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Acquittal

It's been ten years since Manon was charged in "l'affaire Tarnac", accused of having participated in a terrorist enterprise for sabotaging TGV lines. As the trial approaches, the filmakker joins the group of women who are helping Manon prepare her defense.

, Criminality, Democracy, Environnement, Feminism, Social struggle

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Le Mythe de la femme noire

, 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

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Les années Super 8

, Annie Ernaux, David Ernaux-Briot

The Super 8 films taken by writer Annie Ernaux between 1972 and 1981 are family archives, but also the testimony of a social class in the decade following 1968.

, Culture, Feminism, Sociology

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My Imaginary Country

, Patricio Guzmàn

October 2019, an unexpected revolution, a social explosion. Chile had recovered its memory. The event I had been waiting for since my student struggles in 1973 finally materialized.

, Democracy, Feminism, Human Rights, Politics, Social struggle, Sociology

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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

Pour la suite du doc : Filmmakers’ apero

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier, Le Plateau Mont-Royal

Start of Event : 16h00

For the 2nd year running, you're invited to an filmmaker’s apéro, presented in collaboration with Doc Québec and Pour la suite du doc, to support the improvement of working conditions for documentary filmmakers in Quebec. It's the perfect opportunit for filmmakers to meet, but also to create a …

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RETURNING TO REIMS

, Jean-Gabriel Périot

Through the autobiographical essay of sociologist and philosopher Didier Eribon, performed by Adèle Haenel, "Retour à Reims" (Fragments) tells an intimate and political story of the French working class from the early 1950s to the present day.

, Democracy, Economy, Politics, Social struggle, Sociology

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The Act of Beauty

, Nicolas Paquet

Hidden in the heart of the Bic Mountains, in this territory called the Bas-du-Fleuve, is a community of spirits, daring spirits that take root. This "Sageterre" is the work of Jean Bédard, writer, philosopher, social worker and above all a farmer.

, Agriculture, Democracy, Economy, Environnement

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The silence of the Mole

, Anaïs Taracena

Throughout the 1970s, journalist Elías Barahona infiltrated the heart of Guatemala's most repressive military government. In seeking to uncover the story of this unique and secret individual, "El Silencio del Topo" opens cracks in the walls of silence.

, Democracy, Human Rights, Politics, Social struggle