After running out of alternatives, Mel, 22, leaves her 3 and 6 year-old children alone in her apartment for the night in order to meet the man she loves. Her recklessness, however, will bear tragic consequences.
Samuel LeBlanc, a young transgender musician, embarks on a journey with his friends through the work of Acadian musician Angèle Arsenault (1943-2014). Coming from a small village, Samuel has long questioned his queer identity and his cultural identity. Does a queer Acadie exist? This musical...
Under Dorchester Square in Montreal lies the cemetery where 55,000 people were buried in the 19th century. The square is still at the heart of social conflicts in Quebec, 150 years later.
“We’re beautiful, the whole gang. We’re special,” says Jean of the 15-odd employees at The Artisan—a workshop employing people with intellectual disabilities. Jean is the self-described “handyman and best-looking” member of the group. A moving celebration of difference, The Artisans...
From the album Mouvance, Nous partirons combines the text of Serge Patrice Thibodeau, the voice of Suzie LeBlanc, and the music of Jérôme Blais, narrating the exile and quest for freedom of a young Lebanese man driven by political circumstances to emigrate to Canada.
Ready or not, society is in a process of redefinition. What goes through people’s minds in a situation like a toilet paper shortage? The term COVID-19 stands for something invisible, stoking fears strong enough to cause stock markets to melt like snow in springtime. As filmmaker Georges...
A Canadian mother travels to Florida with her 4 year-old daughter to take part in a mini-miss contest. Getting ready to compete becomes a cat-and-mouse game for the duo... but no one knows for sure who the cat is!
See the ups and downs, talent and determination of the exceptional LeBlanc Family of New Brunswick. Guided by their father, three young sisters are preparing a trip to France to present their Acadian musical roots.
Daniel, an HIV-positive man, weaves his new identity in his Acadian village. Documentary about an Acadian weaver and AIDS survivor who, despite fatigue and dexterity difficulties, retreats to his loom as a form of therapy — and as a new identity. ~~ Nominations & awards ~~ Image + Nation...
