Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
28e
Barricade
Alice Johannessen
United Kingdom, Fiction
After experiencing a traumatic event on her school bus, Aleena bottles up her anger until a chance connection triggers a small act of rebellion.
Film
28e
Basri and Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy
Khozy Rizal 
Indonesia, Fiction
A husband and wife married for 5 years, own an Odong-Odong at the carnival together, spending their days entertaining and taking care of other people’s children without any of their own.
Between meddling relatives, self-doubt and an explosive confrontation, they uncover why they have not been blessed with a child.
Film
28e
Battery Mommy
Seungbae Jeon
South Korea, Animation
Battery Mommy manages various stuffs in the nursery, such as soap bubble guns, cameras, and thermometers. During the children's nap time, one winter day, Battery Mommy finds out the Christmas tree in the nursery is on fire. She urgently runs to the fire alarm to safely rescue the sleeping children…
Film
28e
Bay of herons
Jared James Lank
United States, Documentary
Indigenous Perspectives Award winning film offered by the Fonds des médias du Canada

The power of nature and inevitability of changing seasons set the tone for this visual essay exploring the complex emotions of a Mi’kmaq man witnessing the destruction of his homelands.
Film
28e
Beurk !
Loïc Espuche
France, Animation
Yuck! Couples kissing on the mouth are gross. And the worst is, you can’t miss them: when people are about to kiss, their lips become all pink and shiny. Little Léo laughs at them, just like all the kids at the summer camp. But he has a secret he won’t tell his friends: his own mouth has actually begun glistening. And, in reality, Léo desperately wants to give kissing a try.
Film
28e
Bill Reid se souvient
Alanis Obomsawin
Canada (Unceded Territories), Documentary
Bill Reid Remembers is a beautiful tribute from Alanis Obomsawin to her friend’s remarkable life and rich legacy. Despite spending his early life away from his nation’s culture, renowned Haida artist Bill Reid always kept Haida Gwaii close to his heart. While working for CBC Radio, he started learning how to make jewelry, then later sculpture, using Haida techniques and images, a move that would forever change his life and the Canadian artistic landscape. Reid’s powerful narration in the film—interspersed with Obomsawin’s own—recounts his complex childhood, his emergence as an accomplished artist, and his profound connection to his homeland. Decades after his passing, Bill Reid remains an enduring force and one of Canada’s greatest artists.
Film
28e
Boi de Conchas
Daniel Barosa
United States, Brazil, Fiction
While mourning her missing sister, Rayane balances helping her fisherman father and practicing for the school's music festival—provided she doesn't become an ox first, a misfortune assailing several teenagers in the area.
Film
28e
Boléro
Nans Laborde-Jourdaà
France, Fiction
Fran is in his hometown to rest and visit his mother. Following the jerky rhythm of Bolero, this journey along the paths of memory and desire will lead him and the whole village to a joyfully chaotic climax.
Film
28e
Bromance
Jaroslav Moravec
Czech Republic, Fiction
Sometimes a friendship can crack under the most banal strain. Two burly men deal with such a loss in their own way - with a lot of strangely tender violence.
Film
28e
Brouillarta
Ingvild Søderlind
Norway, Fiction
Elliot, 10, spends his summer at his Grandparents’ in the Basque Country in France. As a Norwegian, he struggles to adapt, unlike his sharp-witted French cousins. Observing the brutal landscape and the mystical village, his anxiety grows. And who is Brouillarta?