CSE 2023

Agony

, Arnaud Beaudoux
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.
, Environnement, Violence, Work
CSE 2023

I lost my Mom

, Denys Desjardins
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.
, Human Rights, Sociology
CSE 2023

Les terrains vagues

, Marie-Ève Drolet
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.
, Feminism, LGBTQI2SA+, Sociology
CSE 2023

L'atelier

, Namai Kham Po
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.
, Feminism, LGBTQI2SA+, Work
CSE 2023

Wandering

, Karla Meza
For the past three years, a young Mexican asylum seeker has been forced to put his academic career and his dream of becoming a police officer on hold due to his immigration status.
, Human Rights, Migration, Sociology