2026 programming

A‑Z
Thu
25
Jun

Steal This Story, Please! 

Tia Lessin Et Carl Deal

This film follows the intrepid independent journalist Amy Goodman (Democracy Now!) over 30 years, as she confronts the forces trying to silence the voices excluded from the mainstream. 

Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier

Democracy, Politics, Social struggle

Opening night – Steal This Story, Please! 

Opening night of Cinéma sous les étoiles de Funambules Médias avec Steal This Story, Please! 

Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier

Mon
29
Jun

True North 

Michèle Stephenson

Michèle Stephenson’s moving documentary centres on the 1969 student protests against racism at Montreal’s Concordia University and their contribution to the story of Black liberation.

Parc des Faubourgs

Politics, Racism, Social struggle
Tue
30
Jun

If Something Happens to One of Us 

Carol Sibony

The story of the victorious struggle for the reintegration of Christian Porta, communist and trade-union militant, following his illegal dismissal. 

Parc du Pélican

Democracy, Social struggle, Union, Work
Wed
1
Jul

The Encampments 

Kei Pritsker, Michael T. Workman

When a group of students at Columbia University in New York City launch a movement protesting the war in Gaza, they spark a nationwide uprising in solidarity with the people of Gaza. 

Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier

Colonialism, Democracy, Human Rights, Politics, War
Thu
2
Jul

The Blueberry Blues 

Andrés Livov

In Lac-Saint-Jean, a diverse community comes together each summer to harvest blueberries, discovering the power of resilience as they celebrate the season's bounty. 

Parc Molson

Agriculture, Migration, Rurality
Mon
6
Jul

The Sandbox 

Kenya-Jade Pinto

Through cinematic landscapes and testimony from survivors, journalists, and witnesses, The Sandbox explores modern border control, where surveillance, AI, and militarization decide who lives and who dies. 

Parc des Faubourgs

Human Rights, Migration, Technology
Tue
7
Jul

Wider than the sky 

Valerio Jalongo

The film ventures into the unknown territory that is AI through science, poetry, and art, traveling the world in search of an answer capable of revealing what makes us human, what can save us from a destructive trajectory. 

Parc du Pélican

Culture, Sociology, Technology
Wed
8
Jul

Mais où va-t-on, Coyote ? 

Jonah Malak

For the last twelve years, Marisela and Ely and the group of volunteers Águilas del Desierto, have been roaming the US-Mexico desert in an all-consumming search and rescue mission. 

Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier

Human Rights, Migration
Thu
9
Jul

See — Judge — Act : The history of the JOC in Québec 

Annie Deniel

The film sheds light on the untold story of Quebec’s Young Catholic Workers (JOC), a grassroots labor movement born in the 1930s. The film explores its essential role in the feminist and union struggles and social transformations that shaped Quebec in the 20th century. 

Parc Molson

History, Social mouvements, Social struggle
Fri
10
Jul

Red Fever 

Catherine Bainbridge, Neil Diamond

Red Fever is a witty and entertaining feature documentary about the profound — yet hidden — Indigenous influence on Western culture and identity. 

Aréna Edgar Rouleau

Colonialism, Culture, First nations, Sociology
Mon
13
Jul

The Butcheress of Trois-Pistoles 

Karine Lamontagne

With her butcher shop in Trois-Pistoles, Renée LeBlanc-Paulin has surrounded herself with a network of women committed to maintaining a supply chain as fragile as it is necessary. 

Place Shamrock

Agriculture, Economy, Environnement, Rurality, Social struggle

Uprising 

Thomas Lacoste

A portrait in 16 voices from the Earth Uprisings movement reveals the unprecedented composition of multiple forces deployed to resist the ongoing ecological catastrophe. 

Parc des Faubourgs

Agriculture, Environnement, Human Rights, Social struggle
Tue
14
Jul

In the Forest 

Pascale Ferland

In the Forest is a documentary essay that explores the deep connections between humans, animals, and the forest. 

Parc du Pélican

Democracy, Environnement, Social struggle
Wed
15
Jul

Green is the New Red 

Anna Recalde Miranda

This amazing investigation offers an intimate journey through Latin America, elaborating a genealogy of an ecological disaster, presenting an unprecedented historical and political contextualization. 

Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier

Agriculture, Environnement, History, Human Rights
Thu
16
Jul

Forêt rouge 

Laurie Lassalle

A growing group of anarchists establish an eco-activist, anti-capitalist community in a French forest. But the State has other plans. A cinematic and revolutionary film about freedom and ideals. 

Parc Molson

Democracy, Environnement, Feminism, Social struggle
Fri
17
Jul

Mikuba 

Petna Ndaliko Katondolo

Mikuba transports us into the cobalt veins of Kolwezi, where artisanal miners fiercely guard their ancestral heritage. 

Square Viger

Colonialism, Culture, Environnement, Human Rights
Wed
22
Jul

Recomposée 

Nadia Louis-Desmarchais

Raised in a white adoptive family, a young Métis filmmaker explores the internalized and normalized racism that surrounds her, in an emotional and introspective quest through which she seeks to recompose the identity and family puzzle that is hers. 

Place des Montréalaises

Feminism, Identity, Racism

Short films competition – Program #3

Parc Baldwin

Identity, LGBTQI2SA+
Mon
27
Jul

Khartoum 

Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy, Timeea Mohamed Ahmed

Forced to leave Sudan for East Africa after the outbreak of war, five citizens of Khartoum replay their life stories. 

Parc des Faubourgs

Human Rights, Migration, Politics, Refugees, War
Tue
28
Jul

Bubbles 

Mélissa Lefebvre, Paul Tom

Bubbles gives the floor to autistic teenagers who invite us into their imaginary worlds. 

Parc des Hirondelles

Culture, Portrait, Sociology
Thu
30
Jul

Afrikki 

Gaëlle Le Roy

Filmed in cinéma vérité between 2011 and 2022, Afrikki recounts a decade of struggles within the African civic and artistic movements of the 2010s. 

Parc Molson

Democracy, Social struggle, Sociology
Fri
31
Jul

Aventurine 

Carlos Ferrand

This film follows the filmmaker Carlos Ferrand on a treasure hunt at the end of the world, to a land that has fascinated him for decades. 

Parc Basile-Routhier

Culture, Environnement, Rurality, Sociology

Diaries from Lebanon 

Myriam El Hajj

A poetic, personal portrait of Lebanon’s turmoil and resistance, through three voices and the filmmaker’s intimate reflections. 

Parc Noël-Spinelli

Democracy, Feminism, Politics, Sociology
Mon
3
Aug

Red Fever 

Catherine Bainbridge, Neil Diamond

Red Fever is a witty and entertaining feature documentary about the profound — yet hidden — Indigenous influence on Western culture and identity. 

Place Henri-Dunant

Colonialism, Culture, First nations, Sociology
Tue
4
Aug

Award Winner’s evening of the short film competition 

Join us at Parc des Compagnons to discover the award winners of our 2026 short documentary competition! The short film program is divided into three categories: Quebec Programming, Canadian Programming, and International Programming. A jury… 

Parc des Compagnons-de-Saint-Laurent

In the Forest 

Pascale Ferland

In the Forest is a documentary essay that explores the deep connections between humans, animals, and the forest. 

Lac aux Castors

Democracy, Environnement, Social struggle
Wed
5
Aug

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 Westmount

Environnement, Technology
Thu
6
Aug

Letters from Wolf Street 

Arjun Talwar

A central Warsaw street becomes a kaleidoscope of Polish society. Behind the camera is an Indian migrant who is seeking to overcome the distance between himself and a country full of contradictions and anxieties. 

Parc Molson

History, Migration, Racism, Urbanity
Fri
7
Aug

Ernest Cole, lost and found 

Raoul Peck

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

Parc Noël-Spinelli

Culture, Human Rights, Racism

James Bay 1975: The Shock of Two Nations 

Mathieu Fournier, Mélanie Lameboy, Myriam Berthelet

This film takes us back to the origins of two major revolutions: the rapid expansion of Hydro-Québec with the construction of the La Grande complex, and the awakening of the Indigenous nations of Northern Quebec. 

Centre de la nature

Colonialism, Democracy, Environnement, First nations, Politics
Mon
10
Aug

Do You Love Me 

Lana Daher

Made from various archives from the last seven decades, this playful tribute conveys a personal, non-linear, and fragmented journey into Lebanon's intimate and collective memory. 

Place Henri-Dunant

Culture, History
Tue
11
Aug

Chronicle of a City 

Nadine Gomez

A patchwork of millions of lives and urban spaces are not only streets and concrete. They are where our dreams and deepest worries unfold. 

Lac aux Castors

Portrait, Sociology, Urbanity
Thu
13
Aug

These Wild Cats 

Steve Patry

Surrounded by a forest of spruce trees and scrap metal carcasses, Martin, an indomitable loner patches up a new existence in the company of his pack of cats. 

Station Youville

Portrait, Sociology
Sat
15
Aug

Homles 

Bruno Chouinard

HOMLES follows Steeve, a former Jehovah's Witness cast out by his parents, who now lives and works as a barber from his van on the streets of Montreal. 

Square Sir-George-Étienne-Cartier

Portrait, Precarity, Urbanity
Fri
21
Aug

Urban Forests 

Anne-Marie Rocher

Although green spaces have long been neglected in cities, for several years now, the beneficial effects of urban forests have been rediscovered thanks to the mobilization of citizens. 

Lac aux Castors

Climate Crisis, Environnement, Urbanity
Tue
25
Aug

Pour la suite du doc : Filmmaker's apero 

We’re excited to invite you to the 5th 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 RIDM to support better working conditions for… 

Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier

Fri
28
Aug

See — Judge — Act : The history of the JOC in Québec 

Annie Deniel

The film sheds light on the untold story of Quebec’s Young Catholic Workers (JOC), a grassroots labor movement born in the 1930s. The film explores its essential role in the feminist and union struggles and social transformations that shaped Quebec in the 20th century. 

Église Saint-Paul-de-la-Croix

History, Social mouvements, Social struggle