Boxes from the Montreal Archive Center reveal forgotten tales from the queer community.
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2024
In French with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Jean-Christophe Boulianne
Cinematography
Jeanne Castegnier-Mainville
Editor
Alysée Lavallée-Imhof, Manuel Orhy Piron
Original Music
Vincent Favreau
Manuel Orhy Piron
Manuel Orhy Piron is a 24-year-old filmmaker based in Montreal. He holds a certificate in screenwriting and a bachelor’s degree in cinema from UQAM. During his studies, he developed a keen interest in writing, directing and editing. Completed in 2024, Emboîter leurs pas is his first documentary film.
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Round Midnight: Ardeshir Plays Dexter Gordon
Loosely based on Bud Powell's time in Paris, Round Midnight (131 mins) is maybe the greatest of all films about jazz thanks to the towering performance of real-life jazz great Dexter Gordon. Saxophonist Ardeshir channels Gordon's vibe in his live set.
Montreal, ma belle
In this Valentine to discovering love later in life, the ever-elegant Joan Chen plays Feng Xia, a 53-year-old Chinese immigrant and mother in Montreal whose world is turned upside down when she meets and falls in love with a young Quebecoise.
Sirât
A desperate father (Sergi Lopez) searchers for his missing daughter through the spiritual wasteland of the Moroccan desert. An unforgettable sensory powerhouse, Sîrat will have you riveted and rattled for hours after the end credits have rolled.
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary, and Special Jury Prize Winner, Sundance, 2025, this exposé shot by a Russian primary teacher shows how the Putin propaganda machine works to militarize children.
The Choral
Yorkshire, 1916. Dr Henry Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes) is entrusted with the role of chorus master — despite his suspicious ties with Germany. As conscription papers arrive, the community is thrown into chaos, but music proves a worthy distraction.