9.11.2023, 17:30, Maxx 5
EN UT + Q&A
10.11.2023, 19:00, Maxx 2
EN UT + Q&A
11.11.2023, 13:30, Kino Cameo
EN UT + Q&A
Who’s talking? To whom? About what? Under what circumstances? There are infinite possibilities of how a conversation can go. Equally infinite is the potential number of films based on all these dialogues. The programme shows a selection of five very special conversations.
No Crying at the Dinner Table
Carol Nguyen / Canada 2019 / 15'40" / DCP / colour / Vietnamese / Doc
Filmmaker Carol Nguyen interviews her family to craft a portrait of love, grief, and intergenerational trauma.
Do We Leave This Here
Julia Hutchings / Canada 2017 / 16'40" / DCP / colour / English / Fic
A journalist headed north to report on a controversial dam gets more than he expects when a series of mishaps finds him caught between a Christmas tree and unraveling local drama.
Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous
Mélanie Charbonneau / Canada 2018 / 14'43" / DCP / colour / French / Fic
A tampon woman meets an astronaut man, and they decide to fly to the moon together. While Daniel’s mission is to scatter his mother’s ashes, Claude is longing for the return of her menstruation. Will they reach their goals together?
I Used to Live There
Ryan McKenna / Canada 2023 / 13'41" / DCP / black & white / English / Doc/Fic
Dan is losing his vision, and Monika just got out of a long relationship. They come together at a rented studio for a brief photo shoot. Dan takes her headshot, and Monika gives him a loaf of bread.
Quelqu’un d’extraordinaire
Monia Chokri / Canada 2013 / 29' / DCP / colour / French / Fic
A 30 year-old scholar, intelligent and beautiful yet socially crippled, is forced to attend a bachelorette party where her quest for authenticity leads to an unavoidable confrontation with old acquaintances.