Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
28e
Starlight Sojourn
Darcy Tara McDiarmid & Chantal Rousseau
Canada (Yukon), Animation
This animation, which is inspired by ancient Indigenous knowledge and traditional practices, features fish, birds, and animals majestically traversing a dreamlike night-time landscape in the Yukon under starlight. At times the animals convey a sorrowful transition between our world and the spirit world, which reflects upon the current state of species diversity risk and loss.
Film
28e
Steve le film
Sam Proulx & Cédric Senécal
, Fiction
" Faique, checkez ! C'est ça ma trouvaille. Y'en a peut-être qui vont dire que y'er pas si pire mais ... SIFFLE, SIFLFLE. Y marche encore ! "
Film
28e
Summer Love
Virgile Ratelle
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
On the banks of an abandoned quarry, couples confront their love before taking a dip.
Film
28e
Sunflower Girl
Holly M. Kaplan
United States, Fiction
When a 13-year-old Chinese American girl has the opportunity to go skateboarding with her crush, it comes at the cost of abandoning her little sister.
Film
28e
Sylvie en liberté
Sara Bourdeau
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Sylvie’s out of jail and back in town.
Film
28e
Tako Tsubo
Eva Pedroza & Fanny Sorgo
Germany, Austria, Animation
Mr. Ham decides to have his heart removed in order to be relieved of his complicated feelings. The doctor assures him that this is no longer a problem at all in this day and age. However, Ham keeps his heart for a while after the removal in order to perhaps understand it better after all. Tako Tsubo* is an animated, surrealistic reflection on dealing with feelings in a meritocracy.
Film
28e
The Cactus of Klaus
Lydia Fine & Tony Blahd
United States, Documentary
Pioneering conceptual artist Klaus Rinke’s collection of ‘living sculptures’—an otherworldly Los Angeles cactus garden—inspires philosophical musings on his life in art, obsession with time, and his surprising, yet deeply felt connections with the cacti soul.
Film
28e
The Electric Kiss
Rainer Kohlberger
Austria, Experimentation
What once may have seemed novel, even quaint, about the algorithmically-generated video work of Rainer Kohlberger, today—in an age of augmented reality, automated image production, and user-friendly artificial intelligence—seems startling prescient. It makes a certain sense, then, that with The Electric Kiss, Kohlberger would attempt to grapple with our current era by going back to the future.

Film
28e
The Lemonade Stand - Making Medecines
Paul O'Bomsawin
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
The Lemonade Stand is a project about the relationship between Paul and his daughter Lyric in the context of their learning about plants and remedies. Through this project, Paul aims to provide a strong foundation for his daughter so that she can integrate and grow within her community. In this film, Paul and Lyric aspire to share the lessons they have learned along their journey with other children.
Film
28e
The Miracle
Nienke Deutz
France, Belgium, Netherlands, Animation
Quebec Critic Award AQCC Award winning film

The Miracle, a place where the sun always shines, with endless opportunities to relax and food in abundance. But how do you relate to a place that constantly confronts you with the things you don’t have?