Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
26e
Night
Ahmad Saleh
Jordan, Palestine, Germany, Qatar, Animation
The dust of war keeps the eyes sleepless. Night brings peace and sleep to all the people in the broken town. Only the eyes of the mother of the missing child stay resilient. Night has to trick her into sleeping to save her soul.
Film
26e
Night Bus
Joe Hsieh
Taiwan, Animation
On a late-night commuter bus, a necklace was stolen. This was followed by a tragic and fatal road accident, and a series of intriguing turn of events which revealed love, hatred, and vengeance. The film climaxes as the bus went ablaze, burning and glittering against the dark coastal sky.
Film
26e
Nos cendres
Marie-Claude Béchard
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
On a visit, Ophelia discovers that her mother is still strongly addicted to cigarettes, and it is making her very ill. Distraught by the idea that she could lose her mother, Ophelia decides to stay to help her quit smoking. She eventually comes to understand that smoking is not the only culprit for her mother’s ailments.
Film
26e
Nuisance Bear
Jack Weisman & Gabriela Osio Vanden
Canada (Ontario), Documentary
Churchill, MB, is a famous destination for photographing polar bears. But what do these bears see of us? Nuisance Bear shifts our perspective revealing an obstacle course of tourist paparazzi and wildlife officers whom bears must navigate during their fall migration.
Film
26e
O Lobo Solitário
Filipe Melo
Portugal, Fiction
One night on Viva FM's late night show, host Vitor Lobo gets a phone call from an old friend.
Film
26e
Opération Carcajou
Nicolas Krief
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
A police search disturbs the peace and quiet of a suburban family and arouses suspicions in Nicolas about his father Sylvain, a secret man with suspicious activities.
Film
26e
Ousmane
Jorge Camarotti
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Ousmane, a newly arrived Burkinabé immigrant living in Montreal, has his life take a turn when he meets an elderly, disoriented lady, Edith. After learning about Edith’s terrible living conditions, but not fully understanding what the task entail, he naively decides to take on the role of her caregiver as if she was his own mother.
Film
26e
PILONA
July Naters
Peru, Fiction
Lea, a 10-year-old girl, still urinates in bed. Gloria, her mother, divorced and almost absent, is looking for a babysitter. This is how MARIA arrives, a young woman who believes with fervor that good wishes can come true. Maria will try to overcome Lea’s hostility and discover a dark secret.
Film
26e
PRIMITIVE
Benoit Lalande
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
Despite speaking a different language and being generations apart, Gisele and her grandson Kalum share an unconditional love for the ocean and this primitive lifestyle that's been lost with changing times.
Film
26e
Pa vend
Samir Karahoda
Kosovo, Fiction
In post-war Kosovo, driven by the ambition of keeping their beloved sport alive, two local players wander from one obscure location to another carrying with them the only possession of the club: their tables.