When the ghost of a space ship escapes, two hunters take off on an interstellar chase. What if machines had souls? Over-the-top music video and new-fangled space opera, a sequel to the cult video Turbo Killer by Carpenter Brut. A performative film. A great techno music event.Free admission, subject...

North American premiere! 30 years after the fall of the Wall, a Berlin techno-inspired evening featuring Vitalic and Rebeka Warrior’s new group. Punk, rock, dark and deep, a music that calls for a war cry and prayer.7:30PM: Door8:30PM: Opening Xarah Dion10PM: KOMPROMATMidnight: Free screening of...

New cinema for children young and old This year, the Grande Kermesse des P’tits Loups is back at the Agora du Cœur des sciences at UQAM, with screenings and educational workshops on Sunday, October 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. And it’s all free!P’tits Loups: building the future of cinema!10 am,...

A classic among classics. Considered by many as the best work by the legendary King Hu (A Touch of Zen, Raining in the Mountain), a masterful, compelling intrigue and a martial arts film that elevates cinema to high art.

Ten of France’s female rock stars speak out in this documentary feature that bows to the women who left their mark on the genre in a male-dominated industry rife with stereotypes.

A young girl meets her half-sister around a piano. An abandoned farm burns in the countryside. A group of seniors take an aquafitness class. A handful of vignettes from this nuanced, composite vision of Iceland, captured as Christmas nears....

From foster homes to alternative therapies, jaded civil servants to compassionate social workers, the torturous path of a “problem child.” Winner of the Alfred-Bauer Prize for innovation at the last Berlin Festival, a draining, exhilarating film that will break your heart.

An ethereal, frantic, destructive drama, the latest from the Belgian director is a frenzied runaway story in which two teens’ passionate love triumphs over reason. A bold film, admirable in its irrationality.

Austrian filmmaker Andreas Horvath delivers a fascinating road movie that draws on a crazy-but-true story to tell the tale of a young Russian émigré to the U.S. who’s determined to walk back to Russia.

To survive, Kanako works in a Japanese bar. A demented culinary nightmare, seasoned with a plethora of Yakuza kills, make this pure cult-film gold. Proof that Sion Sono and Takashi Miike have met their female match.

Peru at the height of the 1980s political crisis. An impoverished young women’s newborn is stolen in this feature début, a terrifying tale rendered in magnificent black-and-white.

A high school girl meets two children of the sea in this adventure that connects humans, the undersea world and the greatest mysteries of the universe. A one-of-a-kind work of art and one of the best animated films of the last decade, with nods to Kubrick, Malick and Miyazaki.

The latest from Wang Xiaoshuai (La bicyclette de Pékin, Chongqing Blues) traces the evolution of modern China against a backdrop of family tragedy. A heartbreaking film of impressive ambition, about a couple’s resilience through life’s trials and tribulations. Immense.

It’s looser rapper vs. smart fridge in this ironic comedy by the director of Gaz de France (2016), starring Philippe Katerine among others. An entertaining pop outing that gleefully demolishes our naively utopian view of artificial intelligence.

A Brazilian village that disappears from GPS maps, a mysterious massacre, a power outage, villainous mercenaries and perhaps even aliens… Free-spirited, rebellious and political, it’s Rocha meets Carpenter and Corbucci in this film featuring Udo Kier that drew raves at the last Cannes Festival.

An affable old man who’s found salvation by ferrying the villagers back and forth across a river has his life shaken up by a mysterious girl he meets one day. In his first (and impressively zen) feature, Japanese actor-turned-director Joe Odagiri takes a nuanced look at the inexorable erosion of...

With his story of a father forced to become a delivery driver in the gig economy, the British filmmaker’s sombre portrait of a family coming undone cuts to the heart of life in today’s Britain.

Mackenzie King takes on Canada! A bizarro-world nation and an ambiguous prime minister filtered through the imagination of Matthew Rankin. A side-splittingly caustic treat for the eyes, loaded with symbolism.

With his landmark Z in 1969, the Greek-French filmmaker became known as a master of social fiction, a genre he uses to mercilessly attack the power systems in place. While his indictments have often led to controversy and legal problems, Costa-Gavras refuses to back down. His captivating body of...

Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok) is back! A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl. A comedy definitely different than the rest !!...

With his landmark Z in 1969, the Greek-French filmmaker became known as a master of social fiction, a genre he uses to mercilessly attack the power systems in place.While his indictments have often led to controversy and legal problems, Costa-Gavras refuses to back down. His captivating body of...

In a radicalized, right-wing Quebec, three male characters of different backgrounds and generations inextricably united by a greater cause investigate a disappearance. A poignant, existential tale.

A man is swept off his feet by forbidden love in And Then We Danced, a message of hope in the face of the surging power of conservative ideology in Georgia. A deeply moving film featuring extraordinary dance scenes.

Welcome to Casa Nem, the trans, gay and lesbian shelter in Rio whose charismatic queen bee, Indianara Siqueira, a modern-day warrior, prepares her troops for battle in the run-up to the election of Jair Bolsonaro.

Two marginal characters, a lively teen and a lonely man, cross paths in 80s Newfoundland in this bewitching tale whose stunning natural settings help instil a feeling of otherworldliness.

Pete and Sasha are two friends living their twenties to the extreme. For his directorial debut, actor Alexander Gorchilin (Leto) takes a hard look at Russian youth and its afflictions.

An absolute masterpiece of speculative fiction. This chilling dystopia, which imagines the consequences of rampant overpopulation and resource depletion, retains all its philosophical and political potency....

“If I were to adopt a bird that lived to be 150, would you take care of it after I died?” asked his mother shortly before dying. The young man heads off in search of the inherited bird, his roots and the history of the countries travelled.

Two Indigenous women from different backgrounds come together and share a moment between distress and communion. A naturalistic and highly sensitive first film where women’s words and experiences are brought to life in all their complexity.

Darryl Nepinak, from Skownan First Nation, was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His short film Zwei Indianer Aus Winnipeg was selected for the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival. After making 15 short films Darryl took a break from filmmaking to work with drug and alcohol addiction in his...

Caroline Poggi was born in Ajaccio in 1990; Jonathan Vinel in Toulouse in 1988. They have directed a number of short films, both separately and together. The aesthetics of violence, weapons and the world of video games are found in their works, but never to the detriment of love, friendship, clan...

Caroline Poggi was born in Ajaccio in 1990; Jonathan Vinel in Toulouse in 1988. They have directed a number of short films, both separately and together. The aesthetics of violence, weapons and the world of video games are found in their works, but never to the detriment of love, friendship, clan...

Darryl Nepinak, from Skownan First Nation, was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His short film Zwei Indianer Aus Winnipeg was selected for the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival. After making 15 short films Darryl took a break from filmmaking to work with drug and alcohol addiction in his...