Resurrection
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.
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Winner of the Special Jury Prize, 2025 Cannes Film Festival
In a world where humanity has lost the ability to dream, one creature remains entranced by the fading illusions of the dreamworld. This monster, adrift in reverie, clings to visions no one else can see — until a woman appears. Gifted with the rare power to perceive these illusions for what they truly are, she chooses to enter the monster’s dreams, determined to uncover the truth that lies hidden within.
Bi Gan
Born in 1989 in Kaili, China, Bi Gan studied at the Shanxi Institute of Communication in Taiyuan. With a passion for poetry and cinema, he made his first film tests in Kaili, set up a video workshop, and directed the short film The Poet and Singer (2012), which received a special mention at the IFVA Festival (Asia's audiovisual film and media incubator in Hong Kong). Between 2014 and 2015, he directed his first feature film, Kaili Blues. Selected in 70 festivals, and welcomed by rave international reviews, the film received the Best Emerging Filmmaker Award in the Cinéaste du présent section at the Locarno Film Festival in 2015, as well as the Montgolfière d'or at the Festival des trois continents in Nantes, and the prestigious Best New Director Award at the Golden Horse Awards. 2018 saw the release of his second feature film, Long Day's Journey Into Night, a monumental fresco in 3D. The film was presented in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival to rave critical and public acclaim. Bi Gan directed an ambitious short film in 2022 called A Short Story, told through the eyes of a cat. Resurrection is third feature film, and his second co-produced with France.
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