Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
23e
Prouve-le
Geneviève Dunn & Carol-Anne Vallée
France, Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Tonight, they are crazy about each other.
Film
23e
Puisqu'on se tue toujours trop tard
Jean-Martin Gagnon
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
This is not a film about suicide. Emil, Donald and Julie are alive and living together, without reason. Probably because they love each other. Well, maybe it's a story. We'll see about that.
Film
23e
Rachel
David Latreille
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
There’s no place like home, unless you travel around the world for three years and don’t wish to come back. Memories last forever but don’t lose yourself in them.
Film
23e
Ready for Love
Lauren McCune & Dylan Pasture
United States, Fiction
Amber knows that the right man is out there. Maybe he’s on The Bachelor? Ready for Love covers a decade of a woman's life, as told only through her own video submissions to be a contestant on The Bachelor.
Film
23e
Rich in Bollywood
Nicolas Lévesque
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
Richard, a British coach, has been living in Mumbai for five years. His work: personal trainer for Bollywood stars.
Film
23e
Riviera
Jonas Schloesing
France, Animation
At the Riviera, a private apartment building, it’s nap time. The heat is dreadful, but Mr Osganzi and Ms Carmen are sunbathing near the swimming pool. In his living room, Monsieur Henriet tries to entertain himself by looking at his neighbours, and at any sign of life on the outside.
Film
23e
Roughhouse
Jonathan Hodgson
France, England, Animation
Three friends embark on a new adventure in a strange town, but when a manipulative new member joins their gang, their loyalty is torn apart with terrifying consequences.
Film
23e
Sayeh e Fil
Arman Khansarian
Iran, Fiction
According to his doctors, Leila’s father has only a few days left to live. His only concern is for his daughter’s welfare as he knows how difficult life can be for a divorcee in Tehran. Leila decides to plan a scenario for his dad so that he can die peacefully.
Film
23e
Screen
Matthias Müller & Christoph Girardet
Germany, Experimentation
Liminal zones. Floating particles. Fire, water, earth, air. Voices of fictional characters: sometimes suggestive, sometimes strict, leading the viewer away from the here and now. Who's talking? The relationship between the hypnotized subject and the hypnotist is mirrored in the spectator's relationship to the screen.
Film
23e
Shalva
Danna Windsor
Israel, United States, Animation
In a synthetic meditation space, an empty shell seeks power.