CSE 2024

People of the sea

, Vincent L'hérault
During the short lobster season, fishermen and plant workers are the economic mainstays of the Magdalen Islands. In a market dominated by the United States, the fragility of the fishery and the future of seafaring and island culture are obvious.
, Culture, Economy, Work
CSE 2024

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
CSE 2024

Vibrations from Gaza

, Rehab Nazzal
Vibrations from Gaza delves into the lives of deaf children in Gaza, who witness the violence of Israeli military operations. Amani, Musa, Israa and others share their poignant memories of bombings, drones and collapsing buildings. The film also questions the origin of their deafness: natural or caused by Israeli sonic weapons.
, Human Rights, War
CSE 2024

Boat People

, Kjell Boersma, Thao Lam
As a child in Vietnam, Thao’s mother often rescued ants from bowls of sugar water. Years later they would return the favour. Boat People is an animated documentary that uses a striking metaphor to trace one family’s flight across the turbulent waters of history.
, Human Rights, Migration, War
CSE 2024

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