Kindergarten
The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
The September 2 screening will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker
Winner of the Special Jury Prize for National Feature Competition, RIDM 2025
The caring yet bustling environment of a kindergarten serves as the anchor for this deep dive into early childhood. Structured to follow the gradual progression of ages on screen, the film takes us into the bubble of various children from ages 1 to 5, at a stage where the world seems to revolve around them, and self-awareness slowly shifts from ‘I’ to ‘We’. Through these rarely filmed moments, human nature gradually takes shape. Kindergarten is the 4th film of a series about life's milestones.
Jean-François Caissy
After studying photography, Jean-François Caissy directed the feature-length documentary Journey’s End (2009), which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. His subsequent films, La marche à suivre (2014) and Premières armes (2018), were also presented at the Berlinale, winning several awards, including the World Pulse Award at the IndieLisboa Festival.
