Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
28e
Ils étaient
Olivier Tetreault
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Returning from another day at work, Edouard did not expect to be plunged into the roots of his own mystery.
Film
28e
Immortelles
Mark Durand
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
Immortals is an experimental documentary short film shot in 8mm that explores the introspection of an artist, Bettina Szabo. The film delves into her relationship with her sense of belonging, her body, her imagination, and nature. Sometimes one must lose oneself to find oneself better, and burn everything down to start anew on a solid foundation.
Film
28e
Insomnie
Paul Utkay
Canada (Quebec), Animation
Insomnie follows the struggles of a young man as he tries to fall asleep. The film explores the bizarre, often disturbing, inner landscape of an odd brain and the struggles that one might face in trying to find a moment of tranquillity amidst chaos.
Film
28e
Isn't It A Beautiful World
Joseph Wilson
United Kingdom, Experimentation
The film takes the audience on a journey through metaphorical locations to explore themes of loneliness, anxiety, trauma and recovery, all common issues within the LGBT+ community.
Film
28e
Je m'appelle Kahentiiosta
Alanis Obomsawin
Canada (Unceded Territories), Documentary
This short documentary by Alanis Obomsawin tells the story of Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk woman arrested after the Oka Crisis' 78-day armed standoff in 1990. She was detained 4 days longer than the other women. Her crime? The prosecutor representing the Quebec government did not accept her Indigenous name.
Film
28e
Jing guo
Huang Shuli
United States, Fiction
He pays him a visit in Frankfurt during his work trip in Europe. The last time he saw him was in Beijing, back in 2015, and this could be the last time he ever sees him.
Film
28e
Joséphine (ou Chat échaudé craint l'eau froide)
Marc-Antoine Lemire
, Fiction
" - Je m'excuse madame, mais euhh... Je peux pas vous vendre mon plus gros couteau, voyons donc ! Regardez-vous, là !
- Donnes-moi ton plus petit debord."
Film
28e
Juste un toit
Emmanuel Rioux
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
Special Mention of the Canadian Grand Prize

The housing crisis had many faces. Those of Jeannette and Frances drive us into the difficult experience of eviction. During many months of anxiety, brief hopes and uprooting, Jeannette and Frances fight, alone and surrounded, against a growing phenomenon: the forced loss of one’s home.
Film
28e
Kidnappé
Thomas Corriveau
Canada (Quebec), Animation
Made in a highly fragmented style, Kidnapped uses techniques as diverse as photography, drawing, painting, collage and live action. Beyond the detective story it tells, the film becomes an open reflection on the power of imagination.
Film
28e
Kodam Khaneh, Kodam Doost
Abbas Taheri
Iran, France, Fiction
Sarah & Mehri, are two close friends who drank alcohol at school. Their friendship is challenged when Mehri's father, an influential government agent, confronts them.