A group of logs is about to freeze to death in a cold, icy desert. When they realize that the only fuel for a warming fire is their own body, things start heating...

The Cicada, having sung all summer, was greatly lacking when the north wind came. (...) She went begging with her neighbor the Ant...

A night, La Havane. Some caracters are lying to bury their inside disorder. Nothing is really said, everything’s a lie, immediate pleasures and the masks dominate. Despite all this mascarade, life is going fast. Turn Off Before Living is a sensory journey flirting with weirdness and is quietly sliping into realism.

Settled on the edge of the St. Lawrence river, a century old building protects the fragile existence of 82 Catholic nuns. Confronted by the realization of their advancing age and the absence of committed successors, the sisters of Sainte-Jeanne-D’Arc have recently reached the decision that moving would be in the best interest of their congregation.

Sarah, a young actress, offers one of the worst performances of her life. When she discovers that her idol, the famous director Peter Brook, was here, her life falls apart.

Louis, defeated at the election, must leave the functions he had for twenty years. Afterwards, he lives a short drift that leaves him without any landmark for the future until he finds a form of salvation with a neighbor.

With the ardor of his 25 years, Alexei lives life to the fullest, even if his village is under sovietic occupation. On the night of January 12th 1941, he will be the privileged witness of a deportation orchestrated by the politic police and the sovietic army.

Projet réalisé par les élèves du programme Arts et métiers de la scène de 5e secondaire de la Polyvalente Jonquière dans le cadre du projet Court Libre, en partenariat avec REGARD sur le court métrage. Enseignant: Jasmin Tremblay. L’histoire des uns peut devenir une histoire inattendue. Participants: Jonathan Bergeron, Frédérique Boily, Alyson Desbiens, Nadine Duchesne, Leila Fortin-Larouche, Noémie Gilbert, Michelle Nadeau, Rébéca Plourde, Potvin, Marie-Pier Potvin, Clara Simard, Gabrielle Simard, Gabrielle Simard-Paquet, Annie-Pier Tremblay, Sarah Tremblay, Stéphanie Tremblay, Jérome Villeneuve.