Reception at the Custom House, Portland

Please join us for a reception at the Custom House in Portland. The evening will feature thank-you speeches, live music, and an opportunity to connect and discuss the films while enjoying hors d'oeuvres and drinks. We look forward to sharing this special moment with you!

Le Règne Animal / The Animal Kingdom (2023, France)

by Thomas Cailley with Paul Kircher, Romain Duris and Adèle Exarchopoulos

Overview: As the world has already adapted to an epidemic of mutations turning humans into animals, François must move to the south of France to be closer to his wife, Lana, who has been affected by this mysterious condition and sent to a specialized facility. There, he and his son Émile must reinvent themselves in a world now populated by creatures of a new kind.

Le Temps d'un Été / One Summer (2023, Québec)

by Louise Archambault and Marie Vien with Patrice Robitaille, Sylvio Archambault and Victoria Barkoff

Overview: For more than 25 years, Marc Côté, street chaplain and parish priest, has lived with the poor and the homeless. Today, Marc is a worn-out man. Exhausted from running his church, which serves as a shelter, and overwhelmed by the bills they can no longer pay, Marc must face the facts: he will have to shut down his church. Like a call from Providence, he inherits a property in the Bas-du-Fleuve region and decides to take a group of homeless people with him, who, like himself, need a vacation.

Quelques Jours Pas Plus / Just a Couple of Days (2024, France)

by Julie Navarro with Benjamin Biolay and Camille Cottin

Overview: Arthur Berthier, a rock critic demoted to general news after trashing a hotel room, discovers that journalism is a combat sport. After being sent to the hospital by a riot policeman while covering the evacuation of a migrant camp, he falls for Mathilde, the head of the association 'Solidarité Exilés.' He agrees to host Daoud, a young Afghan, thinking it will only be for a few days.

Tori et Lokita / Tori and Lokita (2022, France, Belgium)

by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne with Pablo Schils, Joely Mbundu and Alban Ukaj

Overview: Two African immigrants, eleven-year-old Tori and sixteen-year-old Lokita, live by their wits in a Belgian city, posing as brother and sister.

Ru / Ru (2023, Québec)

by Charles Olivier-Michaud with Chloé Djandji, Chantal Thuy and Jean Bui

Overview: Based on Kim Thuy's book, this semi-autobiographical story follows the fate of a family forced to flee Vietnam under the communist regime of the North, struggling to adapt to life in Quebec.

Je verrai toujours vos visages / All Your Faces (2023, France)

by Jeanne Herry with Birane Ba, Leïla Bekhti and Anne Benoît

Overview: Since 2014, in France, Restorative Justice has offered victims and offenders the opportunity to engage in dialogue within secure frameworks, facilitated by professionals and volunteers.