The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
Once reserved for high-level athletes, the consumption of anabolic steroids has taken on endemic proportions among adolescents and young men passionate about bodybuilding. Boldly addressing the taboo of male beauty standards, Adonis offers an on-the-ground investigation into the heart of this muscle-building machine and questions the reasons and physical, psychological, and social risks of this pursuit of the perfect body. While showcasing his own vulnerability, the director unveils the magnitude of the looming public health crisis.
The film will be presented with French subtitles.
Jérémie Battaglia
Jérémie Battaglia is a French Canadian filmmaker based in Montreal, where he co-funded the production company Extérieur Jour. He defines himself as an admirer of everyday heroes. He explored the themes of adversity, the body and his limits in Perfect and The Brother. Since his debut, with the short musical documentary Casseroles on the students protests of 2012, he tries to explore his medium through collaborations with artists from various art froms : animation, theater, dance, or music. He co-directed, with Johanne Madore, a circus film called The Sum of our Dreams, and with Mélanie Demers, a dance film titled The Goddam Milky Way. In 2024, in addition to Adonis, he will release a second feature-length documentary, The Other French Youth, about young North African men in the south of France that want to free themselves through their passion for bullfighting.
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