Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
24e
November 1st
Charlie Manton
England, Fiction
Traveling to witness the execution of her son’s murder, a mother is torn between retaliation and reconnecting with her estranged daughter.
Film
24e
Nyi Ma Lay
Wei-Liang Chiang
Taiwan, Fiction
In a high-rise private residential estate in Singapore, a girl sits precariously on a ledge but nobody knows why. Faraway in rural Myanmar, a village gathers. Quietly, nary a whimper in the afternoon breeze, the complex cycle of migration continues.
Film
24e
Omarska
Varun Sasindran
France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Documentary
Former site of the concentration camp Omarska is now a factory owned by Arcelor Mittal
Company. The company’s manufacturing process now takes place where the civilians
used to be detained. There is no memorial for the killed victims at Omarska. Once in a year, the premises are open to public for the commemoration.
Film
24e
On avait dit qu'on irait jusqu'en haut
Tizian Büchi
Switzerland, Fiction
Anna and Maxime are sitting on a train facing each other. Without a word, their attitude reveals a faltering affection. They have chosen to go for a hike, awaking memories of those summers they still felt in love.
Film
24e
Organic
Steven Woloshen
Canada (Quebec), Animation
" Joy, vitality and a steampunk organ. A perfect recipe for direct cinema."Organic" was created with an ancient mariner's technique called "scrimshaw". This film was originally commissioned for the closing ceremonies of the 2019 Annecy International Animation Festival."
Film
24e
Paola Makes A Wish
Zhannat Alshanova
Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Fiction
On an ordinary day at work, Paola starts to feel that she is missing out something exciting in her life.
Film
24e
Petite Étincelle
Nicolas Bianco Levrin
France, Animation
A small mouse lives in the middle of books and their epic adventures. When the candle goes out and when the matchbox is empty, it’s her turn to live a dangerous adventure throught the house, in search of a small spark.
Film
24e
Physique de la tristesse
Theodore Ushev
Canada (Quebec), Animation
Physique de la tristesse tracks an unknown man’s life as he sifts through memories of his youth in Bulgaria through to his increasingly rootless and melancholic adulthood in Canada.
Film
24e
Playeros : travailleurs des plages
Alexandre Beaumont-Vachon
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
We dream of being at the beach; Nelson wants to run away from it. We want vacations but Nelson only wants to work. So, during the night, he is already up and during the day, he walks among us.Yet, he goes unnoticed...
Film
24e
Pod mrakem
Filip Diviak & Zuzana Cupová
Czech Republic, Animation
Mr. Gnome just wants to sunbathe in peace. If it weren't for that stupid cloud! Fortunately he has a banging good plan!