Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
22e
Buzzcut
Michael Marrero & Jon Rhoads
United States, Fiction
While Jane is in the process of having her head shaved, the apocalypse occurs and her barber dies leaving Jane's hair in a terrible state. Navigating into a crumbling world, fighting zombies and demons, she tries to find a hairdresser to finish her buzzcut.
Film
22e
Chamade
Nathanaëlle Vincent
Canada (Quebec), Experimentation
A free diving exploration throughout the maze of absence, Chamade tells the story of longing. Upset by the silence of the loved one, the narrator goes deep inside solitude. A short film made out of film archive from the National Film Board.
Film
22e
Chemin d'eau pour un poisson
Mercedes Marro
France, Spain, Colombia, Animation
A starry night in a poor district of Latin America. Oscar sleeps in his room when a sudden gust of wind wakes him up. From his window, he sees a little goldfish in a puddle of dirty water, out of breath.
Film
22e
Commodity City
Jessica Kingdon
United States, China, Documentary
Commodity City is an observative documentary that explores the daily lives of vendors operating in the world's largest wholesale market: Yiwu Markets in China. The film focuses on moments of tension between trade and individuality, between goods and the human beings who sell them.
Film
22e
Conversation With Ziad
Juliette Guérin
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
How do we leave a country when we are forced to ? What do we pack in our bags? What are the things that we miss the most ? Those are the issues that are addressed by Ziad Alasmar, a young Syrian refugee, as pictures of his native land are screened.
Film
22e
Counterfeit Kunkoo
Reema Sengupta
India, Fiction
In a country where marital rape is not a legal crime, it took a lot for Smita to escape an abusive marriage. She lives in a one room apartment in Mumbai, earning her living handcrafting necklaces. The recent tranquility of her life is shaken when the doorbell rings.
Film
22e
Crème de menthe
Jean-Marc E. Roy & Philippe David Gagné
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
After the death of her father, this only child returns home, to Saguenay. She must empty the house of her father, a hoarder. Through various accumulated objects, she will go through her father's life, trying to find out at the same time what is her place among this multitude of memories.
Film
22e
Daemonrunner
Kiah Roache-Turner
Australia, Fiction
Demon hunters track down and subdue a possessed girl. They use brutal force and killer technology to exorcise the demon ... much ass-kicking ensues.
Film
22e
Das Mädchen im Schnee
Dennis Ledergerber
Switzerland, Fiction
A day in the life of a foley artist.
Film
22e
Debout Kinshasa !
Sebastien Maitre
France, Fiction
No polished shoes, no school! Samuel, 10 years old, is about to discover Kin the Beautiful’s way of muddling up and muddling through…