A‑Z Film List

A‑Z
 

Agony

In search of a 15-day huis-clos, a filmmaker finds himself captive on a trawler on the high seas, where his distress intertwines with the fate of what he is filming. A sensory experience between expectation and panic, this first short film has become the expiatory film of a traumatized filmmaker. 

Alambic : Terre ferme

Terre ferme is a poetic and sonorous travelogue, a diary that reveals the thoughts of an immigrant woman, back in her country of origin. This film refers to the personal experience of discovering different territories and the feeling of being both elsewhere and at home. 

Aquarela

Like a cinematic journey through melting icebergs, deafening waterfalls and crystalline rains, Aquarela reveals the transformative beauty and raw power of water. 

Fantasmagoría

In the middle of the Atacama Desert through the remains of the last saltpeter industry, where the inhabitants witness the decline of industrialization in the driest geographical point in the world. 

Flying Fish

For centuries, flying fish have been understood as symbols of freedom and achievement. They are unique animals that swim and fly, reflecting the possibility of hope. Their transit has been understood as an observational journey through nature, but the impact of human beings and technology is increasing, transforming the environment. 

Free Money

This documentary offers a fascinating and critical case study of a universal basic income project established in the Kenyan village of Kogutu by GiveDirectly, an NGO convinced that it has found a foolproof algorithm to end global poverty. 

French Enough

At her family’s cabin on Wakaw Lake, Saskatchewan, renowned Fransaskois singer-songwriter Alexis Normand invites audiences into a series of candid exchanges about belonging and bilingualism on the Prairies. 

I lost my Mom

In the style of a film diary, I lost my Mom immerses us in the personal experience of the filmmaker and his sister as they try to ensure their mother can end her days with dignity in the CHSLD system. 

L'atelier

Kathy Tran and Agnès Gaudreau work as auto mechanics at Bâtiment 7, a collective-run space that facilitates the integration of minorities. We get to know them through this inspiring place where they’re truly able to be themselves. 

Les terrains vagues

Les Terrains Vagues offers a window onto a time-stretched space, from which emanate the voices of five individuals. Revolving around their internal dialogues, the film takes the form of a broad conversation about the models and preconceived ideas that impact the way they experience their sexuality. 

Rolava

In the heart of the Sudeten Forest in the Czech Republic, the remains of a troubled past are still visible. While walking through these ruins, a young woman wonders about this past and our duty to remember. 

Seuls

Every year, over 400 children arrive alone at the Canadian border to claim refugee status. Fearing for their lives, Afshin, Alain and Patricia left their country, without their parents, when they were just children, in the hope of a better life in Canada. 

Sofia

The death of my great-grandmother Sofía is a taboo in the family. The surface of this story is known, but not the background and much less the beginning, only its tragic end. The answers are in the family, in my grandparents and my uncles. 

The Way I Welcome You

Detained with her family while seeking asylum in Scotland, Khabat now shares with her sister the imprint of those memories in her daily life and they explore how their memories have been transformed with the passage of time. These recollections are attached to the places she inhabited, revealing her transformation through resonances of her memories in the present.