Movies on Tour
Extraordinary movies, to look at life straight in the eye!
Presented by the Conseil des arts de Montreal on tour and the
Verdun Borough
Presented in cooperation with the National Film
Board.
Documentaries helping us better understand the world we live in, fascinating
portraits of inspirational figures and captivating short films to discover!
A wealth of entertainment this season, with movies so close to home!
Free pass required.
À Saint-Henri, le 26 août, directed by Shannon
Walsh
Preceded by Hothouse 3: Swims
14 year-olds and
over
October 5, 7:30 p.m.
Centre culturel de Verdun
For a 24-hour
stint, follow in the footsteps of endearing characters in this chronicle of a
popular neighbourhood, a collective work bringing together 16 talented
documentary film-makers. The experimental short film Hothouse 5: Orange
completes the screening.
La musique, avenir du Venezuela : El sistema
Directors:
Paul Smaczny and Maria Stodtmeier
14 year-olds and over
October
26, 7:30 p.m.
Centre culturel de Verdun
Music and creativity helping out
needy neighbourhoods!El Sistema is a workshop and orchestra network offering
music training to approximately 250,000 Venezuelan children. An inspiring
documentary presented by the International Festival of Films on Art.
Une force de la nature : Le film sur David
Suzuki
Directed by Sturla
Gunnarsson
Preceded by Soleils
bleus
14 year-olds and over
November 9
2 p.m.: Centre
communautaire Marcel-Giroux
7:30 p.m.: Centre communautaire Elgar
Eminent
scientist and communicator David Suzuki shares his thoughts in this captivating
biography punctuated with scenes illustrating the most striking moments and
places in his life.
Le plan, directed by Isabelle Longtin
Preceded by
Buffy
14 year-olds and over
November 30, 7:30 p.m.
Centre
culturel de Verdun
Zoom in on Les Habitations Jeanne-Mance, the largest
social housing complex in all of Québec. In this documentary that skirts round
the setting of prejudices and the bad reputation of the premises (drugs,
prostitution, violence, etc.), the film highlights the residents, the complex
multi-ethnic reality, touching fates and solidarity movements.
Les Fros, directed by Stéphanie Lantier
Preceded by
Yannick Nézet-Séguin sans entracte, directed by Theodore
Ushev
14 year-olds and over
February 1, 7:30 p.m.
Centre
culturel de Verdun
Six months a year, far from their family and their town,
they carry out their work as bush cutters. The camera focuses on these workers
of all ages and nationalities, who share with us their pride and fascination for
the forest. This screening will be preceded by a short film portraying the
Orchestre Metropolitain’s conductor.
L’eau, c’est la vie, directed by Kevin McMahon
Preceded
by Hot House 4: One
14 year-olds and over
February 22
2 p.m.,
Centre communautaire Marcel-Giroux
7:30 p.m., Centre Elgar
Focusing on the
beauty of the Great Lakes, while making us aware of the impact of contamination
caused by toxic substances, this documentary prompts us to reflect on the
essential role of water and the damage it sustains.
Bull’s Eye: un peintre à l’affût, directed by Bruno
Bouliane
14 year-olds and over
March 14, 7:30 p.m.
Centre
culturel de Verdun
An invitation to take a careful look at the international
renown and impact of painter Marc Séguin and his everamazing work that is so
highly valued by collectors.
On me prend pour une chinoise, directed by Nicole
Giguère
Preceded by Les yeux noirs, directed by Nicola
Lemay
14 year-olds and over
March 28, 7:30 a.m.
Centre
culturel de Verdun
Filmed over a 4-year period, this documentary introduces
us to five young women who were adopted in Québec in the early nineties.
We now meet them as they enter adulthood.
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