Synopsis
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.
Production :
Les coudées franches
Distribution :
Welcome Aboard
Contact :
Sound designer :
Jacob Marcoux and Christophe Voyer
Screenplay :
Emmanuelle Lacombe
Cast :
Joanie Guérin, Guy Thauvette and Olivier Turcotte
Editing :
Philippe Lefebvre
Cinematographer :
Christophe Fortin
In competition for :
FIPRESCI award
Audience award Official competition
Jury Award
Direction
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Emmanuelle LacombeOriginally from Bellechasse, Quebec, and now based in Montreal, Emmanuelle Lacombe directs short films that have screened at festivals such as VIFF, Regard, and Fantasia. As an independent writer and producer, she founded Les coudées franches that same year and directed Waiting (All the Time) in 2025.