The Cinematheque

A Certain Feeling for the Universe

A poetics of longing, this program comprises textural films that open our vision through dense abstraction and deep meditations on nostalgic objects, diffused by sojourns both meaningful and pointless. To grasp just one piece of the universe is to draw nearer to the infinite than if you were trying to hang on to the whole thing. —Yani Kong

WORDS
Canada 2023 | Liz Oakley | 1 min. | 3.21 MB

Abandoned Patterns
Iran 2022 | Golnaz Moghaddam | 1 min. | 1.24 MB

Patient Object
USA 2022 | Terry Cole | 3 min. | 4.6 MB

Twenty Seven
Canada 2023 | Niloufar Samedi | 4 min. | 6 MB

Only for the First Time
USA 2023 | Amber Pjongluck | 3 min. | 15.8 MB

YAN
USA 2020 | Vesper Guo | 12 min. | 19.7 MB

Infinite
China 2023 | Yi Yang Gao | 3 min. | 3.6 MB

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Greece 2023 | Valentina Farantouri | 1 min. | 1.44 MB

Villa d’Este
Canada 2023 | Wendy DesChene, Jeff Schmuki | 4 min. | 4.3 MB

Eden
Canada 2023 | Rianna Richards | 5 min | 6.89 MB

About Satin
France 2023 | Anabela Costa | 1 min. | 1.5 MB

Circle Falls
Canada 2023 | Peggy Fussell | 3 min. | 3.6 MB

Total running time: 41 min.

—Intermission—

Rings of Saturn

At the threshold between cosmic and commonplace, this playful selection wields speculation and spectacle to nudge the viewer toward new off-world imaginaries. —Joni Schinkel

The Voyage That Came to Be
Canada 2023 | Kofi Oduro (Illestpreacha) | 3 min. | 4 MB

Sunset Melt; melting mmeeelllttt. ing, fire inferno fourth ring. Demons in my.… 
Canada 2023 | Dizzy Freehan | 1 min. | 952 KB

Powers of Ten (at 16px x 16px)
USA 2022 | Chris Collins | 4 min. | 1 MB

Jupiter’s Ghost
USA 2023 | Andrew Roach | 21 min. | 5.3 MB

A Simple Machine for Living
Canada 2023 | Monique Motut-Firth | 5 min. | 5.1 MB

The Process of Rotting
Canada 2023 | Sophia Biedka | 7 min. | 7.3 MB

Total running time: 42 min.