Michel Brault, l'instinct de vue

Friday: About Cars(en)

"Montréal under the snow and the cold winter. It is the period of the year when the garage owners strike it rich. The automobile at the service of man? This small opus would rather show the contrary. This is one in a series of eight films titled “Chronicle of Everyday Life,” a project that filmmaker Jacques Leduc took four years to realize, and whose goal was to revisit Direct Cinema at a moment when it was already heavily “contaminated” by mainstream TV." - Anthology Film Archives

The Things I Cannot Change(en)

"This feature documentary is considered to be the forerunner of the NFB's Challenge for Change Program. The film offers in inside look at 3 weeks in the life of the Bailey family. Trouble with the police, begging for stale bread, and the birth of another child are just some of the issues they face. Through it all, the father tries to explain his family's predicament. Although filmed in Montreal, the film offers an anatomy of poverty as it occurs throughout North America." - NFB

Little Burgundy(fr)

"This film is one of the first French Unit productions of the “Société Nouvelle/Challenge for Change” program. When an old area of Montréal is to be demolished to make way for a new low-income housing development, is there anything the residents can do to protect their own interests? The film documents such a situation in the Little Burgundy district of Montréal and shows how the residents organized themselves into a committee that successfully influenced the city’s housing policy." - Anthology Film Archives

Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment(en)

A documentary about direct-cinema from its very beginnings (Nanook of the North) to the fake-direct-cinema of the Blair Witch Project. All the important direct-cinema filmmakers are portrayed and/or interviewed: Leacock, Wiseman, Maysles, Pennebaker, Reisz and others.

Back to the Land(fr)

Feature-length documentary as part of Pierre Perrault's Abitibian Cycle. The filmmaker questions the past and present of Abitibi and draws up, face to face, the promises of colonization in the 1930s and the great disappointment caused by the closing of the land in the 1970s. There are witnesses to the heroic era, including the cultivator Hauris Lalancette, as well as extracts from films by Father Maurice Proulx (1934-1940).

Belle famille(fr)

A working class family leaves St-Henri quarter in Montréal to build a new home in the countryside.

Cesar's Bark Canoe(fr)

"This documentary depicts a canoe being built in the traditional manner. Cesar Newashish, a 67-year-old Attikamek of the Manawan Reserve North of Montréal, uses only birchbark, cedar splints, spruce roots, and gum. With a sure hand he works methodically to fashion a craft unsurpassed in function or beauty of design. Building a canoe solely from the materials that the forest provides may become a lost art, even among the Native Peoples whose traditional craft it is. The film is free of spoken commentary but text appears on the screen in Cree, French, and English." - Anthology Film Archives

Conjure(en)

Is conjuring real? Delve deep into the phenomenon and history of conjuring. From spiritual to fantastical this documentary goes where others won't dare.

Ghost Hunting(en)

Ghost hunting is the process of investigating locations that are reported to be haunted by ghosts. This documentary examines the incredible history and haunting origins of this practice.

Space Masons And The Alien Conspiracy(en)

Buzz Aldrin, the second human to ever set foot on the moon, is not only an accomplished astronaut and engineer but also a member of the Freemasons, a centuries-old secret society that has been influencing the world's most powerful figures for centuries. In this episode of 'Freemasons,' we delve into the life and legacy of Buzz Aldrin, exploring his ties to the Masonic brotherhood and their influence on his life and career as an astronaut, particularly during his historic moon landing. Join us as we explore the fascinating world of Buzz Aldrin and the Masonic brotherhood, uncovering the hidden history that has been influencing the course of the world for centuries.

Otra semilla(es)

Black&White(cs)

Reconstruction of an urban legend about the nurse who used her own body as a weapon against the Nazis during World War II in Czechoslovakia.

Les Réseaux Pédophiles : La pièce qui accuse(fr)

Napoleon Vs The Banks(en)

Some of Napoleon Bonaparte's biggest fights were not decided on the battlefield, but rather, in the world of finance. Take a deep dive into Napoleon's wars, how they were financed and what his ultimate intensions were if he had won in Napoleon Vs The Banks.

Magyar lapát(hu)

Grizzly Man(en)

Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in one man's attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.

All Day, All Night(ru)

Angela is one of six children in the family. She lives in a village in Karachay-Cherkessia. Her mother is never at home, and her grandmother is sick, so the girl has to run the household alone, even though she is only 13 years old. Every day is similar to the previous one. Every day she dreams of a different life.

A Game of Secrets(en)

In a Lisbon courtroom, a young man stands accused of having stolen thousands of confidential documents to expose professional football’s deepest secrets. Through the trial, his spectacular revelations are unfolded, giving new insights into the hidden forces controlling a game gone billion-dollar industry - where 700-percent profits and parties on private islands are part of the business model.

Forte(en)

Forte is an ensemble cast documentary, featuring Tatiana Berman, Lucia Caruso, and Eldbjorg Hemsing. Directed by David Donnelly (Maestro, 2015), this fast-paced documentary explores the notion of success and excellence from the female perspective. It challenges the popular and perhaps somewhat outdated notions of success in classical music through a fast-paced narrative of three female artists. A young Norwegian violinist on the brink of stardom, a cultural entrepreneur and mother of three who reinvents the traditional concert experience to inspire the younger audience, and a first-generation American from Argentina, whose creative process of composing a film soundtrack is documented and exposed in an unprecedented way.

Zhenya and Vanya At The Edge Of The World(ru)

Zhenya is the head of the weather station, Vanya is a junior meteorologist and household assistant. The ship "Mikhail Somov" comes to the Kanin Peninsula once a year, delivers food - and then the heroes are left alone until next spring. One day a storm comes to them - and the heroes are left without communication, alone, alone with bad weather and each other for 3 long days.