CSE 2024

Boat People

, Kjell Boersma, Thao Lam
As a child in Vietnam, Thao’s mother often rescued ants from bowls of sugar water. Years later they would return the favour. Boat People is an animated documentary that uses a striking metaphor to trace one family’s flight across the turbulent waters of history.
, Human Rights, Migration, War
CSE 2024

Le balai libéré

, Coline Grando
In the 1970s, cleaning ladies from the Catholic University of Louvain threw out their employer and founded Le Balai Libéré, a cleaning cooperative. Decades later, today's staff question the relevance of bossless work by meeting these pioneers.
, Democracy, Economy, Feminism, Work
CSE 2024

Éviction

, Mathilde Capone
Since 2010, Parthenais has become home to a queer community in Montreal. They share a triplex, creating memories between the dilapidated walls. Twelve years later, a wealthy family bought the building, marking the end of an era of gentrification.
, LGBTQI2SA+, Social struggle
CSE 2024

On the Adamant

, Nicolas Philibert
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.
, Mental health, Portrait, Sociology
CSE 2024

Carnaval

, Justine Martin
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.
, Culture, Identity, Sociology