CSE 2022

Robin Bank

, Anna Giralt Gris
This is the story of Enric Duran, a Catalan activist who took out loans of half a million euros that he had no intention of repaying. Instead, he used the money to finance social projects and explains that he committed these thefts to denounce the bad practices of the banking system.
, Economy, Social struggle, Technology
CSE 2022

Oui

, Henri Pardo
Dear Jackie unfolds as an intimate correspondence with Jackie Robinson, a baseball player who became a prominent civil rights activist in the United States, contrasting the milestones of his time in Montreal with the actual experience of the black community revealed in powerful moments of truth.
, Culture, Human Rights, Racism, Social struggle
CSE 2022

The Distant Barking of Dogs

, Simon Lereng Wilmont
In 2016, when many have already left the war-torn eastern part of Ukraine, 10-year-old Oleg remains there with his grandmother who has taken care of him since his mother died. They have nowhere else to go. By getting close to Oleg, The Distant Barking of Dogs shows the effect of conflict on children.
, Democracy, Human Rights, War
CSE 2022

View from the Summit

, Magnus Isacsson
Summit of the Americas, April 20, 2001. Quebec City looks like a city under siege. While the political and financial guests in the security perimeter discuss the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) agreements, citizen groups demonstrate in the streets.
, Economy, Politics, Social struggle
CSE 2022

The Magnitude of All Things

, Jennifer Abbott
Lorsque Jennifer Abbott perd sa sœur, décédée d’un cancer, son chagrin la rend sensible à l’extrême gravité de la crise climatique. Dans ce nouveau documentaire, elle esquisse des parallèles intimes entre les deuils vécus à l’échelle personnelle aussi bien que planétaire.
, Environnement, Feminism, Mental health
CSE 2022

Camilo's Trail

, Diego Briceño
The director goes in search of fragments of memory of the man many call the "guerrilla priest". Through these discoveries and the testimonies of those who perpetuate his memory, we learn more about Camilo Torres, a pioneer of liberation theology in Latin America.
, Economy, Human Rights, Politics, Social struggle