Screening with filmmaker Sophie Dupuis and actor Théodore Pellerin in attendance SOLO tells the story of Simon, a rising star on the Montreal drag scene. It’s love at first sight when he meets Olivier, the new recruit to the bar-show where he performs. While Simon thinks he’s in for an electrifying love affair, a toxic […]
Screening with actor Francis-William Rhéaume and artistic director Colombe Raby in attendance Sophia’s curiosity about infidelity — which she first projects on her husband when the couple learn about a friend’s recent divorce — grows into much more when she meets Sylvain (Pierre-Yves Cardinal), the strapping, plaid-adorned contractor tasked with fixing up the couple’s country […]
Screening with filmmaker Chloé Robichaud and actress Karine Gonthier-Hyndman in attendance Violette is having a difficult maternity leave. Florence is dealing with depression. Despite their careers and families, they feel like failures. Florence’s first infidelity is a revelation. When having fun is far down the list of priorities, sleeping with a delivery guy could be […]
Screening with filmmaker Philippe Lesage and actors Aurélia Arandi-Longpré et Paul Ahmarani in attendance Jeff is invited by his friend Max to an isolated estate deep in the woods, where a renowned director lives. The expectations are high. He meets an artist he admires and spends a few days with Aliocha, Max’s older sister, whom […]
A young American journalist (Margaret Qualley) stranded in present-day Nicaragua falls for an enigmatic Englishman (Joe Alwyn) who seems like her best chance of escape. She soon realizes, though, that he may be in even greater danger than she is. Adapted from Denis Johnson’s novel. *Grand Prix – Cannes Film Festival 2022
Special screening with filmmaker Mohamed Mesbah in attendance, followed by a discussion hosted by Samy Benamar This program brings together three short films—two produced in 2025 and one in 2018—to explore the question of Palestinian resistance in both its practical and ideological dimensions. From the work of developer Rasheed Abueideh to the issue of boycott, […]
New 4K Restoration Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time. Stop Making Sense stars core band members David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison along with Bernie […]
Special November 2 screening with director Bruno Chouinard in attendance A whole surreal world surrounds this little yellow duck which has wandered, drifted across and sailed the oceans for decades. Sought after and adored, this keen observer of human behavior, object of curiosity, choice quest item, bearer of memories and scientific knowledge, enjoys participating in […]
All SWEET SIXTEEN screenings to be paired with Québec short film GABY’S HILLS by Zoé Pelchat GABY’S HILLS (Zoé Pelchat, 2023, 21 minutes) Thirteen-year-old Gaby arrives in the Magdalen Islands to spend the summer with her father, as she does every year. She is thrilled to find the sea she loves so much, the childhood […]
Veronica Lake 100th anniversary Tired of churning out lightweight comedies, Hollywood director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) decides to make O Brother, Where Art Thou?—a serious, socially responsible film about human suffering. After his producers point out that he knows nothing of hardship, Sullivan hits the road disguised as a hobo. En route to enlightenment, […]