Sous Pression (Under Pressure)

2021 Official Selection: Short Film – Comedy

In the bathroom, Marc, an anxious young marketing director, finally finds relief from his existential crisis when the concierge, his Marxist cabin neighbor, reveals the inner workings of Capital to him.

Director(s): David Labrecque
Writer(s): David Labrecque
Producer(s): David Labrecque, François Dubé and Martin Bonneau
Featuring: Steven Lee Potvin, Jean-Philippe Côté

Sometimes, the truth has to come out.

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Hacking for the Commons

2021 Official Selection: Feature Film – Documentary

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A film about the ongoing fight worlwide to keep access to knowledge part of Humanity Commons.

Director(s): Philippe BORREL
Writer(s): Philippe BORREL, Marion CHATAING, Annabelle JARRY
Producer(s): Tancrède RAMONET, Jérémy ZELNIK / TEMPS NOIR production
Featuring: Vandana Shiva, Richard Stallman, Joseph Stiglitz, James Boyle, David Bollier, Guy Standing, James Love, Francis Gurry, Anthony Di Franco, Steve Berman, Kevin Kenney, Lydia Brasch and many others.

To save our planet, should we let knowledge be privatized?

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Anomaly

2021 Official Selection: Short Film – SciFi

Adam is crazy in love with Liv but the young woman just lost her husband and refuses to commit to a new relationship. Without explanation she sends him to the strange and mysterious Zieggler corporation where everybody seems to know what Adam hasn’t figured out yet about his own life.

Director(s): Michael Jeanpert
Writer(s): Michael Jeanpert
Producer(s): Mikael Bozo
Starring: Roberto Calvet, Fleur Geffrier, Etienne Baret, Vincent Deniard, Cedric Maruani, Alexis Loizon

While we are among men, let’s try humanity

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Sweet Nothings

2021 Official Selection: Short Film – SciFi

A young man of the near future wistfully searches for love on a dating app, only to find that it has been corrupted by a seductive new marketing system.

Director(s): Christian Klein
Writer(s): Christian Klein
Producer(s): Christian Klein
Starring: Zack Kozlow, Jordee Kopanski, Mae Bartek

There’s a method to your matches.

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Top 100 Best Reviewed Festival

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