LiaFEST 2019

Léo is seventeen. She’s about to graduate from high school. She has no plans for the future. She finds some solace in Steve, an older guitarist. But even that is not enough. Sébastien Pilote presents this compelling and precise portrait of female adolescence.

Tom and her father, a war veteran, are constantly hiding from the authorities that do not accept their vagrant way of life. A small mistake will forever change their lives. “Granik films with subtlety and quiet grace, but Leave No Trace explodes in the mind” (Village Voice).

The all-female Afghanistan professional cycling team was established in 2011. From physical struggles to constant threats on their lives, this remarkable group of women is peddling their way to a social revolution, challenging concepts of gender and barriers to gain freedom. 

A visit from a friend will make the next 24 hours in the life of a wife and mother of three a test of trust and patience. Few films have managed to capture the routine of parenthood, the quiet emotional friction between parents, and the way life can be thrown out of its course.

One woman sets off on a Don Quixote-like war against Iceland’s expanding and harmful aluminum industry. The battle of will, ingenuity, and courage will lead her to the most difficult choice of her life. Woman at War is an “offbeat, poignant and visually exquisite” (Hollywood Reporter) work.