The online platform Tënk and Quebec libraries are partnering to screen documentaries for free for 10 days in April 2026. In Montreal, three libraries will screen films during Doc Week.
All films are carefully selected by local librarians, and we trust them to recommend the best documentaries we’ll see this year.
Documentaries to Watch in Montreal Libraries During Doc Week
Chaakapesh by Roger Frappier and Justin Kingsley
123 minutes, 2019
The OSM goes on tour to visit Cree, Innu, and Inuit communities and share an Indigenous chamber opera with them.
The documentary was selected by librarian Line Boily (Library and Culture Coordinator, Françoise-Bujold Library, Bonaventure). She says:
Koutkekout, by Joseph Hillel
84 minutes, 2024
In Haiti, amid cholera and violence, artists turn theater into an act of resistance, blending fiction and reality to celebrate the dignity of a people.
The documentary was selected by librarian Jessika St-Onge (Program Coordinator, Paul-O.-Trépanier Library, Granby). She says:
I Put My Mother in a Home, by Denys Desjardins
75 min, 2022
In the form of a filmed diary, filmmaker Denys Desjardins documents the incredible journey that led him to place his mother in a long-term care facility.
The documentary was selected by librarian Julie-Ann Despaties (information specialist, Saint-Lambert Library). She says:
Practical Information
Where? Libraries in Montreal
When? April 10–19, 2026
- Chaakapesh, April 10 at 11 a.m. at the Bibliothèque du Boisé, 2727 Thimens Blvd.
- Koutkekouton April 12 at 1:30 p.m. at the Côte-des-Neiges Intercultural Library, 6767 Côte-des-Neiges Road
- I Placed My Mother, April 18 at 1 p.m. at the Langelier Library, 6473 Sherbrooke St. E.
