Resources
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 January 27 screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers.
An observational film about the meat industry in Quebec, where asylum seekers, mainly from Latin America, process a vast herd of livestock into meat. What is life like at various points along this chain ?
Hubert Caron-Guay
Hubert Caron-Guay is a filmmaker and artist from Beauce, now based in Montreal. Through his work in documentary, fiction, and visual art, he investigates power dynamics and social structures. As an active member of the Épopée collective from 2010 to 2014, he created impactful projects blending art and activism, often addressing issues like urban precarity and marginalized communities. In 2017, he released Destierros, a powerful documentary on migration in Latin America, followed by Ressources in 2021, which unveils the hidden realities of human and non-human exploitation in the pork industry. His works, recognized for their immersive visuals and critical engagement, have been featured at major festivals like IDFA, RIDM, and Visions du Réel. His debut fiction feature, The Mechanics of Borders (2025), explores the inner struggles of isolated and uprooted charact confronting deeply ingrained violence.
Bio & photo: Maison4tiers
Serge-Olivier Rondeau
Serge-Olivier Rondeau is a filmmaker whose work intersects media arts and experimental ethnography. His films and installations explore the relationships between humans and non-humans—particularly animals, plants and technology. His work has appeared in numerous exhibits and festivals across Canada and internationally, including as a member of the group Épopée and co-founder of the After Faceb00k collective. Fractures, an installation featuring the films Ruptures and Insurgence and focusing on the Quebec student strikes of 2012, was featured at Manif d’Art 7. As part of the Mois de la Photo à Montréal, the McCord Museum exhibited In Loving Memory <3 an immersive nine-screen video dedicated to Facebook users who live on after death on the site’s servers. In 2021, he co-directed his first feature-length documentary Ressources with Hubert Caron-Guay, which made its premiere at IDFA. The film examines the modes of existence of animals, humans and landscapes caught up in the industrial meat production chain. The Inheritors, his second documentary feature, launched at Dok Leipzig.
