Le huitième étage, jours de révolte Dir. Pedro Ruiz, Canada/Cuba, 2024, Spanish & French with English subtitles, 91 min Director Pedro Ruiz in attendance! The Eighth Floor is a fascinating hybrid cinematographic work mixing autobiography and fiction, about one of the most singular characters of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ): Jacques Lanctôt. The FLQ […]
This collection of shorts delves into the spectrum of emotions that can overcome us from certain life-altering events—longing, fear, uncertainty, pain, shame—and our fundamental instinct to persevere. From the frustration of navigating the immigration system to the deep struggle of overcoming personal trauma, each film underscores the transformative power of filmmaking. Through diverse stories, voices, […]
Dir. Matías Meyer | Canada, Mexico 2024 French and English with English subtitles | 83 min | Narrative 1885, Saskatchewan, Northwest Canada. Louis Riel, leader of the Métis people of Canada, a mixed group of Indigenous and European ancestry, is sentenced to death, found guilty of high treason for having taken up arms against the […]
