Friday, August 29 Friday August 29 5:30 p.m. SO SURREAL: BEHIND THE MASKS by Neil Diamond and Joanne Robertson | Maison Nivard-De Saint-Dizier, musée et site archéologique (Montréal, Canada) SPECIAL MENTION FIFA 43 AWARD – Presented in collaboration with Ciné-Quartier and the Maison Nivard-De Saint-Dizier, museum and archaeological site, a documentary film that tells the little-known story of the profound influence of Yup’ik (Alaska) and Kwakwakawakw (Northwest Coast) masks on some of the greatest artists of modern times: the surrealists.
Wednesday, September 03 Wednesday September 03 7:00 p.m. Niki de Saint-Phalle, Jean Tinguely, la fée et le machiniste by Catherine Aventurier | LES CINÉ MERCREDIS NIKI au Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (Québec, Canada) Everything set them apart: their origins, their childhoods, their ideologies, their visions of art and of life. Yet, when they met in 1956, Niki de Saint Phalle and Jean Tinguely could not have imagined that they would spend the next twenty years of their lives together.
Thursday, September 04 Thursday September 04 7:00 p.m. SO SURREAL : BEHIND THE MASKS by Neil Diamond and Joanne Robertson | THE MACKENZIE ART GALLERY (Regina, Canada) SPECIAL MENTION FIFA 43 AWARD – Presented in collaboration with The MacKenzie Art Gallery, a documentary film that tells the little-known story of the profound influence of Yup’ik (Alaska) and Kwakwakawakw (Northwest Coast) masks on some of the greatest artists of modern times: the surrealists.
Sunday, September 07 Sunday September 07 8:30 p.m. L’AVENIR by EMMANUEL SCHWARTZ | La Petite Place des Arts (Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc, Canada) BEST CANADIAN FEATURE FILM AWARD, FIFA 43. LES SOIRÉES CINÉ are co-presented with La Petite Place des Arts. Theatre students pay tribute to their dying classmate in a poignant performance, under a symbolic eclipse marking their final day and a collective turning point.
Wednesday, September 10 Wednesday September 10 7:00 p.m. SO SURREAL: BEHIND THE MASKS by Neil Diamond and Joanne Robertson | Westmount Public Library (Montréal, Canada) [FREE ENTRY] SPECIAL MENTION FIFA 43 AWARD – Presented in collaboration with the Westmount Public Library, this film tells the little-known story of the profound influence of Yup’ik (Alaska) and Kwakwakawakw (Northwest Coast) masks on some of the greatest artists of modern times: the surrealists. Librarian Katherine Kasirer will lead a post-screening discussion.
Thursday, September 11 Thursday September 11 7:00 p.m. UN VOYAGE SENTIMENTAL SUR LA PLANÈTE PARAJANOV | CINÉMATHÈQUE QUÉBÉCOISE (Montréal, Canada) Presented in collaboration with the Centre d’art et essai of the Cinémathèque québécoise, this creative biopic perfectly captures the magical, colorful, and extravagant world of Sergei Parajanov. Beyond his personal story, it evokes a USSR in the midst of change and highlights the filmmaker’s courage in the face of oppression. Among the works devoted to him, this one best conveys the surreal and whimsical spirit of his creations.
Sunday, September 14 Sunday September 14 3:00 p.m. SO SURREAL: BEHIND THE MASKS by Neil Diamond and Joanne Robertson | La société d’arts et culture d’Oka (Oka, Canada) [FREE ENTRY] SPECIAL MENTION FIFA 43 AWARD – Presented in collaboration with the société d’arts et culture d’Oka, this film tells the little-known story of the profound influence of Yup’ik (Alaska) and Kwakwakawakw (Northwest Coast) masks on some of the greatest artists of modern times: the surrealists.
Sunday, September 21 Sunday September 21 1:30 p.m. Kusama: Infinity by Heather Lenz | The second in a series of screenings dedicated to THE NIKI GENERATION at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (Quebec City, Canada) In collaboration with the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, this documentary explores the unique journey of Yayoi Kusama, a radical artist and pioneer of contemporary art, active during the same period as Niki de Saint Phalle.
Saturday, September 27 Saturday September 27 2:00 p.m. H24 – 24 HEURES DANS LA VIE D’UNE FEMME at the Agora de la danse (Montréal, Canada) [FREE ENTRY] In collaboration with the International Literature Festival (FIL) and La Dauphinelle, Le FIFA is co-presenting H24 – 24 heures dans la vie d’une femme, a committed series that provides an incisive and multifaceted look at women’s daily lives through 24 short films of approximately four minutes each, each written by a different woman writer and performed by a different actress. Inspired by real-life events, the work highlights the mechanisms of everyday violence and underscores the importance of both individual and collective acts of resistance.
Sunday, September 28 Sunday September 28 1:00 p.m. Victory According to Miss Chief: Short films by Kent Monkman | CINÉMA DU MUSÉE (MONTRÉAL, CANADA) To celebrate the opening of the exhibition Kent Monkman: History Is Painted by the Victors, on view from September 27 to March 8 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Cinéma du Musée, the MMFA, and FIFA invite you to a special screening of short films by the artist on September 28 at 1:00 PM. The screening will be followed by a discussion led by Léuli Eshraghi, Curator of Indigenous Practices at the MMFA and co-curator of the exhibition, alongside John P. Lukavic, Curator of Native Arts at the Denver Art Museum.
