Once crossed by streams and creeks, Montreal has seen its rivers become polluted and buried through centuries of urbanization. Today, only the seagulls circling overhead and the manholes remind of what lies beneath. Guided by some of Montreal’s oldest maps, PASSÉ DISPARU searches for the forgotten rivers and visits the urban landscapes that can be found today – Until heavy rain falls and the old waters rise again to flood the streets, reminding the city of its seemingly vanished past.
technical details
documentary – 16 min – 1:1,66 – color – DCP – Dolby SR
team
A production by the University of Television and Film Munich and l’Institut national de l’image et du son
director/editor/producer – Anna-Maria Dutoit
director of photography – Louis Dickhaut
sound – Stéphane Barsalou
production manager Montréal – Chantal Limoges
steadicam operator – Kes Tagney
sound mixing & sounddesign – Andrew Mottl
composer – Hans Könnecke
colorgrading – Johan Nurmilehto
screenings
54. Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal
68. DOK Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
41. Interfilm International Short Film Festival Berlin
37. Aguilar International Short Film Festival
20 Screenings across Germany through “Shorts Attack” (January 2026)
3. ENCOURAGE Film Talents
Anna-Maria Dutoit 