RIDM - Montreal International Documentary Festival

Sunday 20 Nov

W7 T8 F9 S10 S11 M12 T13 W14 T15 F16 S17 S18

8h 9h 10h 11h 12h 13h 14h 15h 16h 17h 18h 19h 20h 21h 22h 23h

La BM du Seigneur *

15h00

La BM du Seigneur

The head of a nomadic clan goes through a crisis of faith in this miraculous film that defies categorization.

Jean-Charles Hue | 2010 | French | s.t. English

L'EMPIRE DU MILIEU DU SUD

17h00

L'EMPIRE DU MILIEU DU SUD

Lyrical fresco tracing Vietnam’s colonial history using remarkable, never-before-seen archives. A superb film by Jacques Perrin.

Eric Deroo Jacques Perrin | 2010 | French | s.t. English

Tribute Screening Prix Albert Tessier: Marcel Carrière

18h45

Tribute Screening Prix Albert Tessier: Marcel Carrière

Marcel Carrière |

À charge et à décharge *

14h00

À charge et à décharge

A sober yet disturbing film about the trial of a young man charged with the brutal murder of his family.

Erik Silance | 2010 | French

Les trois disparitions de Soad Hosni

15h30

Les trois disparitions de Soad Hosni

The life of an Egyptian icon, retold with a poetic edit of her VHS movie archives.

Rania Stephan | 2011 | Arabic | s.t. French

Un Ange à Doel

17h00

Un Ange à Doel

An unforgettable poem on a doomed town’s dying days, and a grandmother’s determination to stay.

Tom Fassaert | 2011 | | s.t. French

The Last Buffalo Hunt *

15h15

The Last Buffalo Hunt

A buffalo hunt draws tourists and serves as fodder for a brilliant examination of American mythology.

Lee Anne Schmitt | 2011 | English

THE LOOK

17h00

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

The Vanishing Spring Light

18h45

The Vanishing Spring Light

A chronicle of the disappearance of an authentically Chinese way of life as seen by a grandmother in her twilight years.

Xun Yu | 2011 | Mandarin | s.t. English

Sira – Chanson du croissant de lune

21h00

Sira – Chanson du croissant de lune

The elderly performer of the Sira, an Arab epic poem, attempts to transfer his knowledge to his grandson.

Sandra Gysi Ahmed Abdel Mohsen | 2011 | Arabic | s.t. French

TAHRIR, Place de la Libération *

13h30

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

L'or des autres *

15h45

L'or des autres

An intelligent exploration of the consequences of developing an open-pit gold mine in Malartic, Abitibi.

Simon Plouffe | 2011 | French | s.t. English

Prix du public: Bouton

17h30

Prix du public: Bouton

A tragic and marvellous tale of a puppet who’s larger than life, and his creator, afflicted with a serious cancer.

Res Balzli | 2010 | French | s.t. English

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