Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
27e
It's Nice in Here
Robert-Jonathan Koeyers
Netherlands, Fiction
A fragmented portrait of a moment, a person, and a place, seen through the subjective memories of a young girl, Imani, and a rookie police officer, David, who both have wildly different recollections of the same fateful moment in a corner store that will leave their lives altered forever.

Film
27e
Janwaar
Danny Schmidt
United States, Documentary
Janwaar celebrates a rambunctious group of kids whose lives are transformed when a skatepark is built in their small village in India. Raw talent, creativity, and unadulterated childhood find a home on four wheels, and manage to break down generations of caste and gender barriers in the process.
Film
27e
Jeunes Moteurs
Séléna Harvey-Laforge
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
A portrait documentary about William, 12 years old and passionate about mechanics. He brings us into his universe and shares his latest creation.
Film
27e
Jusqu'à ce que tu meures
Florence Lafond
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
In the morning hours, Xavier comes home to his girlfriend Lea. It is the first time he ever stays out all night since they've decided to be in an open relationship. While they hope this will help their couple, it may well be the end of it.
Film
27e
Katze
Julia Ocker
Germany, Animation
The cat has an especially delicious recipe: Mouse Soup!
Film
27e
L'atelier
Namai Kham Po
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
Kathy Tran and Agnès Gaudreau work as auto mechanics at Bâtiment 7, a collective-run space that facilitates the integration of minorities. We get to know them through this inspiring place where they’re truly able to be themselves.
Film
27e
La Reine du sébaste et son royaume
Philippe Belley
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
La Reine du sébaste a dû retirer ses lignes des eaux de la majestueuse rivière Saguenay. Même si les pêches ne sont plus mémorables dans son royaume, d’autres pêcheurs installent toujours leur cabane. Perpétuant une tradition bien installée, ils recherchent autant le poisson que le désennui.
Film
27e
La reine des renards
Marina Rosset
Switzerland, Animation
The queen of the foxes is the saddest of them all. In order to make her happy, her worried gang swarms out at night to lay at her feet the secretly written, but ultimately unsent love letters retrieved from the city's rubbish.
Film
27e
La théorie Lauzon
Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
Canada (Quebec), Animation
This exploratory piece about Jean-Claude Lauzon, mystical and promising black sheep of Quebec cinema (Un zoo la nuit - 1987 and Léolo - 1992) takes us on the fantastic psychanalytical journey of a relationship between a father and his son.
Film
27e
Les oiseaux du paradis
Gabriel-Antoine Roy
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Sam and Phil smoke a joint in a nice car.