Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
30e
Después del silencio
Matilde-Luna Perotti
Colombia, Canada (Quebec), Documentary
If an aggressor's power lies in his victim's silence, speaking out is an indispensable weapon for the victim to break free. Silence is the first step towards liberation.
Film
30e
Devotee
Roberta Palmieri & Francesco Rubattu
Italy, Documentary
Manuela chats online with a stranger, a man with a fetish for women in wheelchairs like her. After six years of anonymity on his part, she decides to meet him.
Film
30e
Diary
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Film
30e
Diego
Melissa Silveira
France, Fiction
Vanessa, 21, lives with her disabled brother Diego, 20, and their father, Antonio, a gypsy with a strong personality. The happy, well-oiled routine of this trio is about to be upset by Diego's sexual awakening. While Antonio is proud to introduce his son to a virile masculinity, Vanessa becomes aware that her brother prefers men.
Film
30e
Dieu est timide
Jocelyn Charles
France, Animation
During a train ride, Ariel and Paul pass the time sketching their deepest fears. Their game takes an unexpected turn when Gilda, a mysterious passenger, intrudes on their exchange. Yet, her relationship with fear seems far less innocent than their playful drawings.
Film
30e
Dirt Devil 550 XS
Rolf Hellat
Switzerland, Fiction
Residents of a flat share discuss the purchase of a new vacuum cleaner. A genuine film about group dynamics and daily living together, in which banality, poetry and humour are mixed.

Film
30e
Duet
Léo Brunel
France, Animation
Two movers. One grand piano. One very uncooperative staircase and a passion they never saw coming.
Film
30e
Déjà Nu
Rolf Hellat
Senegal, Switzerland, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Experimentation
Voices, rhythms, existences in nature and civilization intertwine into an audiovisual poem about the body, the mind and finitude.
Film
30e
Effacées
Karla Meza
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
Two Mexican women live in the shadows since their asylum claims were denied. Undocumented, they manage to get by while clinging to the hope of regularizing their status so they can carry on with the lives they have built in Canada over the years.
"Invisibles" highlights the courage and resilience of Alma and Mia, whose stories reflect the reality of thousands of Mexican asylum seekers who are currently living without status and under the constant threat of deportation, despite of their integration and active contribution to Canadian society.
Film
30e
El Banner
Tomás Terzano
Argentina, Spain, Fiction
The future of Rafael depends on tonight’s event. But the event cannot start without the Banner. And the Banner is not ready.