Special Presentations section Aya left Japan to study medicine in Paris. She’s haunted by the painful memory of her best friend Miki, killed in a crush some years previously. When she meets a young Frenchman, the trauma of the past surges back… La Japonaise, a screenplay written by celebrated novelist Alain Robbe-Grillet in 1961, was […]
National Competition Imbued with a minimalist and enigmatic aesthetic, the lives of three artistic friends in open relationships intertwine in subtle and complex ways. The intimacy of daily life blends with their creative work to offer a reinterpretation of Aladdin’s story, another transformation of this multi-layered work, true to Pereda’s unique signature. The Mexican-Canadian filmmaker […]
Nouveaux Alchimistes As the war rages on, a father leaves his two young daughters at home to attend a funeral. While he’s away, a bomb lands in their garden, leaving an immense crater that gradually fills with the blood of the victims of the interminable conflict. Unclassifiable and disconcerting, this Iranian feature mixes meticulous, Kubrick-style […]
National Competition section Emma, a young conductor whose star is on the rise, is managed with an iron fist by her father Patrick, who’s also her agent. From Mozart to Mahler to Schoenberg, Days of Happiness chronicles one artist’s quest for technical perfection, a bold repertoire and sublime expressiveness. Backed by the expertise of Yannick […]
Les nouveaux alchimistes “Imagine a day when the sun never rises. This is the starting point of the second feature by Franco-Manitoban director Rhayne Vermette, who first gained attention with Ste. Anne (2021). Levers follows three characters whose destinies intertwine amid strange events in a world shaken by cosmic disruption. Shot on 16 mm using damaged cameras, the film […]
The Essentials “Ten miniature artefacts, industrial buildings models, dinosaur, train, atomic bomb: these childhood playthings turned historical artifacts form the basis of legendary filmmaker James Benning’s latest work. The film alternates between hands that patiently paint and assemble each model, and static images of the completed structures. Layered over these visuals is a sound collage […]
Temps 0 Many have adapted the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice (which apparently has a more ancient Iroquois equivalent), but no one has ever done it quite like Khavn, the enfant terrible of Filipino cinema and a regular here at Temps 0. His particular take is a rock opera crossed with an experimental film […]
Les nouveaux alchimistes section Canadian premiere Camil goes looking for his girlfriend, who’s disappeared after joining a commune of women who perform mysterious fertility rituals. Sensing that his traditional view of what it is to be a man is slipping through his fingers, his quest – punctuated with oddball encounters – will shake up his […]
Les nouveaux alchimistes section October 11th screening with filmmaker Gústav Geir Bollason in attendance On the shores of a fjord on Iceland’s north coast, an abandoned building seems to have been overtaken by the elements. It is decrepit and vacant, but people regularly visit to indulge in various activities – some natural, some industrial, together […]
Cinema stories section For many years, Filipino filmmaker Lino Brocka was practically unknown outside his homeland; he finally caught international cinephiles’ attention when Manila (1975) and Insiang (1976) were restored by Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Foundation. Drawing from a vast body of work comprising some 60 films, Khavn De La Cruz embarked on a massive […]