Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
27e
Avant-goût de printemps
Jean-François Nadeau
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Felix has planned the perfect evening to finally realize the mad love he has for his unattainable Roxane. Everything, including his left hand, which is trapped in a cast, must contribute to the success of this ultimate rendezvous.
Film
27e
BLUSH - An Extraordinary Voyage
Iiti Yli-Harja
Finland, Documentary
For 18-year-old Finnish–Kosovan Fatu, a simple visit to the grocery store feels as nerve-racking as a lunar expedition: for the first time in his life, he’s wearing makeup in public. Luckily, his best friend Rai, a young woman on the spectrum of autism, is there to ferociously support him through the voyage.
Film
27e
Backflip
Nikita Diakur
France, Germany, Animation
Attempting a backflip is not safe. You can break your neck, or land on your head, or land badly on your wrists. None of that is nice, so my avatar does the trick.
Film
27e
Baghdad on Fire
Karrar Al-Azzawi
Iraq, Norway, Documentary
Tiba’s life is changing dramatically while she is taking part in the biggest youth movement in Iraq history.
Film
27e
Bebé
Cristina Sánchez Salamanca
Colombia, Fiction
After her father’s second marriage, Nina struggles to feel part of her new family. On what should have been the perfect birthday celebration for her new sister, Nina’s insecurities and frail relationship with her father take center-stage as Nina confronts a side of her she didn’t know existed.
Film
27e
Bergen, Norvège
Alexia Roc
Canada (Quebec), Experimentation
Shoot No Matter What Award winning film

A woman finds the exact address of her abuser's apartment in her cell phone memory. She tries to find the facade that most resembles it.
Film
27e
Bgirl Badli
Charlotte De Cort
Belgium, Documentary
Inside Mali's head, everything is dancing. She's a bgirl, 'breaking' her way from battle to battle. But she's looking for more. The tough bgirl is also an insecure teenager, seeking to express her individuality. Through dancing!

Film
27e
Bijou de famille
Martin Talbot
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
A building, a suspicious death, a missing ring... A police comedy.
Film
27e
Bleue
Anne-Marie Bouchard
Canada (Quebec), Animation
An improvised film around the color blue and a questioning. This gestural film is woven over my moods during the pandemic lock-down.
Film
27e
Bonne fête le désordre
Jean-Martin Gagnon & Guillaume Harvey
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Public Award - Official Competition winning film

A small gang who likes to film radicalized political video content discover that a beaver living on their small piece of land has built an enormous dam that could flood them anytime. Something to give them many ideas for their next revolutionary coup d'éclat.