MIPTV 2015
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THE AMINA PROFILE
During the Arab Spring, a love story between two women—a Canadian and a Syrian American—turns into an international socio-political thriller spotlighting media excesses and the thin line between truth and falsehood on the Internet.
86 min • 52 min| Sophie Deraspe
Esperamos Films | NFB
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Sundance Film Festival, Park City, 2015
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FORT MCMONEY – THE FILM: VOTE FOR JIM ROGERS!
Meet Jim Rogers—a Fort McMurray native and unsuccessful candidate in the last municipal election, which saw his home turn into a modern-day version of a gold-rush town. This original doc follow-up to the Fort McMoney web experience offers a poignant reflection on democracy in ruins.
52 min | David Dufresne
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IMAGINED STATES OF AMERICA
Imagined States of America takes on a nation’s myths to get to the heart of a country that continues to fascinate the world. The film resembles a dream on the verge of a nightmare, revealing an America that is rich in paradoxes.
86 min • 46 min | Alberta Nokes
Les Films de l’Isle | NFB
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SLUMS: CITIES OF TOMORROW
This look at the housing problem in the age of urban overcrowding takes us on a sweeping journey across the continents—all the way from Mumbai, home of the largest slum in Asia, to Kitcisakik, a native community in Quebec, Canada.
52 min • 82 min | Jean-Nicolas Orhon
Films Camera Oscura
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UYGHURS: PRISONERS OF THE ABSURD
The incredible odyssey of a group of men from China’s persecuted Uyghur minority who were detained in Guantánamo as terrorists. Exposing the cold logic of post-September 11 geopolitical gamemasters, this moving documentary is part human drama and part thought-provoking political thriller.
90 min | Patricio Henriquez
Macumba DOC | NFB
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THE WANTED 18
Soon after the dawn of the 1987 Palestinian uprising, residents of the town of Beit Sahour secretly bought 18 cows from an Israeli kibbutz. The Wanted 18 documents this seemingly small act of resistance in a gripping tale that blends comedy, drama and absurd tragedy.
75 min | Paul Cowan & Amer Shomali
Intuitive Pictures | NFB
Best Documentary
Arab World Film Festival, Abu Dhabi, 2014
FEATURED ANIMATION
CARFACE
In this whirling, twirling automotive waltz, carefree cars cavort in all directions to the tune of “Que Sera, Sera,” while the black ooze that fuels them is unremittingly pumped from Mother Earth. If Busby Berkeley and Mel Brooks were asked to co-direct the apocalypse, it might look like this uproarious festival of destruction—the ultimate spectacle for our Big Oil-based civilization. Let the games begin!
5 min | Claude Cloutier
NFB
FIVE 4K SHORT FILMS
AT THE BEACH
Men and women with deeply damaged bodies expose their burn scars to others in this inspiring film about resilience and acceptance. 6 min
FIVE 4K SHORT FILMS
HELL RUNS ON GASOLINE!
A race at the Saint-Félicien racetrack goes from bone-jarring, ear-splitting infernal vision to an eerily silent cemetery of abandoned carcasses. 7 min
FIVE 4K SHORT FILMS
HEY LOU!
Life and death intertwine in this poignant film that offers a stark view of humanity in just a few modest shots. 6 min
FIVE 4K SHORT FILMS
INTERVIEW WITH A FREE MAN
Several men go through a job interview in this disconcerting but captivating film whose cleverly oblique narration keeps the viewer guessing. 6 min
FIVE 4K SHORT FILMS
WORLD OF PASSAGE
Floating leviathans from afar glide by on the St. Lawrence, revealing none of the secrets they contain—except to those select few who briefly join their voyage. 7 min
Total running time 32 min
NFB
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