Médecins de coeur

Le quartier Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, à Montréal, est totalement inconnu des touristes, tout comme l'est son Chic Resto Pop. Il s'agit pourtant d'un restaurant unique au monde : à une population pour qui la faim n'a rien d'exotique, il réussit à offrir à bon compte les surplus que lui donnent les marchands. Issus du quartier, guettés par toutes les dérives, les jeunes qui y travaillent connaissent là un moment capital de leur existence. Ce sont les vedettes de ce film où ils se dévoilent en rires et en chansons. Sur une musique de rock, de blues, de western ou de simple ballade, ils disent leur vérité, accompagnés de Cassonade (Steve Faulkner), le musicien qui les a aidés à la mettre en forme.

AIDS is giving rise to profound soul-searching and debate. While those living with HIV and AIDS do their utmost to maintain their quality of life, health care professionals struggle to provide medical and support services, researchers and clinicians pool their knowledge, and philosophers and humanists open up new avenues of thought. Doctors with Heart enters the doors of an AIDS clinic in Montreal, providing a thoughtful look at all aspects of AIDS through the eyes of some particularly compassionate and dedicated doctors. Candid and original in its approach, this powerful documentary explores the legal and ethical problems facing contemporary medicine as it confronts one of its biggest challenges. In French with English subtitles.

A film on poverty in Montréal built around six songs that the characters have written together with the Québécois performer Steve Faulkner and which they perform themselves on screen. The music is rap, blues, rock, country and western, and deals with the universal themes of hunger, hope and love. In French with English sub-titles.