The Dream and the Radio is a vision of a familiar yet alien Montreal, filled with dreams, idealism and the possibility of building a more authentic, inclusive and harmonious world. This wild and unconventional film follows the lives of Raoul, a charismatic activist; Eugène, a tortured writer; Constance, a shy radio artist; and Béatrice, a nomadic free spirit. These four are on a mission to transmit their message to the masses—via radio waves. Resembling a scripted feature, Rousiouk and Després-Larose’s film is nonetheless impossible to pigeonhole or categorize, with experimental and hybridic elements such as an interplay between darkness and light, unusual sound textures and colour grading, and a loose concept of time. Filled with nods to 20th-century political activism and the history of cinema, this enigmatic film is bursting with ideas that open it up to endless interpretations. -KR

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