When an Iranian new immigrant in Montreal resumes her old job as a beautician, her husband is challenged by the shift in the narrative of gender roles.
2023
Purple Don’t Cry
A misguided young man ignores the wise advice of a gang leader and starts selling drugs to achieve his dreams of a luxury lifestyle; but he soon realizes that quick money comes with deadly consequences.
Songs Versus City
As our world becomes louder, songbirds are forced to adapt, but they are reaching their limit and are at risk in the city.
Footprints In The Forest
Iman, a rare Sumatran rhino, embarks on a journey through Borneo's rainforest after her mother's loss to poachers. Alone but aided by Piu-Piu, a talkative bird, she faces diverse wildlife and a relentless clouded leopard. Using her mother's spirit, Iman outsmarts the predator. Despite triumph, she feels lost until guided by a wise orangutan to rhino footprints, restoring hope. The film concludes as Iman follows her kind's footprints into an uncertain but promising future.
Alex’s Machine
Alex is the only girl in her "automotive biomechanics" class. For her degree, she has chosen to build an engine made of artificial flesh. One night, Chloé, who shares her boarding school room, discovers that Alex takes a singular pleasure in working on her living machine…
Out of the blue
Instead of enjoying her vacations in a peaceful peninsula of Turkey, Anna feels stuck in a strange torpor, while her boyfriend, Thomas, doesn't seem to notice it at all. Later in the afternoon, when a little girl suddenly disappears on the beach, Anna awakens and decides to go and find her, despite the unknown and the nightfall.