Marche commune
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.
Official Selection, RIDM 2025
A film collage, Marche commune delves into 125 years of cinema to highlight something of a humanity in disarray, faltering, searching, stumbling, taking the wrong direction, then recovering. Taking the form of a vast nervous system in which each person's movement is connected to that of others, the film's poetic experience becomes political by reconnecting the broken links between beings, and between beings and the world.
Sylvain L'Espérance
Born in Montreal, Sylvain L'Espérance studied visual arts and cinema. He has directed thirteen films that combine direct cinema and experimental research to explore reality in a poetic lens. His works have been screened in twenty countries around the world. Intérieurs du delta won Best Director Award at the Festival dei Popoli in Florence (2010), while Sur le Rivage du monde received the Grand Prix in the international competition at DOK.fest in Munich (2013). Combat au bout de la nuit was presented in the Panorama section of the Berlinale (2017). Animal Macula has distinguished itself at several festivals, notably winning the Special Jury Prize in the National Feature Film Competition at RIDM 2021. Archéologie de la lumière won the same award in 2024.
Bio & photo: Sylvain L’Espérance
