1645. Guadeloupe, French West Indies. Ibátali, a Native Kalinago (one of the the Caribbean’s first nations), is married to a French settler. She takes Olaudah, a maroon African, on a journey during which he could lose his freedom and above all, his life. She is willing to sacrifice him to save herself. But their wounds bring them closer. Will they manage to restore their humanity and escape their colonial fate: a «Savage» destined to be exterminated, and a «nigger» destined to be enslaved?

Testimonials from the women’s group at Mashteuiatsh Puakuteu fill this intimate short film about grief and healing. In doll-making workshops, the women share their doubts and hopes and, in doing so, build a space of strength and solidarity.

Returning from another day at work, Edouard did not expect to be plunged into the roots of his own mystery.

Immortals is an experimental documentary short film shot in 8mm that explores the introspection of an artist, Bettina Szabo. The film delves into her relationship with her sense of belonging, her body, her imagination, and nature. Sometimes one must lose oneself to find oneself better, and burn everything down to start anew on a solid foundation.

Insomnie follows the struggles of a young man as he tries to fall asleep. The film explores the bizarre, often disturbing, inner landscape of an odd brain and the struggles that one might face in trying to find a moment of tranquillity amidst chaos.

The film takes the audience on a journey through metaphorical locations to explore themes of loneliness, anxiety, trauma and recovery, all common issues within the LGBT+ community.

This short documentary by Alanis Obomsawin tells the story of Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk woman arrested after the Oka Crisis' 78-day armed standoff in 1990. She was detained 4 days longer than the other women. Her crime? The prosecutor representing the Quebec government did not accept her Indigenous name.

He pays him a visit in Frankfurt during his work trip in Europe. The last time he saw him was in Beijing, back in 2015, and this could be the last time he ever sees him.

" - Je m'excuse madame, mais euhh... Je peux pas vous vendre mon plus gros couteau, voyons donc ! Regardez-vous, là !
- Donnes-moi ton plus petit debord."

Special Mention of the Canadian Grand Prize

The housing crisis had many faces. Those of Jeannette and Frances drive us into the difficult experience of eviction. During many months of anxiety, brief hopes and uprooting, Jeannette and Frances fight, alone and surrounded, against a growing phenomenon: the forced loss of one’s home.