Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
30e
Hysterical Fit of Laughter
Dušan Zoric & Matija Glušcevic
Serbia, Croatia, Fiction
A playful older woman likes to be rough with various men. Her son tries to spoil the fun.
Film
30e
I Wanted To Hear Your Voice
James Pellerito
United States, Documentary
After eight years of caring for his mother with severe dementia, a son struggles through their daily care routine. Recorded voicemails serve to show the progression of the disease, underscoring the frustration, isolation, and burnout that come with intensive caregiving.
Film
30e
Il était une fois à Dragonville
Marika Herz
France, Switzerland, Animation
Samson, a dragon bullied by the other inhabitants of Dragonville, is forced to enter Humanville. There he meets Simon, a little boy who helps him to face all the difficulties. Samson discovers a new world and, above all, a taste of friendship.
Film
30e
In my hand
Liselotte Wajstedt & Marja Helander
Norway, Finland, Sweden, Documentary
In my hand is the story of the indigenous activist Niillas Somby, which explores the personal and historical struggles of the Sámi people. The film navigates between imprisonment, protests, and surreal encounters, providing a unique insight into one man's extraordinary journey.
Film
30e
Ivar
Markus Tangre
Norway, Animation
Noticing her husband Ivar's new scent, Anne lies awake at night with a nagging question: should she leave him?
Film
30e
J'attends (tout le temps)
Emmanuelle Lacombe
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
When the wait in a hospital emergency room becomes unbearable, seven patients open up in turn, revealing their pain, fears, frustrations, hopes and fragile expectations through four interwoven choral monologues.
Film
30e
Jabber
Aubert Sénéchal
Canada (Quebec), Experimentation
A moving-out film.
Film
30e
Jamais - Adieu Narcisse
Laurie Foster
Canada (Quebec), Music video
In a decrepit basement that mirrors a hostile world—the one trans people face day after day—we glimpse two friends in the light of their everyday life, filled with laughter and tenderness, as a reminder of their unshakable strength and resilience. Through small, symbol-laden gestures, they reveal their commitment, quiet flashes of a much broader struggle. For trans people, too, carry within them a profound and undeniable right to happiness.
Film
30e
Jazz infernal
Will Niava
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Koffi, a young Ivorian trumpeter, arrives in Montreal with nothing but the legacy of his father to guide him. Lost between the city's noise and the silence of his past, he must confront his roots to finally find his own voice.
Film
30e
Je ne suis qu’une chanson
Juliette Gariépy
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
« Écoute la soeur... Euh... Je t'ai complètement oublié ! Hahaha Ben, je pense que j'avais beaucoup trop hâte de me faire égaliser l'tan »