Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
28e
Sunflower Girl
Holly M. Kaplan
United States, Fiction
When a 13-year-old Chinese American girl has the opportunity to go skateboarding with her crush, it comes at the cost of abandoning her little sister.
Film
28e
Sylvie en liberté
Sara Bourdeau
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Sylvie’s out of jail and back in town.
Film
28e
Tako Tsubo
Eva Pedroza & Fanny Sorgo
Germany, Austria, Animation
Mr. Ham decides to have his heart removed in order to be relieved of his complicated feelings. The doctor assures him that this is no longer a problem at all in this day and age. However, Ham keeps his heart for a while after the removal in order to perhaps understand it better after all. Tako Tsubo* is an animated, surrealistic reflection on dealing with feelings in a meritocracy.
Film
28e
The Cactus of Klaus
Lydia Fine & Tony Blahd
United States, Documentary
Pioneering conceptual artist Klaus Rinke’s collection of ‘living sculptures’—an otherworldly Los Angeles cactus garden—inspires philosophical musings on his life in art, obsession with time, and his surprising, yet deeply felt connections with the cacti soul.
Film
28e
The Electric Kiss
Rainer Kohlberger
Austria, Experimentation
What once may have seemed novel, even quaint, about the algorithmically-generated video work of Rainer Kohlberger, today—in an age of augmented reality, automated image production, and user-friendly artificial intelligence—seems startling prescient. It makes a certain sense, then, that with The Electric Kiss, Kohlberger would attempt to grapple with our current era by going back to the future.

Film
28e
The Lemonade Stand - Making Medecines
Paul O'Bomsawin
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
The Lemonade Stand is a project about the relationship between Paul and his daughter Lyric in the context of their learning about plants and remedies. Through this project, Paul aims to provide a strong foundation for his daughter so that she can integrate and grow within her community. In this film, Paul and Lyric aspire to share the lessons they have learned along their journey with other children.
Film
28e
The Miracle
Nienke Deutz
France, Belgium, Netherlands, Animation
Quebec Critic Award AQCC Award winning film

The Miracle, a place where the sun always shines, with endless opportunities to relax and food in abundance. But how do you relate to a place that constantly confronts you with the things you don’t have?
Film
28e
The Name
Alexander Aguilar
France, Animation
Conflicted and alienated with his given name. A young kid struggles to live a double life in secret, fearing that coming out might tear apart his relationship with his mom.
Film
28e
Then Comes The Body
Jacob Krupnick
United States, Nigeria, Documentary
When a video of kids dancing in the rain goes viral, it brings global attention to an unlikely ballet school outside Lagos, Nigeria. Now, Daniel Ajala -- who learned ballet over YouTube -- is training students to perform on the world stage.
Film
28e
Thick Skin
Laura Steiner
Colombia, Experimentation
To be able to live in Bogotá, you need a skin than can adapt, that can turn reptilian when it doesn't stop raining for weeks and that can go soft when the woman in the corner shop gives you a free morning coffee. Thick Skin is a dance film that takes the viewer through the Colombian capital high above the Andes with stylized movement that speaks of life in the bustling city.