Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
26e
Druh
Aaron Ries
Canada (Ontario), Fiction
Three teenage boys embark on a weekend scouting trip into the wilderness of Ontario, Canada. On the trip, their leaders challenge them to compete for a prized scout badge to prove themselves, where for one day they can't speak, for one day they can't eat, and on the final day they can't be seen.
Film
26e
Duo Li
Zou Jing
Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Fiction
Lili, a young mother, lives with her gambler husband in a remote part of Sichuan. Lonely and poor, she heads for the city in a bid to earn enough money to save her dying father.
Film
26e
Débâcle
Catherine Arsenault
Canada (Quebec), Animation
Débâcle draws its inspiration from the shifting courses of the St-Lawrence river during wintertime. Through a search for the vast ice patch which usually clings to the Quebec North Shore coastline during the colder months, Débâcle bears witness to climate change and the fragility of our coastal territory.
Film
26e
EN ATTENDANT LOLO
Jules Ronfard
France, Canada (Quebec), Fiction
On a country road, a couple gone for a ride on a scooter find themselves immobilized after running out of gas. While waiting for their friend Lolo, a philosophical discussion ensues.
Film
26e
El Desayuno
Cristian Camilo Arcos Cerón
Colombia, Animation
During 2020 quarantine, a group of neighbors in a building share coffee, bread, fish and other foods making a breakfast for the homeless man who plays a song on the street. When he receives the breakfast he also shares it with his animals having a breakfast full of love and compassion.
Film
26e
Embrasse-moi donc
Laetitia Mallette
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Haunted by the memories of the past, three inseparable friends; Nathan, Romane, and Esteban escape their reality by trying to pass time in a cottage. They lose themselves so they can forget the scars that make them remember Montreal and Theo.
Film
26e
Fabián Canta
Diego Crespo
Argentina, Fiction
Fabian puts together shows at a party room, one of them is a Serrat tribute act, in which he is the performer on stage. Fabian is frustrated because the belly dancer is the clients’ number one choice. This time, he’ll do whatever it takes to be picked out.
Film
26e
Falena
Nancy Pettinicchio
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Intrigued and inspired by an unexpected encounter with an older neighbour, Leila spends her last days in the suburbs exploring her identity through nude photography. As she faces her transition to adulthood, Leila is confronted with her changing relationship to her best friend Cassy.
Film
26e
Fall of the Ibis King
Mikai Geronimo & Josh O'Caoimh
Ireland, Animation
The antagonist of a dark opera becomes increasingly unsettled following the unlikely return of the former lead actor.
Film
26e
Flounder
David Cutler-Kreutz, Sam Cutler-Kreutz
United States, Fiction
Two childhood friends journey through a dangerous ritual that will test their friendship.