Our films deal with provocative issues such as the singles lifestyle, the malaise of couples, the quest for longevity and healthy ageing, female sexuality, the imperatives of social involvement, the new pact between humans and animals - documentaries which provide an in-depth examination of new trends as they affect our daily lives.

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75 / 52 mins., 2010. Documentary by Carole Laganière.
Year One tells the story of the challenges, doubts and rewards that await newly qualified teachers as they go through their first year in school.
Broadcast by Télé-Québec
Selection Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois 2010 (Montréal)



52 mins., 2009. Documentary by Pascal Gélinas on Gratien Gélinas, a founding father of the contemporary Québécois theater, whose works shined across Canada.
Broadcast by Radio-Canada and ARTV.



53 mins., 2009. Documentary by Tally Abecassis. Small Wonders is an intimate film about the people who run the small businesses in our neighbourhoods. Shot in super-16 film over the course of ten years, Small Wonders is also about the resilience of human nature and how we bounce back despite the obstacles life puts in our path.
Festival: Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal 2009



140 / 75 / 52 mins., 2008. Documentary by Rodrigue Jean. An intimate and unflinching look over 12 months at the hardscrabble lives of hustlers in downtown Montreal.
Broadcast by Radio-Canada and RDI.
Festivals: Festival du nouveau cinéma 2008 (Montréal), 63e Festival d'Avignon 2009 and more...



70 / 43 mins., 2009. Documentary by Karen Cho. Some 30 000 people seek asylum in Canada every year: this is the story of five of them as they journey through our complex refugee system.
Broadcast by Radio-Canada, RDI and CBC Newsworld.
Festival: Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois 2009, DOXA - Vancouver Documentary Film Festival 2009.



52 mins, 2008. Documentary by Hélène Magny and Pierre Mignault. Born To Be Here is the story of Sabrine, Darlyne and Chison, three first-generation Quebecers struggling to affirm their identity. Caught between their immigrant parents and Québec society, both of which fear assimilation, these teenagers face special obstacles in defining who they are. What is their identity? How do they see themselves - in their own eyes, and in the eyes of those around them? Their honest, forthright and affecting stories offer a whole new vision of what it means to be a Quebecer.
Broadcast by Radio-Canada.
Festivals: Rendez-vous du cinema québécois 2009 (Montréal),
Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal 2008.



52 mins., 2008. Documentary by Patrick Pellegrino.


52 mins., 2006. A stimulating look at aging today, with pioneering seniors who live alone. Shot in Canada, Japan, Sweden and France, this documentary by Doïna Harap sheds new light on a worldwide trend without precedent in human history.
Broadcast by Télé-Québec.



52 mins., 2006. Documentary by Carole Laganière: the story of a park and the lives that inhabit it, a portrait of a place where people feel fully alive and less alone, a place that speaks, listens and consoles.
To be broadcast by Radio-Canada.
Festival: Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal 2006.



55 mins., 2005. Documentary by Olivier Lassu. Therapists reflect on strategies to help victims of violence overcome their traumatic experience, in Canada, France and the Gaza Strip.
Broadcast by Radio-Canada, RDI, Arte France, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa.
Award: Silver Award at "Ciné-Vidéo-Psy" International Festival of Lorquin 2006 (France)



53 mins., 2005. Documentary by Araz Artinian. From the 1915 Armenian genocide to contemporary North America, via modern Turkey, a moving personal journey in which Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Artinian confronts the reality of her life in the multicultural melting pot of cultures. An angry, tender and funny film.
Broadcast by Télé-Québec.
Awards: Best International Feature - Staten Island Film Festival 2006, Finalist for Best Documentary at the Golden Sheaf Awards 2006 and Golden Apricot 2006.



52 mins., 2005. Documentary by Tally Abecassis. Lifelike explores the fascinating world of taxidermy. Funny, touching, and sometimes just plain absurd, the film will make you think twice about human nature and our relationship with animals.
Broadcast by CBC Newsworld and ARTV.
Festivals: Hot Docs 2005, Vancouver International Film Festival 2005, Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal 2005, South by Southwest Film Festival 2006, Brooklyn Underground Film Festival 2006.


47 mins., 2005. Documentary by Vincent Audet-Nadeau. The town of Montmagny loses its primary employer when an American appliance corporation transfers production to the United States. The closing of Whirlpool's Montmagny factory brings 137 years of history to an end. The filmmaker enters the world of the people hardest hit: the workers. The drama of Montmagny is also being played out in the outlying regions of Quebec.
Broadcast by RDI.
Nominated for Best Documentary: Society (Prix Gémeaux 2006)


52 mins., 2005. Documentary by Doïna Harap. How do you reconcile work and family when you live solo? In Canada, the United States and Sweden, socially innovative men and women are giving rise to new forms of single parenthood.
Broadcast by Télé-Québec, TV5.

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