Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
28e
Le temps des orages
Gabrielle Gingras
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Gabrielle spends every summer at the lake with her family. While her brother and sisters are enjoying the last days of summer, the youngest hides away inside, too afraid of the sun and the potential storms. Despite her best efforts, Gabrielle will be exposed to some brutal weather. With the support of her caring family, the young girl will gradually find the courage to face her biggest fears.
Film
28e
Le toasteur
Michel Bouchard
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
An assembly-line worker in a toaster factory becomes obsessed with the idea of assembling a complete one, to escape the monotony of work and life. One night, he breaks into the factory...
Film
28e
Les animaux vont mieux
Nathan Ghali
France, Animation
A mysterious community of animals has chosen to live self-sufficiently in the basement of a church. Sheltered from humans, they engage in various rituals.
Film
28e
Les fleurs sauvages
Rodolphe Saint-Gelais & Thierry Sirois
Canada (Quebec), Animation
In a detailed voicemail, a man explains how to use the old lawn tractor to mow the grass on his land without unbalancing the garden.
Film
28e
Les interdits
Edith Jorisch
, Fiction
" -Encore des révolutionnaires. Qu'est-ce qu'ils ont tous à vouloir sortir ? Pas compliqué, ON VA PAS DEHORS. "
Film
28e
Les mains sales
Julien G. Marcotte & Jani Bellefleur-Kaltush
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
In New France before the British Conquest, Marie, an indigenous slave, serves the local surgeon. Her daily life of household chores is bleak and alienating. The encounter with a young girl she presumes to be her child will give her motivation to undertake radical actions.
Film
28e
Licking wounds
Joseph Wilson
England, Experimentation
A hangover dance and an allegory of a tough queer existence.
Film
28e
Lights
Jitka Nemikinsová
Czech Republic, Animation
Lightbulbs are throwing a party for growing up flames to welcome them in the system that will let them shine and protect them. But one flame likes to play with fire and rebels against the system.
Film
28e
Lua
Joseph Wilson
England, Documentary
Joseph Wilson meets the dance teacher fighting transphobic violence through voguing in Rio’s favelas.
Film
28e
Ma Mère et Moi
Emma Branderhorst
Netherlands, Fiction
Kees wants to roam far away from home, but her mother doesn’t seem ready for the cut-off yet. Considering the complexity and ambivalence of their close relationship, a joint road trip quickly develops into an emotional tour de force.