Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
24e
Tutu
Gaspar Chabaud
Belgium, Animation
The Little red riding hood’s tale told on stage, under the spotlight and through the rythm of Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski’s music.
Film
24e
Tuã Ingugu [Olhos D'Água]
Daniela Thomas
Brazil, Documentary
In the Kalapalo cosmogony, water is as old as humans and is the source of life. The idea of using water as a dumpster, of poisoning water, is a dystopia. In Tuã Ingugu, Chief Faremá tells about the birth of water and warns us about the consequences of disrespecting it.
Film
24e
Tx-reverse 360°
Martin Reinhart & Virgil Widrich
Germany, Austria, VR
What happens in a cinema when you film it at a resolution of 10K with a 360° camera and then reverse the spatial and temporal axes? In a way never seen before, tx-reverse 360 shows the collision of reality and cinema and draws its viewers into a vortex in which the familiar order of space and time is suspended.

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To discover this VR Experience, go to the 2nd floor of the Cégep de Jonquière for a simultaneous broadcast (10 people) of the two short films of the program: -22,7°C (8 min.) and TX-REVERSE 360° (5 min.).

Thursday March 12th : 12pm - 10pm
Friday March 13th : 12pm - 10pm
Saturday March 14th : 12pm - 10pm

Also available for individual experience in the TEMPO UBISOFT x REGARD :
Thursday March 12th : 12pm - 10pm
Saturday March 14th : 3pm - 5pm
Film
24e
Un lynx dans la ville
Nina Bisiarina
France, Switzerland, Animation
A curious lynx leaves its forest, attracted by the lights of the nearby town. It has great fun there until it falls asleep in the middle of a parking lot. In the early morning, locals are astonished to find this strange animal covered in snow.
Film
24e
Une fois la poussière retombée
Hervé Demers
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
A Canadian town called Asbestos was once home to the largest mine of its kind in the world. Today, the open-pit mine around which the city is established only acts as a constant reminder of a not-so-distant industrial past. This film gives a voice to the current residents of Asbestos, delving into their thoughts on work, change and belonging.
Film
24e
Uzi
Dina Velikovskaya
Germany, Russia, Animation
A young woman leaves the parental home to see the world. But the world of her parents is tightly connected to her that by leaving, she puts it at risk.
Film
24e
Vinegar Baths
Amanda Nell Eu
Malaysia, Fiction
A tired and overworked nurse at the maternity ward finds joy when she is alone roaming the hospital corridors at night. It's the time when she can finally eat.
Film
24e
Voyage avec Monsieur Monsieur
Céline Brengou
France, Animation
As the landscapes unfold behind the train’s window, thoughts roam freely and the mind wanders : Mister and Mister discourse.
Film
24e
WATT IF - Netherlands (Buiksloterham)
Olivier Sabatier
France, Documentary
The documentary WATT IF tells the story of pioneers who reinvent the way energy is produced or consumed through innovative projects around the world. The Netherlands episode (Buiksloterham) takes place in a district of Amsterdam which was to be completely destroyed and which was invested by its inhabitants to make it a citizen laboratory.
Film
24e
Warum Schnecken keine Beine haben
Aline Höchli
Switzerland, Animation
Slugs were not always without limbs. But they have always been slow. In fact they are so slow that they become unbearable for their co-workers. During the big financial crisis in the city of insects, the bees see only one way to save their once flourishing business.