CSE 2024
Outside Center
After finding community on a rugby team in Munich, Jamaican-born Desmond tackles life by embracing his identity.
CSE 2024
Carnaval
Once a year, people from different marginalized communities meet together in the woods to delve into the art of circus and have this discipline become a common way to express themselves, away from the city.
CSE 2024
Where Motion Has Not Yet Ceased
Having found refuge from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in Prague, two women and their young daughters face the expectation and hope of an imminent return to Ukraine.
CSE 2024
D'ici, d'ailleurs
At the beginning of summer, Adam, Ana, and Dahlia turn to their families and friends to question their cultural heritage.
CSE 2024
The Flag
Yasser, a human rights activist, explores Paris to share a neglected truth, while Joseph, a filmmaker, accompanies him to analyze France's identitarian withdrawal through the evolution of political and media discourse over five decades. Their quest confronts the present with history to grasp the continuing regression of our freedoms.
CSE 2024
Madeleine
Every week, two friends born 67 years apart share their life stories in the lounge of a retirement home. The younger one convinces the 107-year-old to join her on a road trip to the sea.
CSE 2024
The Ballad of Hard Times
La Turlute des années dures released in 1983, explores the Quebecois Great Depression with poignant testimonials and popular songs. Forty years later, it remains relevant in the face of persistent social inequalities.
CSE 2024
Manufacturing the Threat
A poor couple, manipulated by undercover agents, is coerced into committing a terrorist attack in Canada. This documentary reveals police infiltration and incitement practices, exposing unchecked surveillance post-9/11.
CSE 2023
The Hearing
After crossing 11 countries irregularly to seek asylum in Canada, Peggy, Simon and their three children are waiting for the hearing that will determine whether they get refugee status or not.
