Homophobic Horror
Conducting conversion therapy has been a crime in Canada since January 2022. Which doesn’t mean it’s no longer practiced. In fact, they still exist, even here in Quebec. They are practiced out of sight in certain families and religious communities, the documentary says. You will not be happy. The documentary directed by Jean-François Poisson lifts the veil on these occult sessions by meeting people who have undergone one or more conversion therapies and who have suffered after-effects even though they have regained control.
On Crave, from September 16
Smell the culinary history here
IMAGE FROM THE SERIES STEAK, CORN, POTATOES
Jonathan Roberge hosts Steak, corn, potatoes.
Just imagine: Bob le Chef, Daniel Vézina, Louis-François Marcotte, Janette Bertrand and the very endearing Sœur Angèle revisiting the culinary history of Quebec. Admit it, it makes your mouth water. Host Jonathan Roberge acts as a guide in this dive into the past, which will discuss the impact of Expo 67 and the establishment of the Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec. Since the show is called Steak, corn, potatoeswe can also hope to learn without a shadow of a doubt why shepherd’s pie is called… shepherd’s pie!
On Historia, from September 27, Fridays at 9 p.m.
Abortion, a right in danger?
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Author and filmmaker Léa Clermont-Dion
We recently saw in a fiction series devoted to Chantale Daigle’s fight that the right to abortion was won through a hard-fought struggle in Canada. Documentary filmmaker Léa Clermont-Dion is now concerned about the rise of anti-abortion groups. In Fear in the stomachshe is conducting an investigation into the impacts of the invalidation of the judgment Roe v. Wadewhich recognized the right of women to abort in the United States, and claims “that it will directly affect the lives of Quebec women.” In this year of the American presidential election, where abortion is a major issue, particularly since the arrival of Kamala Harris, the subject is a hot topic.
On Télé-Québec, October 21, at 8 p.m.
The distress behind the muscles
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Director Jérémie Battaglia for his documentary Adonis
No, it’s not a scoop. Except that the documentary Adonis by Jérémie Battaglia, nominated for five Gémeaux awards, is so powerful that it is worth mentioning its existence. A bodybuilding enthusiast himself, the director is interested in the impacts of the rise in popularity of influencers who, under the guise of coaches virtual, encourage teenagers and young men to wish for unrealistically sculpted bodies and promote supplements that can be dangerous to health. Jérémie Battaglia does not mince his words: for him this is a health crisis that is flying under the radar of the authorities. By focusing on young men who frequent gyms, he also breaks through their shell, revealing suffering that muscles struggle to hide.
On Savoir Média, October 28, 8 p.m.
Save the forests
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The Canada episode of the series Guardians of the foresttitled The way of the ancestors, is directed by Mike Magidson.
Forests are under pressure all over the world. In addition to the fires that are devastating vast areas, many industries are contributing to deforestation. The negative impacts of tree loss on the climate and biodiversity are increasingly well documented. Guardians of the forest focuses on indigenous figures who take a critical look at the excesses of capitalism that are damaging the environment and, in some cases, their traditional territories. The five-episode series will examine the state of the situation in Gabon, New Guinea, Brazil, Mongolia and here in Canada.
On TV5, from November 19, Tuesdays at 8 p.m.
Trafficking in women… in Canada
IMAGE FROM THE DOCUMENTARY THE TURNTABLE
The turntable lifts the veil on sexual exploitation and human trafficking that takes place in Quebec.
The subject of sexual exploitation resurfaces almost every year around the Montreal Grand Prix. The documentary The turntable goes further: he claims that the Quebec metropolis is at the heart of human trafficking for sexual purposes in Canada. The film by Montrealer Viveka Melki tells the horror stories experienced by women forced into prostitution from the age of 14, and deciphers a very, very profitable system for pimps, notably based on racism and poverty.
On ICI Télé, December 5, at 9 p.m.