Just over a decade has passed since the 2012 student riots in Québec that saw nearly half of the university student population strike in protest of rising tuition costs, resulting in the passing of an emergency law that prohibited protesting near university property—or anywhere in Québec—without explicit permission from police. This is the context for 2012/Through The Heart, which frames the events of 2012 as one more fight in the ongoing struggle against entrenched colonialism and state oppression. Weaving together amateur and professional footage from three distinct demonstrations, directors Jean and Valade capture the protest’s chaos, and reveal the arrogance of government officials, brutal police violence and the manipulation of mass media. Both a history lesson and a first-hand account of collective rage, 2012/Through The Heart shows the spectacle and brutal suppression of the 2012 student movement with palpable immediacy. -TA

Rodrigue Jean and Arnaud Valade exhume images of the battles... that flared up as anger and indignation went head-to-head with the rhetoric of power. -FESTIVAL DU NOUVEAU CINÉMA

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