Ariel – a film by Laura Bari

 





 

1 x 90 min
HD
In production

 

Ariel lost both of his legs ten years ago, in a terrible accident while repairing an industrial bread machine. This moment sliced through his life with such force that it took years to be able to come to terms with his new form. Now, approaching forty, Ariel has decided to use his genius as a mechanical engineer to create a new technology in prosthetic legs that bend and flex with the body’s natural movements.

 

This beautiful film captures Ariel’s journey to physical and emotional renewal as he re-designs his body, works with engineers and with his doctors towards his goal with the dream of taking his first steps as a new man. But it is his inner journey that shines through, as Ariel loves, loses and rebuilds his family, searches for meaning in his tragedy and overcomes tremendous odds as a handicapped man in Argentina. Intimate, honest, heartbreaking and inspiring, ‘Ariel’ is an extraordinary tale and a mesmerizing journey

 

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À 33 ans, les jambes de Ariel furent broyées par la colossale machine industrielle à pétrir le pain qu’il réparait. Il décidera dix ans plus tard, de construire ses propres jambes orthopédiques qu’il appelera «hydropedias». Ariel, toujours alambiqué, trouble et lumineux à la fois, interpellera son imagination dans ses dimensions les plus complexes: d’une part, nourrir la démarche scientifique accrue et rigoureuse pour sa création et d’autre part, maintenir le rêve de reconstruire sa propre identité.

 

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When the Trumpet Sounds  – a film by Pablo Alvarez Mesa

 

 

1 x 52 min, 1 x 90 min

HD
in development

 

A group of Colombian teenagers from Bogota spend all their spare time and money traveling to a small bullfighting school in the Andes Mountains.

 

They live communally in the quiet town of Choachi, dedicating their lives to becoming Matadors. Bullfighting is their art, their obsession, and a way out of crushing poverty. It is also about to be banned across Colombia. This year, bullfighting received a major blow when Bogota’s newly elected major declared bullfights would soon become illegal, sparking a massive countrywide debate.

 

When the Trumpet Sounds explores bullfighting through young men’s eyes; a new generation of Colombians who are passionately dedicated to a sport in which death becomes art.

 

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Doris – Un film de Halima Elkhatabi

 

 

1 x 52 min
HD
in development

 

Le projet de film « Doris » est le portrait d’une femme en pleine réhabilitation sociale. Avec comme point d’ancrage le décor du quartier Saint-Henri, où Doris a toujours vécu, le film invite à découvrir le parcours d’une femme attachante qui s’est donné pour défi de s’en sortir. Après quatre ans passés derrière les barreaux, Doris doit se reconstruire, retrouver sa place parmi les siens et dans la société. Sa quête : trouver un emploi décent et stable. Un défi de tous les jours pour une femme au début de la cinquantaine qui porte un passé carcéral.

 

Le film nous plonge dans la vie d’un être qui, au-delà d’incarner la précarité au féminin, exprime aussi et surtout une dignité, une débrouillardise, une capacité de composer avec l’adversité, avec la vie. Par le biais d’un portrait intimiste, c’est tout l’univers de la pauvreté urbaine que nous rencontrons. Un film qui confronte nos préjugés sur les conditions de vie des plus démunis au Québec et nous révèle une force de vivre exceptionnelle.

 

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‘Doris’ is a portrait of a woman who is reintegrating herself into society. After four years in a federal prison, Doris is on a quest to find a decent job. A difficult feat for an ex-convict in her fifties. With her colourful Montreal neighbourhood of ‘St-Henri’ as a backdrop, we embark on Doris’ touching journey to rebuild her life.  This film explores a woman’s precariousness but also her dignity, and her resourcefulness in the face of adversity.  ‘Doris’ confronts our prejudices about the quality of life of one of Canada’s most downtrodden neighbourhoods to reveal an exceptional strength, and survival.