Portraits
Les Films du 3 Mars (F3M) invites you to discover thematic cinema about Portraits. From fiction to documentaries, long and short, enjoy the best of Québécois and Canadian filmmaking !
ROTTING / LOVING U
14 min, Fiction, Canada, 2025
After an accident that confines her to her home, Torte II wanders alone through her decaying apartment. Revisiting the pages of her diary, she relives—violently—what she never dared to say. Desire, sorrow, fear, femininity, illness—emotions surge and blur, blending into chaos, swallowed by an absurd algorithm overwhelmed by too much data.
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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.
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THE ATHLETE
94 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024
Equal parts family saga, sports film and intimate portrait, The Athlete offers a unique window into the story of Stevens Dorcelus.
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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.
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THESE WILD CATS
77 min, Documentary, Canada, 2024
Away from the world, in his DIY cabin deep in a forest, Martin is building a new existence in the company of his pack of cats. The disappearance of one of his felines disrupts his daily life and brings back memories of his past.
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LARRY (THEY/THEM)
103 min., Documentary, Québec, Canada, 2024
A luminous and engaging portrait of young non-binary trans photographer Laurence Philomène, one of the most original and inspiring voices of their generation and an LGBTQ+ community icon.
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