RIDM - Montreal International Documentary Festival

Saturday 19 Nov

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El Sicario, Room 164

14h15

El Sicario, Room 164

The confessions of an ex-assassin for a Mexican drug cartel form the basis of a radical new take on the talking-head documentary.

Gianfranco Rosi | 2010 | Spanish | s.t. French

Carnets d'un grand détour *

16h00

Carnets d'un grand détour

In the company of a white griot, a filmmaker crosses Africa and shares her life-affirming encounters.

Catherine Hébert | 2011 | French, English | s.t. French

Il nous faut du bonheur
Fragments d'une révolution

18h15

Il nous faut du bonheur

A profound and poetic ode to life told through an encounter with two unforgettable Kurdish women.

Alexei Jankowski Alexander Sokourov | 2010 | Russian | s.t. French

Fragments d'une révolution

A moving, anonymous film that recreates the Iranian Green Revolution using demonstrators’ YouTube videos.

Anonyme | 2011 | Persian | s.t. French

Backyard

20h30

Backyard

The cream of Icelandic pop-rock get together for a free, all-day concert in a musician’s backyard.

Árni Sveinsson | 2010 | | s.t. English

Discussion: The Other America

13h00

Discussion: The Other America

A filmmakers' roundtable on the condition of a mythical country in decline.

| 2011 |

Salut, Richard Leacock !

17h00

Salut, Richard Leacock !

Prison and Paradise

19h30

Prison and Paradise

The filmmaker meets with two of the terrorists responsible for the 2002 Bali bombings in a unique and terrifying document.

Daniel Rudi Haryanto | 2010 | | s.t. English

Discussion: Meeting With Denis Côté/Jean-Charles Hue

16h00

Discussion: Meeting With Denis Côté/Jean-Charles Hue

A fascinating discussion on the nature of cinema in perspective.

| 2011 |

CLOSING PARTY

21h30

CLOSING PARTY

THE LOOK

20h00

THE LOOK

A beautiful self-portrait of Charlotte Rampling. An intelligent reflection, free of taboos, on the actress’s craft.

Angelina Maccarone | 2011 | English, French | s.t. English

He whose face gives no light *
Bielutine – Dans le jardin du temps

15h15

He whose face gives no light

Portrait of the old extras on a film set. A poetic and heartfelt ode to the people in the shadows.

Andrea Bussmann | 2011 | Spanish | s.t. English

Bielutine – Dans le jardin du temps

A fascinating tour of one of the most astonishing private art collections in the world.

Clément Cogitore | 2011 | Russian | s.t. French

Putty Hill

17h00

Putty Hill

A dark and merciless fiction-doc on the apathy of a certain America. In Baltimore, dreams are no longer allowed.

Matthew Porterfield | 2010 | English | s.t. French

The Forgotten Space

19h00

The Forgotten Space

Essay film of rare scope and intelligence on the excesses of world capitalism.

Noël Burch Allan Sekula | 2010 | English, Mandarin, Spanish | s.t. English

RESURRECT DEAD: THE MYSTERY OF THE TOYNBEE TILES

21h15

RESURRECT DEAD: THE MYSTERY OF THE TOYNBEE TILES

A breathtakingly suspenseful documentary thriller on the enigma of some mysterious urban plaques, all bearing the same cryptic message.

Jon Foy | 2011 | English

RAINFOREST *

13h00

RAINFOREST

A plea to save one of the last temperate rainforests in the world, on Vancouver Island.

Richard Boyce | 2011 | English

TAHRIR, Place de la Libération *

19h00

TAHRIR, Place de la Libération

An immersion into the heart of the Egyptian revolution by a gifted filmmaker. Unforgettable.

Stefano Savona | 2011 | Arabic | s.t. French

* Directors will be attending

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