Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
29e
La Voix des Sirènes
Gianluigi TOCCAFONDO
France, Animation
In the heart of the seabed, between rocks and corals primitive seaweed ripples, cradled by the muffled sound of roiling currents. Up there, on the surface of the water, something extraordinary has just appeared : a voice. So soft and seductive that it's unlike anything we've heard before.
Film
29e
La herida luminosa
Christian Avilés
Spain,
Driven by their desire for light and warmth, British teenagers take a trip to the Balearic Islands. They must absorb the sun and store it in their bodies to take it back to their cloud-covered kingdom. A surreal film about the real phenomenon of “balconing” which, in recent summers, has led to tragic, self-inflicted accidents particularly among young people travelling to Spain.
Film
29e
La petite ancêtre
Alexa Tremblay-Francoeur
Canada (Quebec), Animation
On a windswept hill, in a place still young and devoid of all life, an ancestral house is built by itself. The house comes to life and reveals its one hundred and fifty-year-long lifes. Brick by brick and beam by beam, each action, big or small, shows life. Through the years, it leads us to feel the passage of time, the transformations of its surroundings and its vulnerability in the face of the unstoppable frenzy of our urban growth. The house evolves quietly in the heart of a growing and buzzing city that will eventually bring about its end.
Film
29e
Lanawaru
Angello Faccini Rueda
United States, Mexico, Colombia, Documentary
When a local community member disappears, a boy faces an early memory, seeking comfort in the Indigenous traditions, healing rituals, and guidance from his grandfather.
Film
29e
Le Pouillaouin
Katia Kurtness & Carolyne Kurtness
Canada (Quebec), Animation
Their first time working together on an art project, Katia and Carolyne were accompanied by Carolyne’s eight-year-old granddaughter, Aria, to share a story told by their father, Raymond. Aria’s bold pencil strokes bring to life the characters of a louse and a flea, who go on an adventure in the fur of a young beaver called "Pouillaouin".
Film
29e
Le Punk de Natashquan
Nicolas Lachapelle
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
Public Award of the Focus Competition winning film offerd by Outpost MTL

The arrival of a stranger in Natashquan marks the beginning of an unlikely love story between the small fishing community and the young man, a story that will come to an abrupt end five years later with his mysterious disappearance.
Film
29e
Le Tunnel de la nuit
Annechien Strouven
France, Belgium, Animation
After digging a tunnel on the beach, two kids from different sides of the world meet each other. Together, they dig their way to the North Pole, where they discover a magical way to go back home.
Film
29e
Le grand party annuel des créatures de la Lune
Francis Desharnais
Canada (Quebec), Animation
Humans have finally left the moon! LET'S PARTY! A cheerful film created on a pinscreen.
Film
29e
Le loup
Théodore Ushev
Canada (Quebec), Animation
An old man is chasing a wolf pack. A little wolf survives, but eventually will return. Who will win - the wolf or the man?
Film
29e
Le mirage des mains ultra réalistes
Guillaume Vallée
Canada (Quebec), Experimentation
The hand that touches, caresses, grasps, manipulates or strikes.