Débâcle draws its inspiration from the shifting courses of the St-Lawrence river in winter. Through a search for the vast ice patch which usually clings to the Quebec North Shore coastline during the colder months, the film bears witness to climate change and the fragility of our coastal regions. Director: Catherine Arsenault • Quebec

In any armed conflict there are soldiers and people who await their return. In this beautiful animated short, three generations of women await their loved ones and dream their way across the sea to their memory. And even when they know they will never return, they knit to heal the wounds of war. Director: Maryam Khalilzadehbin • Iran

Almost two centuries ago St. John’s became the first place in the Americas to welcome the Presentation Sisters and Sisters of Mercy. In recent years their numbers have diminished but the need for their work certainly has not — and the few who are left capably lift heavier loads than ever before. Director: Kenneth J. Harvey • Producers: Kenneth J. Harvey, Katherine Harvey • Newfoundland and Labrador