Emmanuel Schwartz

Бо боится всего на свете и старается не выходить из дома. И правильно делает — мир полон опасностей, а улицы кишат сумасшедшими. Но однажды, несмотря на страхи, он решается на путешествие в родной город. Теперь его ждёт невообразимо странное приключение, выходящее за рамки пространства и времени...

Montreal, winter 2002. Stéphane, 19 years old, fan of Metal, student in graphic design, dreams of becoming an illustrator. But for months he has been caught in a threatening spiral: he is addicted to games. Indebted, without an apartment, avoiding his friends to whom he owes money, Stéphane takes a job as a dishwasher in a restaurant to get by.

Simone single-handedly runs a seedy motel, day and night, day after day. She is raising money for her 17-year-old daughter’s education. But when a stranger checks in, everything changes. He doesn’t fit in: he is well-dressed, he has money, and he wants a room for several days. But worst of all, this strangely familiar man seems a bit too interested in Simone’s daughter…

Éloi, whose father was killed in a hunting accident a year ago, is called to take part in a strange tribute ceremony in the country. There, immersed in a disturbing world of strange mystical codes, he learns that his father was tracking a huge buck with awe-inspiring antlers alongside the “Indian”. After several outstanding short films, Aurtenèche delivers a first feature that obliquely references the legend of Saint Hubert, who encountered the Almighty while hunting a stag. A cryptic thriller, hidden manuscripts, the quest for self-knowledge, psychotropic drugs: La Contemplation du mystère boldly shifts between moods and genres.

Marco & Polo Go Round is a comedic love story with a very surreal twist. A couple confronts the difficulties in their relationship as gravity turns on its head and their world literally falls apart around them.

В сложном подростковом возрасте Кэтрин переживает развод родителей. Жизнь не будет к ней благосклонна и бережна: проходя через череду несчастий, она взрослеет в жестоком, захватывающем и отвратительном хаосе жизни подростка 90-х годов.

Торонто, 1899 год. Тщеславный молодой политик Маккензи Кинг мечтает стать премьер-министром Канады. В стремлении к власти ему суждено будет столкнуться со своей деспотичной матерью, генерал-губернатором, ведущим войну, и утопическим идеализмом распространенных в Квебеке мистических воззрений. Кроме того, Кинг пытается разобраться в любовных отношениях между британским солдатом и франко-канадской медсестрой. Когда его погоня за лидерством заканчивается эпической битвой между добром и злом, герой начинает понимать, что разочарование может быть единственным способом выжить в двадцатом веке.

A reflection on the fate of humanity in the Anthropocene epoch, White Noise is a roller-coaster of a film, a whirlwind of sounds and images. The fourth feature-length work by Simon Beaulieu, this film essay plunges viewers into a subjective sensory adventure—a direct physical encounter with the information overload of daily life. White Noise transforms the imminent collapse of our civilization into a visceral aesthetic experience.

Ten years after the tragic death of her parents in a mining disaster, Marianne returns to her hometown. She returns to GOLD, the rock band formed by her childhood friends, Kristoff and Kevin, who is the only survivor of the mining collapse. For GOLD's short-lived trio, commemorative week will slowly drag them into shocking and confusing areas.

Navigating the treacherous social tides of high school, Marine is cut adrift by Océane, her older sister who’s caught in the thrall of an older man. Meanwhile, their mother struggles to keep her head above water.

While shooting her new film in New York City, a director begins questioning the origin of impulsion. As the shoot begins to fall apart, with her lead actor unable to complete the project, this hybrid film between documentary and fiction takes viewers on an unexpected and compelling journey.

When Sasha's mother arrives on her doorstep without warning the young musician is unable to hide her trepidation. As she tries to prepare for the most important concert of her career, the reasons for her mother's visit come to light and Sasha must find a way to survive the remaining 24 hours, confronting both the volatile woman and the past that Sasha had worked so hard to leave behind her.

At 16, Pierre doesn't know who he is and fears he will never become the person he imagined. He escapes into the wilderness to meet Michel, a man who has mysteriously come to train him. In the depths of the forest, cut off from the world, Pierre lets himself be guided by the paternal authority and charisma of his new mentor.

Неожиданное происшествие на стадионе, во время матча по американскому футболу, привело к открытиям, которые оказались весьма важными для истории Канады.

A high-class prostitute by choice, Nelly Arcan’s colorful life is recreated in a multi-layered and stylish mix of make-believe and memoir, revealing Nelly’s alter egos: the neurotic writer, the vulnerable lover, the call girl and the star. Nelly shocked the literary world with her elegant writing and the lurid details of sex work in her autobiographical first novel, Whore, which became a critically acclaimed bestseller. Despite unprecedented success, Nelly’s remarkable life ended in tragedy.

A trained actor, the protagonist is dreaming of playing tragic heroes of the classical repertoire, but his career is going nowhere. In order to earn a living, he becomes “Coquetti the Clown” and gets hired to entertain kids at birthday parties. In the film, we see him on his way to fulfill one of his usual contracts, or so he thinks, not yet knowing that a lifechanging experience awaits him.

On a winter evening, Émilie arrives unannounced at her neighbor Joëlle's house. As the evening goes by, Émilie longs for her neighbor who seems to be impervious to her charms. Exploration of an ambiguous relationship marked with admiration, power games, maternal tenderness and sexual attraction.

Sigismond Langlois is submitted to a psychiatric evaluation on account of his violent behavior. He just turned 18, and pretends he was born with no image. Throughout the questionnaire, he recounts the peculiar existence of a young man who never saw himself, neither in reflection nor on photo, to the point of sometimes doubting of his own existence. But today, Sigismond is determined to make himself heard.

In 1863, a group of snow-bound travelers invokes the devil, who gives them a flying canoe for them to go home. When one of them finds his wife about to die in labor, he makes a pact with the devil to save her and his newborn daughter Liza. He then cheats the devil of his prize by sacrificing himself. 25 years later, Liza wants to marry her beloved Jos, who has to go away to a remote logging camp to earn money to save his farm, but the devil is determined to ruin her happiness.

Michel Dumont is charged, judged and sentenced for a rape he denies ever having committed. While he serves his time in prison, Solange, who he fell in love with during his trial, embarks on the colossal task of proving his innocence and having the court rehabilitate him.

История любви между мужчиной и женщиной, ставшая невозможной после того, как мужчина решает сменить пол.

A young quebecer descends into alienation and depression.

Во время роскошного банкета одиннадцать гостей устраивают гастрономические состязания. События развиваются гротескным и абсурдным образом, превращая происходящее в метафору на общество потребления.

Своеобразная биография Боба Дилана — шесть историй, шесть персонажей, каждый из которых символизирует определенный период в жизни легендарного исполнителя или особенности его творчества. Одиннадцатилетний мальчик, называющий себя Вуди Гуатри символизирует детство Дилана; он сбегает из детского исправительного центра и отправляется в путешествие, вдвоем с гитарой, на чехле которой написано: «Эта штука убивает фашистов». Затем на сцене появляется Джек Роллинс — молодой исполнитель песен в стиле фолк — чуть позже этот социально активный юноша откроет для себя христианство и станет пастором Джоном в церкви маленького захолустного городка. Джуд Куинн — это Дилан на вершине своей славы в 60-е годы, а затем Дилан предстает в образе бунтаря, идентифицирующего себя с поэтом Артюром Рембо.

Уильям постоянно ведет видео-журнал своей жизни, и хранит его в качестве сувенира. Предчувствуя конец отношений с Мередиком, своим молодым любовником, Уильям проводит с ним два дня в кемпинге, и пользуясь ситуацией, снимает их поездку и время, проведенное с другой молодой гей-парой.

Уильям постоянно ведет видео-журнал своей жизни, и хранит его в качестве сувенира. Предчувствуя конец отношений с Мередиком, своим молодым любовником, Уильям проводит с ним два дня в кемпинге, и пользуясь ситуацией, снимает их поездку и время, проведенное с другой молодой гей-парой.