Among Mountains and Streams

Among Mountains and Streams (French: Parmi les montagnes et les ruisseaux) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jean-François Lesage and released in 2024.^[1] The film centres on two Chinese dissidents living in exile, writer Ma Jian and painter Meng Huang, who discuss their art and political activism while on a nature walk in rural Quebec.^[2]

Among Mountains and Streams
French	Parmi les montagnes et les ruisseaux
Directed by	Jean-François Lesage
Written by	Jean-François Lesage
Produced by	Jean-François Lesage
Starring	Ma Jian Meng Huang
Cinematography	Étienne Roussy
Edited by	Mathieu Bouchard-Malo Ariane Pétel-Despots
Production company	Les Films de l'autre
Distributed by	Les Films du 3 mars
Release date	November 24, 2024 (2024-11-24) (RIDM)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	Mandarin

The film premiered at the Montreal International Documentary Festival in November 2024,^[3] before going into commercial release 1n August 2025.^[4]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
Quebec Cinema Awards	2025	Best Documentary	Jean-François Lesage	Pending	[5]
		Best Cinematography in a Documentary	Étienne Roussy	Pending