Directing
Maël Zaïd
Born 2002-08-25
Maël Zaïd is an emerging independent filmmaker who will soon finish his bachelor's degree in cinema at UQAM. Driven by the hybridity of genres and an anthropological approach, he wishes to pursue his career as a filmmaker and undertake a master's degree in cinema studies. His films, most of them made in an academic framework, seek to think outside the box to offer deconstructed and immersive works giving platform to marginality. Above all a film buff, he is fascinated by the different ways of theorizing cinema. In short, he is seduced and engaged by a cinema that is sometimes irreverent, a little too provocative and certainly grotesque.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
10.0At 61, Steve leads a seemingly ordinary routine life. But behind this facade hides a much more complex universe: that of BDSM, where the body becomes a field of pleasure and exploration of submission. This anthropologically inspired documentary paints an intimate portrait of this man who, through his fantasies, seeks to redefine his relationship with the body, desire and his deep identity. By diving into his most abstract motivations, the film questions what this quest for control… and abandonment reveals.
Yes, Mistress
2026
NRDecember 31, 1999. Quebec is a few hours from year 2000 and its potential bug. Trapped in a Montreal appartement, Momo needs only one thing to survive this nightmare: couscous.
Momo 3000
2026
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Grève
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Mange-moi
2022
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DANSE DANSE DANSE!
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Des Caméras et des Hommes
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NRKai does not identify merely as someone experiencing homelessness. He defines himself as a pigeon tamer, a fire-breather, and a modern-day traveler. The day he dons an augmented reality headset, he uses his eyes and Facebook livestreams to paint a portrait of a city in the throes of emotion, a city struck by a homelessness crisis of its own making.
When Kai decided to
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Déneige Déneige mon criss!
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NRTo escape the winter and the shallowness of everyday life, David takes refuge in Montreal’s techno clubs once night falls. He surrenders his body to the pulse of 90s music, seeking to recapture, through dance, the carefree spirit of an old era.
Montréal is a party
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