FRI 13 SEPT
The Muse ART GALLERY
269 Portobello Road, W11 1LR




Canadian & USA Films


6 pm


LE DERNIER RHINOCÉROS.
GUILLAUME HARVEY. FICTION. 19 mins. 12A Canada.
THE LAST OF THE NORTHERN WHITE RHINOS IS DEAD. LILI, A RATHER WELL-OFF 70 YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER, LED A COMFORTABLE RETIRED LIFE UNTIL THESE NEWS HAVE HER DIVE DEEP INTO ECO-ANXIETY. WHAT KIND OF WORLD WILL SHE LEAVE FOR HER GRANDDAUGHTER GABY?

Et si tu m’entends (And if you hear me)
Martin Rodolphe Villeneuve
Two young women weave ephemeral bonds. 17 mins. Canada. 12

À La Fontaine (The Flower Darkens)
Philippe Berthelet. 13 mins. Canada. 12A.
Synopsis : Alice, a graduating high school student, is unsure about all aspects of her future. Uncertain about her own talent and ambition, she seeks comfort from her mother, as well as her good friend Julien and the beautiful music he composes. This morning, during class, news will be delivered by the principal. This news will mark the the start of a complex relationship between Alice and absent grief.

Symphonic Distress
Marco Joubert. 10 mins. Experimental. 12A. Canada
Although both the music and film are apolitical and stateless, the impulse to express ourselves through art has been exacerbated by the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. The intention therefore, while avoiding any direct reference to war, is to tacitly evoke certain universal emotions born out of its consequences: fear, suffering, outrage, vulnerability, abnegation, hope.

CERISES AU MARASQUIN
VINCENT PAQUETTE. Fiction 19mins 12A. Canada.
PENDING AN EVICTION FROM THEIR LANDLORD, A BROTHER AND A SISTER HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY AND STAY OUT OF THE STREETS.

CHERRY
LAURENCE GAGNÉ-FRÉGEAU. 23 mins. DOCUMENTARY. 12. Canada.
PORTRAIT OF MARIE-LISE CHOUINARD, THIS RADIANT WOMAN IMBUED WITH CONTAGIOUS LIVELINESS. AN INTIMATE ENCOUNTER WITH MARIE-LISE THROUGH A WISHLIST OF ACTIVITIES OF HER OWN. CHERRY IS THE EPITOME OF RESILIENCE, FRIENDSHIP AND HOPE.

LA RUSE
JOHANNE PRÉGENT. FICTION 11mins. 12A. Canada.
WHEN TWO BULLIED TEENAGERS FIND THEMSELVES STUCK TOGETHER IN A BATHROOM, THEY HAVE TO THINK QUICK TO ELABORATE A PLAN IN THE HOPE OF CHANGING THEIR FATES.

Northern Comfort: A Drive Around Town
Melanie Lameboy. 8 mins Canada 12
Short documentary on life in Northern Quebec and the differences in living conditions between local Crees and non-Natives. A story of how being biracial and trilingual in Northern communities brings certain questions on the social dynamics between Crees and non-Natives living in Chisasibi.

Nimeshkanaminan
Laura Fontaine and Yasmine Fontaine. Documentary. 6 mins Canada U.
Two young Innu women take up the old roads of the past to revive the identity of their Nation; a tribute to the Elders, the territory and the Innu people.

Qu’est-ce que je te montrerai ?
Elie-John Joseph. Documentary. 10 mins Canada U.
In the tradition of direct cinema, "What Will I Show You" is an intimate documentary in which a grandfather and his grandson discuss the past and future of Innu culture.

KENNY
STACEY STONE & DIANE MELLEN. DOCUMENTARY SHORT. 10 mins 12A. USA
A TRUE STORY ABOUT A 72 YEAR OLD MAN
UNAPOLOGETICALLY LIVING FREE HIS ENTIRE LIFE.

LE CUBE DE SUCRE
JEAN-PHILIPPE NADEAU-MARCOUX. FICTION. 22 mins. 12A. Canada.
CANADA, PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, WINTER OF 1918. A GROUP OF FRENCH CANADIAN GUERRILLA WARFARE AND THE ENGLISH CANADIAN ESTABLISHMENT ARE IN A CIVIL WAR AFTER THE GREAT CONSCRIPTION OF THE WW1. DURING A FIRING SQUAD, WINSTON GOTTINHAM, AS AN OFFICER, MUST FACE THE DISOBEDIENCE OF HIS SOLDIERS. GOTTINHAM HAS TWO CHOICES: EITHER PUNISH THEIR INSUBORDINATION OR UNDERSTAND IT. AFTER HIS DECISION, HIS TEA WILL NEVER TASTE THE SAME.

See You Soon Mom
Arnaud Beaudoux 13 mins Canada. 12
Documentary, family, love, death
The tender everyday life of a family preparing for the inevitable loss of their beloved mother.

Résidus d’une Tierce Personne
by William Tétreault. FICTION. 18 mins. 12A. Canada.
AFTER A RECENT BREAKUP ALEX TRIES TO RECONNECT WITH HIS YOUNGER BROTHER IN HOPES OF MAKING SENSE OF THE WORLD HE HAS MADE FOR HIMSELF TURNING INTO CRUMBLES.

C’EST DANGEREUX LA MORT, ÇA POURRAIT FAIRE MAL MARIANE BÉLIVEAU
19 mins. DOCUMENTARY. 18. Canada.
THREE RHYTHMIC STORYLINES ARE CHARACTERIZED BY RITUALS OF EVERYDAY LIFE AND THE VICISSITUDES OF EXISTENCE, COALESCING AROUND A COMMON EXPERIENCE: THAT OF SHOOTING UP AS A MODE OF DRUG USE.

FEMENINO SINGULAR
DORIAN SHINE. DOCUMENTARY _ PERFORMANCE ART. Canada. 73 mins. 15
AN EVOCATIVE CINEMATIC AND PERFORMANCE ART VOYAGE
THROUGH THE LIVES OF 30 EXTRAORDINARY ARGENTINIAN WOMEN
BETWEEN 4 YEARS OLD AND MORE!



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