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CIRCO

88 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024

In Rio de Janeiro, Richard dreams of dazzling audiences in the world’s biggest circus tents. But when the 20-year-old artist is kicked out of his home by his adoptive mother, his life is turned upside down. Through an intimate, direct cinema approach, Circo immerses us in the lives of residents of Brazil’s favelas as they seek to shape their own futures.

SIMPLY JOHANNE

75 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024

A contemporary tribute to trailblazer Johanne Harrelle: artist, actress and one of North America’s first Black models.

IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS

86 min., documentary, Québec, Canada, 2023

A meditative state of wonder where the fleeting beauty of shadows evokes our place in the world, the passage of time, and the very essence of life and its fragility.

EVICTED CITY

80 min., Documentary, Québec, Canada, 2023

Montreal — one of the few remaining affordable cities in North America — is now in the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis. An intimate portrait of socio-political resistance, this multilayered film explores the human impact of real estate speculation on the cities of tomorrow.

THE HEARING

93 min., Documentary, Québec, Canada, 2023

Having fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Peggy, Simon and their children seek political asylum in Canada after a dangerous migration route. The film delves in the daily life of the family over one year, as they go through the complex legal maze of claiming asylum.

CAITI BLUES

84 min., Documentary, Québec, Canada/France, 2023

Caiti Lord has a beautiful voice that she plans to use to do more than sell cherry cocktails. As madness surges in the United States, in a most disturbing absurd manner, Caiti is overtaken by a growing sense of suffocation. So Caiti sings. The blues.