Motto – Story Creators
Motto is an interactive book, made up of thousands of short videos, which tells the story of the millennial journey of a sympathetic spirit called September.
Free NFB Films for May 2020
In May, the NFB released 5 recent films for free. You are invited to watch Motto by Vincent Morisset, an interactive website for mobile, the short and feature documentaries The Song and the Sorrow by Millefiore Clarkes, Waseskun by Steve Patry, High Wire by Claude Guilmain, and Beauty by Christina…
Vues d’Afrique 2020 – Short Animation and Documentaries
What I want to share with you are; one short animation, two middle-length, and one short documentary (from the “Regards d’ici” section). All of them are very well-made. Bintou Mariage Précoce (Mamahadou Kheraba Traore) – Senegal Bintou is a 13-year-old girl. As any girl at her age, she goes to…
The Family Vault of the Late James Hyland – Epilepsy Crisis
A grave… A man… A woman… Striking images. Michael Higgins’ most recent short film, The Family Vault of James Hyland, (which you can watch for free at the end of this text) is an experimental film that will burn your retinas. Here is a REAL TRUE experimental movie! Mute cinema…
The Rest of Us – Forgiveness
Two mother-daughter duos must contend with their grief and complicated relationships with one another when the person who connects them dies.
Run this Town – Risking Big
A young journalist (Ben Platt) and a young political aide (Mena Massoud) become entangled in a larger-than-life political scandal as they struggle to navigate adult life. Like all their friends, Bram and Kamal are struggling to climb the ladders at their respective workplaces: Bram at a newspaper, Kamal at City Hall…
Festival Regard 2020 – Programming
From March 11 to 15, 2020, the Festival Regard will be in its 24th edition. On the program, 197 films, from more than 40 countries around the world, will be offered to the public. Film buffs will have the chance to watch 70 films presented in North American premieres, including…
Ordinary Love – In the Aquarium
The plot of the film Ordinary Love by Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn can be summed up easily: an old couple, Joan (Lesley Manville) and Tom (Liam Neeson), married for many years, enjoy their retirement by indulging to calm happiness within their four walls. It’s an “ordinary love” that doesn’t require an escape from the routine that some would be afraid of.