Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
30e
No quiero ver el sol, quiero ver el sol
Constanza Epifanio
Argentina, Fiction
Kaia and Camelia believe that resting is a waste of time. After observing that growing up means sleeping more and more, they wonder what would happen if they stayed awake forever. They put it to the test on a night of vigil, during which they will try to fight tiredness while waiting for the sunrise.
Film
30e
Noirs Matins
David Gonseth
Switzerland, Fiction
Two young brothers move into a new house with their parents. Very quickly, the younger one notices that something is not right in this seemingly ordinary daily life.
Film
30e
Nous sans toi
Clara Prévost
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
After a few years of absence, Vincent resurfaces in the life of his ten-year-old son, whose mother is nearing the end of her life. Using play to overcome the discomfort of being alone with each other, they learn to understand each other one step at a time.
Film
30e
On Postindian Survivance
Sioui One
Canada (Quebec), Experimentation
On Postindian Survivance is an experimental clip/short film built upon the work of emerging artist and sonic warrior Emcee Sioui. It is but a work of art refusing settler colonial representation politics yet espousing relationality as its core tenet.
Film
30e
On tire pas sur une plante pour qu'elle pousse
Gabrielle Bergeron-Leduc
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
During a summer in their chosen Haute-Gaspésie, Rosie-Roch confides in us about their complex relationship with their body and the recent unfolding of their identity.
Film
30e
One Step Ahead
Anthony Bonello
Norway, Documentary
Film
30e
Only Dust Remains - BACKXWASH
Stacy Lee
Canada (Quebec), Music video
Filmed in black and white, Backxwash performs on a stripped-back stage alongside a single dancer, closing a visual trilogy and setting the tone for what comes next.
From the album Only Dust Remains, self-released by Ugly Hag Records, March 28, 2025.
Film
30e
Ostrich
Marie Kenov
Switzerland, Animation
In awe of the ostriches, a sparrow wants to be just like them. By hitting the gym, following make-up tutorials and paying several visits to the neck stretching studio, the little bird comes very close to achieving its goal.
Film
30e
Ouarda ouarda: yet another flower film
Samy Benammar
Canada (Quebec), Experimentation
Flowers shimmer along a 16 mm strip, just before or just after the flames. You can hear them lamenting, screaming, and resisting. In response to this shrillness, an explosion of light bursts from a black petal.
Film
30e
Oushata'
Aïcha Bastien-N'Diaye & Jonathan Gaudreau
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
On the Pow-Wow trail in Quebec, Aïcha Bastien-N’Diaye dances to reconnect with herself, her lineage, and her community. Of Wendat, Guinean, and Québécois descent, she moves through ceremony and collective memory, guided by rhythm and land.

OUSHATA’ means smoke in Wendat, and is the root of oushata’ ïohtih — brown, like smoke — echoing both the dancer’s skin and the stories held in her body.