Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
26e
Pickel
Frédéric Lavigne
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Because of a totally innocuous culinary statement, a man must stand trial in a hirsute atmosphere governed by Kafkaesque laws.
Film
26e
Pouvoir
Paul Tom
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
A group of high school students newly arrived in Montreal invent superheroes inspired by their personalities and the social issues that affect them. Imbued with a personal mission, these larger-than-life characters carry the cultural roots of each of the children. Together, they dream of a fairer and freer world.
Film
26e
Precious Hair & Beauty
John Ogunmuyiwa
England, Fiction
An ode to the mundanity and madness of the high street, told through the window of an African hair salon.
Film
26e
Prendre le nord
Chantal Caron
Canada (Quebec), Experimentation
A dance film about life, embodiment of the wild.
Film
26e
Que nos corps traversent
Geneviève Bélanger Genest
Canada (Quebec), Experimentation
Winter. A vessel sets off into the Saint-Laurent River. On board are a number of curious and stubborn figures. The steady rhythm of oars emerges, punctuating their momentum toward an unpredictable, absolute land and encounters with kindred spirits. An uncompromising tactile immersion in matter that conflates us, by its infinite smallness, with what truly defines us.
Film
26e
Rehearsal
Michael Omonua
Nigeria, Fiction
How do you stage a miracle healing? Boundaries dissolve between church and theatre, faith and credibility.
Film
26e
Rencontre avec Robert Dole
François Harvey
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
This experimental short film gives the floor to Robert Dole who gives us his story and exposes his vision of schizophrenia. The theme of mental illness is echoed here in a cinematographic treatment that explores the materiality of film and magnetic tapes to find points of meeting and detachment.
Film
26e
Reste
Ginger Le Pêcheur
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
One summer morning, boredom mingles with the heaviness of the previous evening that turned sour for six-year-old Chichou. In the aftermath of the violence that characterizes this apartment, Reste candidly explores what daily life can look like for a child.
Film
26e
Roger, Paulo et la suite
Philippe Belley
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
Two restaurants owners in La Baie, Roger Gagnon and Paulo Cossette, show their life dedicated to fried chicken, hot dogs and hamburgers. While their city struggles along, they wonder about their future.
Film
26e
Room With a View
(LA)HORDE Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel
France, Experimentation
An apocalyptic storm is raging inside the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Violently taken off from her seat, a spectator is dragged to the centre of the scene. Rone looks from aside at the bodies swirling around her. As the storm grows bigger, he rushes to the emergency exit where everybody rushes after him...