisa Jackson

A vibrant journey where Wilfred Buck heals his past by reconnecting with the ancestral wisdom of the stars.

Place Henri-Dunant

First nations, Portrait
Wed
30
Jul

Cohabiter 

Halima Elkhatabi

Young people searching for roommates reveal themselves in this touching portrait of a generation unafraid to show every facet of their identity.






Parc Baldwin

Portrait, Social
Thu
31
Jul

Chronicle of a Crisis 

Simon Larochelle

Sarah and Simon, a young Montreal couple, lose their apartment amid a housing crisis. This intimate documentary captures the daily anxieties and resistance in the face of growing economic insecurity affecting their generation. 

Parc Molson

Social, Social struggle
Mon
4
Aug

Union 

Brett Story, Stephen Maign

A group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse in Staten Island, New York 

Parc des Faubourgs

Democracy, Economy, Social struggle
Tue
5
Aug

Award Winner’s evening of the short film competition 

Join us at Parc des Compagnons to discover the award winners of our 2025 short documentary competition! The short film program is divided into three categories: Québec Programming, Canadian Programming, and International… 

Parc des Compagnons-de-Saint-Laurent

Un jeu à soi 

Julia Martinez Heimann, Natalia Laclau

In Buenos Aires, Lorena, Juliana, and Luci, footballers and feminists, fight for their dreams and a symbolic space. 

Parc Médéric-Martin

Feminism, LGBTQI2SA+, Social struggle
Thu
7
Aug

The battle of Saint-Leonard 

Félix Rose

The Battle of Saint-Léonard tells the story of Raymond Lemieux and Mario Barone, two remarkable yet forgotten men of modest origins, who each fought with strength and conviction, despite the heavy consequences to themselves, their families, and their professional lives. 

Théâtre de Verdure

Culture, Politics, Social, Social mouvements, Social struggle

Accept yourself as I am 

Emmanuelle Roberge

An intimate encounter with Élise, a transgender woman living in the Magdalen Islands.

Parc Molson

Identity, LGBTQI2SA+, Portrait
Wed
13
Aug

Posthumains 

Dominique Leclerc

After years of relying on medical devices for her survival, director Dominique Leclerc turns to emerging technologies in search of alternative solutions. 

Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier

Technology
Thu
14
Aug

Le dernier flip : démarchandiser l’immobilier

Mathieu Vachon

Our housing became commodities. Profit-driven speculation blocks access. Boosting supply isn't enough; new units fuel speculation. Decommodification is the essential solution. 

Station Youville

Politics, Social struggle

Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics 

Ben Addelman, Ziya Tong

Humanity’s relationship with plastic and one woman’s mission to expose shocking new revelations about the impact of microplastics on human health. 

Parc Molson

Environnement, Technology
Fri
15
Aug

Maurice 

Serge Giguère

Maurice portrays the legendary #9 of the Montreal Canadiens in an entirely new light. 

Centre de la nature

Culture, History, Portrait
Tue
19
Aug

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. 

Parc Davies

Economy, Environnement, Technology
Sat
23
Aug

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. 

Parc Beaubien

Economy, Environnement, Technology
Tue
26
Aug

Pour la suite du doc : Filmmaker's apero 

We’re excited to invite you to the 4th edition of the Mobilization Happy Hour, presented in collaboration with Doc Québec, Pour la suite du doc, Les films du 3 Mars, Réalisatrices Équitables, Tënk and… 
Wed
27
Aug

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. 

Parc Westmount

Economy, Environnement, Technology
Fri
5
Sep

Short Film Screening Evening 

Come and discover the award-winning short films from our 2025 competition during a festive screening evening, followed by a friendly networking cocktail. In collaboration with the Cinémathèque québécoise 

Cinémathèque québécoise

Thu
18
Sep

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. 

Parc de la Savane

Economy, Environnement, Technology