TELENOVELA
Genre
Language
Duration
222
Rating
Synopsis
2ND MONTREAL CRITICS’ WEEK
ABORTION PARTY by Julia Mellen
Comedy. Animation. 13 min. Spain.
Quebec Premiere. Original version with English subtitles.
Cast: Julia Mellen.
Using 3D SketchUp, director Julia Mellen tells the story of a party organized to celebrate an abortion.
BY DESIGN by Amanda Kramer
Comedy. 91 min. United States.
Canadian Premiere. Original English version.
Cast: Juliette Lewis; Mamoudou Athie; Melanie Griffith; Samantha Mathis; Robin Tunney; Udo Kier.
A woman becomes a chair in this biting satire on the cult of objectification.
Guest: Stéfany Boisvert.
MACDO by Racornelia
Drama. 118 min. Mexico. Greece.
Canadian Premiere. Original version with English subtitles.
Cast: Joaquin del Paso; Alicia Campillo Salinas; Racornelia; Eduardo Campillo Salinas; Giovanna Duffour.
Mexico City, Christmas 1997. Through the grainy lens of an amateur camcorder, the gentle nostalgia of home videos fades away.
Guest: Racornelia
Release date
January 15, 2026