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, 2025 Cannes Film Festival
Marina, 18, orphaned at a young age, must travel to Spain’s Atlantic coast to obtain a signature for a scholarship application from the paternal grandparents she has never met. She navigates a sea of new aunts, uncles, and cousins, uncertain whether she will be embraced or met with resistance. Stirring long-buried emotions, reviving tenderness, and uncovering unspoken wounds tied to the past, Marina pieces together the fragmented and often contradictory memories of the parents she barely remembers.
Carla Simón
Carla Simón is a filmmaker and screenwriter, born in Barcelona, Catalonia. The death of her parents when she was a child, due to AIDS, inspired several of her works, notably her first feature film, Summer 1993 (2017), which earned her several awards, and Romería (2025), selected for the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival. She also directed Alcarràs, shot in the eponymous municipality, which won the Golden Bear in 2022, as well as several short films and a television series.
