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
CSE 2024

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
CSE 2024

Been There

, Corina Schwingruber Ilic
The desire to travel is strong, but the places we visit are crowded. What do we get out of it, if not proof in pictures that we've been there? How tourists, in search of the best photos, become invaders.
, Culture, Sociology
CSE 2024

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
CSE 2024

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