Way Out
Way Out delves into the darkest parts of the mind and the journey toward healing, breaking the silence around mental health stigma.
Dear Oscarz
Dear Oscarz is a correspondence between the desire to create and life that swallows you up. Something like that.
CSE 2024
Claude
Claude, an octogenarian, finds his daily life boring in his small bedroom. Yet behind his bitterness lies a humorous philosopher and a forgotten artist. This short film explores the moving relationship between illness, art and memory.
CSE 2024
On the Adamant
L'Adamant, a unique day center floating on the Seine in Paris, provides a therapeutic environment for adults suffering from mental disorders. This film explores the encounters between patients and carers, resisting the dehumanization of psychiatry.
CSE 2022
Little Palestine, Journal d'un siège
In his first film, Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege, filmmaker Abdallah Al-Khatib offers a glimpse into the daily lives of the residents of Yarmouk, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in the world, as they persevere with dignity and hope in the midst of an endless state of war.
CSE 2022
The Magnitude of All Things
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.
CSE 2022
Flee
This animated documentary is based on the true story of Afghan refugee Amin Nawabi. Grappling with a painful secret, kept hidden for 20 years, that now threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his future husband.
CSE 2022
Perdre Mario
By committing one of the 1,200 suicides that took place in Quebec that year, Mario plunged his friends and loved ones into a whirlwind of questions and deep sadness, the same one that assails anyone brutally left in mourning by a voluntary and irrevocable departure.
CSE 2022
Joe Buffalo
Joe Buffalo is an Aboriginal skateboarding legend. He is also a survivor of the residential school system in Canada.
CSE 2022
The Hairdresser
Kathleen is a hairdresser. Always has been. Always will be. Even at 83, she's still a hairdresser. But not in the way you'd expect - Kathleen's work is special.
