Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
26e
URSA - Nordlysets Sang
Natalia Malykhina Bratli
Norway, Animation
A little polar bear Ursa is alone in the cold dark Arctic and looking for his mum. He walks through a blizzard, through icy cold tundra and sharp ice hummocks, towards the northern lights and the magic song in hope to find his mother.
Film
26e
Untitled Earth Sim 64
Jonathan Wilhelmsson
Sweden, Fiction
A woman is faced with existential crisis after learning that her universe is an untitled simulation.
Film
26e
VOTE POUR TON FILM PRÉF
MUCHO LOVE
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Film
26e
Visitors
Kenichi Ugana
Japan, Fiction
Young adults Haruka, Nana, and Takanori visit their friend Souta, whom they’ve not heard from for a while, only to find his house in a mess and his behaviour a little strange.
Film
26e
Vlekkeloos
Emma Branderhorst
Netherlands, Fiction
Ruby lives in a small flat with her mother and younger sister. When Ruby realizes she is having her period, she notices they are out of period products. She doesn’t want to bother her mother with asking for them, because she is aware of their moneyproblems.So Ruby tries to solve it herself.
Film
26e
Warsha
Dania Bdeir
France, Lebanon, Fiction
Warsha follows Mohammad, a Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut. One morning he volunteers to take on one of the most dangerous cranes. Away from everyone’s eyes, he is able to live out his secret passion and find freedom.
Film
26e
What's My Name?
Arthur Studholme
United Kingdom, Fiction
A man forgets another man's name at a party.
Film
26e
Wâhkôhtowin | All My Relations
Barry Bilinsky
Unceded territories Amiskwaciwâskahikan, Animation
The power of stories, told over many nights, over many years, through all the languages across the world, are encapsulated in an intimate story between a grandmother and her children’s children on a clear winter night in the teepee. This short is exhibited at the Indigenous Peoples Experience cultural centre in Fort Edmonton Park.
Film
26e
Y'a de la nourriture à la maison
Carlos Soriano
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
The film follows Michel, a Montrealer and chef at the Belle Tonki restaurant, as he recounts his experiences of his neighbourhood, Saint-Michel. He paints an Intimate portrait of the cultural clash brought about by the successive waves of immigration that have shaped his culinary approach and his sense of belonging.
Film
26e
Zoon
Jonatan Schwenk
Germany, Animation
A group of small, shimmering amphibians is in heat. A two-legged forest dweller meets the lustful group. He and his companions nibble on the little creatures, and soon a feast begins.