A nun digs a man up from the ground and loses her grip on everyday life. Can secrets and harmony coexist?

Best Documentary Short Film Award winning film offered by Doc Québec

A 60-year-old man, who grew up in a nomadic tribe in the mountains of southeast Turkey, recalls moments from his youth.

The arrival of a subway train and the ballet of passengers, on a text by Pascale Durand. « Quand ils sont venus, ils m’ont enlevé une oreille. C’était pas trop grave, parce qu’avec les cheveux, ça cachait. »

Things get out of hand when a major security brand, an advertising agency, and a production company meet at a so-called offline meeting to try to agree on the final cut of a commercial film.

Jorge is 70 years old and is one of the most capricious and dedicated janitors at the Paradise Motel, except for a single detail: he secretly records the audios of the room’s guests. Selling these audios to Alberto earns Jorge an extra income; they also bring him some sort of affection, even though he no longer remembers what his own pleasure sounds like.

Special mention of the Best Documentary Short Film Award

A young Indigenous environmental leader, activist, poet, and first-time filmmaker, Kayah George “Halth-Leah” proudly carries the teachings of her Tulalip and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. She has worked with several environmental organizations to build capacity for an Indigenous-led divestment movement.

After finding community on a rugby team in Munich, Jamaican-born Desmond tackles life by embracing his identity.

It is the last day of the year and night falls on the small town of Toyama, Japan. A man who has come to the public baths to retrieve a forgotten object finds an old but valid ticket and lets himself be tempted. Among clouds of vapor and the gestures and conversations around him, a simple bath slowly becomes an invitation to existential reflection.

In 1979, the Pacific Club was opened in the basement of La Défense—the business district of Paris. It was the first nightclub for Arabs from the suburbs; a parallel world of dance, sweat, young loves, and one-night utopias. Azedine, 17 years old at the time, tells us the forgotten story of this club and of this generation who dreamed of becoming part of France, but who soon came face to face with racism, the AIDS epidemic, and heroin.

Every Sunday, Hudson returns to Park Extension to see his father. Along the way, he runs into his childhood friend, Baki. Together, they wander their old stomping grounds, just like when they were kids. As they walk, Hudson reminisces about how the neighbourhood shaped who he has become.