Unpublished perspectives of women
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Carte blanche to the Arab World Institute in Paris, which offers a selection of films made by a new generation of female directors.
The Arab World Institute in Paris (IMA), which for the second year has been entrusted with a “carte blanche” component of the festival, is shining its spotlight on young female directors from the Arab world and Iran. While the rights and position of women are particularly abused by these times, this new generation of directors (Yasaman Hasani, Tara Najd Ahmadi, Chloé Mazlo, etc.) offers in this series of films new in North America a vision current and avant-garde from Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and also Iran.
Women’s Perspectives: Carte blanche at the Arab World Institute, Sunday March 17 at the Museum Cinema, at 8 p.m.
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Another night of the court
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First night of the court at FIFA this year
It’s a first for FIFA: a night dedicated to the best short films on art. From 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., in this special program we are promised a real journey around the world, from Mexico to Singapore via Greece and Australia, to explore a range of themes: spiritual journey, performance on a desert island , experimental theater space. This promising night is presented in partnership with the Courts d’un soir festival.
Court Night, Saturday March 16 at Concordia University, at 7 p.m.
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Dance marathon
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Dance night is back.
It’s a meeting: a marathon of screenings celebrating artists from the world of dance from around the world. This real happening, in the presence of numerous directors, including Mistaya Hemingway, Kaveh Nabatian and Cécile Rogue, among others, is presented in partnership with the Regroupement québécois de la danse, Danse Danse and Ballets Jazz Montréal.
Dance night, Thursday, March 21 at Théâtre Outremont, at 7 p.m.
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Visual concert on the theme of exile
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Suzie LeBlanc in Movementan exploration on the theme of exile
Baptized Movement and presented in theaters only (only the short films will be offered online), this multimedia project offers an exploration of the theme of uprooting in general, in Acadia in particular. Carried by the words of the poet Gérald Leblanc, the voice of Suzie LeBlanc (accompanied here by Norman Adams on cello and Pierre-André Doucet on piano), and set to music by Jérôme Blais, the project, first presented in the form of a show , then materialized into six short films, produced by Renée Blanchar and directed by different Acadian filmmakers. The experience presented at the festival, a sort of visual concert, is intended to be immersive, at the heart of the Acadian soul.
Movement with Suzie LeBlanc, Saturday March 16 at Théâtre Outremont, at 7:30 p.m.
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Tribute to Romeo and Juliet
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Tribute to Romeo and Juliet with a double bill at the festival this year
Backstage, then the show. This is a bit of what we are being offered here, with a double program around the production of Romeo and Juliet by Charles Gounod, at the Paris National Opera. Firstly, the documentary Romeo, Juliet, Thomas and the others opens the doors to us behind the scenes, directly into rehearsals, in the company of director Thomas Joly. Secondly, we are offered the recording of this great production.
Romeo and Juliet : Carte blanche at the Paris National Opera, Sunday March 17, then March 23, at the Cinéma du Musée
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A look back at a unique performance: Sisyphus
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Sisyphus looks back at the unique physical and psychological performance of the artist Victor Pilon.
Presented at the closing of the festival, the film Sisyphus returns here to the unique physical and psychological performance of the artist Victor Pilon, who, inspired by The myth of Sisyphus by Camus, moved 300 tons of sand for more than 180 hours at the Olympic Stadium, in 2021. We remember that colleague Mario Girard, who attended the last minutes of the performance at the time, emphasized having experienced, as the other spectators, “grandiose moments, moving images and moments literally reminiscent of meditation”. This event film, to the music of the Montreal group Dear Criminals, reminds us of this feat.
SisyphusSunday March 24 at the Cinéma du Musée at 7 p.m. in the presence of Victor Pilon, and March 31 at the MNBAQ in Quebec at 3:30 p.m.
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FIFA is held from March 14 to 24 in Montreal and from March 16 to 29 in Quebec.
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