An allegorical fable tinged with the supernatural, the Franco-Senegalese director’s first feature is headily poetic look at the disillusioned youth of Dakar through the eyes of a young woman whose lover has been lost at sea.

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.

In this blend of history, fantasy and teen drama, Bertrand Bonello digs into the zombie myth through a double narrative: a Haitian who comes back to life in 1962 and two young students who meet at a modern-day boarding school.

Mythical racoon-like creatures living just outside Tokyo pull out all the stops to halt a massive real-estate development project that’s destroying their land. Magical and compelling, this ecofriendly tale and its mischievous heroes from master animator Isao Takahata will appeal to all ages.

In his signature style, the Swedish filmmaker traces the journey of humanity through a series of poetic, allegorical tableaux that offer a powerful, moving meditation on the grandeur of existence.

A demented rom-com tinged with philosophy and nostalgia where the abrupt arrival of an enigmatic young women throws a wrench into the quiet life of a ragtag family living in a small village in the Vosges.

Intimate, nuanced portrait of two teens embroiled in a baby-selling scam who have to pretend, each in their own way, to be the parents of a premature baby girl.

The Dutch filmmaker’s first English language outing is an intense and sensitive account of the trials of a young woman disfigured with acid by her ex-boyfriend. A heartrending portrait of incredible resilience.

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.

In fall 2018, the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal created the chamber opera Chaakapesh, a lighthearted story of the hero who founded the Innu people sung in three languages (Innu, Cree and Inuktitut) by Florent Vollant, Ernest Webb and Akinisie Sivuarapik. The orchestra then went on the road to...

Tracing women’s liberation through to the turbulent 70s, Agnès Varda follows two women from their teens to adulthood against the backdrop of a militant, engaged musical comedy.

In India, a water buffalo hunt goes very wrong. A total cinematic experience combining music, visuals, choreography and subject matter in a brutal critique of a world that collapses as soon as anything runs out. A parable about what awaits us all....

Poetic and virtuosic, the latest epic from the Tree of Life director is a poignant, deeply spiritual tale of the ordeal of an Austrian farmer whose refusal to pledge allegiance to Hitler puts his life on the line.

Naoufel falls in love with Gabrielle as a severed hand, abandoned in a dissection room, tries to reunite with its body. Jérémy Clapin directs an animated feature film of great poetic originality that snagged him the Critics’ Week Grand Prix at Cannes.

Seven years after Capital, the FrancoGreek filmmaker tackles Greece’s political and financial crisis of 2015 with a feverish, unrelenting adaptation of the controversial memoirs of former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis.

Introducing first-time actress Mey Kamaya, who has cerebral palsy, this accomplished debut feature from Japanese director HIKARI takes a tender yet unflinching look at a 23-year-old physically disabled woman’s quest to live her life on her own terms.

In this botanical thriller with phantasmagorical accents, the Austrian filmmaker takes a clinical look at a scientist who develops a new flower that makes people feel happy... but that just might turn out to be less benign than intended.

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.

Piercing portrait of a lonely, socially awkward young woman doing her best to find her place in the world. The ultra-close camera work helps create a strangely compelling sensory universe.

Sophie Bédard Marcotte sets out on Route 66 in search of Miranda July in an attempt to redefine her art and her muses, whether real or imaginary. A voyage of discovery through an America in turmoil.

A zombie plague has turned the residents of a Mi’gMaq reserve, who are strangely immune to the disease, into humanity’s saviours. For his sophomore feature, Jeff Barnaby brings a somewhat hackneyed genre blazingly back to life by injecting it with a militant, very of-the-moment energy.

The story of a woman that encompasses many other women’s stories. A pioneer of Quebec filmmaking, Anne-Claire Poirier, delivered cinematic shock therapy with this still-relevant film that deconstructs rape, including its social and political repercussions.

A documentary about the futuristic robots among us. Vaguely Lynchian, replete with Herzogesque warped humour, addressing the gaps in communication, love and emotion that are in store, this fascinating, oddly chilling film will haunt you for a long time to come. Be prepared!

Four filmmakers return to Sudan, intent against all odds on bringing movies back to a country controlled by an Islamist government. A heartwarming epic about determination, friendship and an undying love of cinema.

While extreme weather batters Australia, a lawyer gets involved with a group of Aborigines he is defending. A dreamlike experience, opposing Indigenous spirituality and Western rationalism, powerless against the forces of nature.

In her second feature, Claudia Llosa tells the story of a woman with a very rare syndrome. The protagonist’s dispossession and reconstruction, and those of an entire people, are related with touching poetry in a captivating setting.

In the bar where a wedding reception was supposed to take place, a revolution happens instead as a group of women go on strike, vowing to never again kowtow to their male partners.Free admission, subject to availability. Please make sure to order a ticket online or at the box office.

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.