Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
28e
As Gaivotas Cortam o Céu
Mariana Bártolo & Guillermo García López
France, Portugal, Fiction
Dense atmosphere of change and union strikes in Porto’s harbor. Clara, owner of a fishermen’s bar threatened by closure, finds in the arms of Raquel, waitress on cruise ships, the only shelter to express her fears and contradictions.
Film
28e
Ativio
Juliette Boucheny
France, Fiction
Guénolé, an eleven year old boy, lives in a very small village called Agotimé Adamé, at two hours from Lomé in Togo.
He has an obvious musical sensitivity and dreams of playing the piano. He will manage to practice without having one…
Film
28e
Atomic Chicken
Thibault Ermeneux & Lucie Lyfoung & Solène Polet & Capucine Prat & Anna Uglova & Morgane Siriex
France, Animation
A chicken coop set up at the foot of a nuclear power plant sees its daily life turned upside down by a series of comic, cartoon-style mutations.
Film
28e
Atopias: The Homeless Wanderer
Daniela Yohannes & Julien Beramis
Guadeloupe, Experimentation
In 'Atopias: The Homeless Wanderer,' a Black woman embarks on a meditative journey through the wild Caribbean landscapes, confronting dreamlike memories and traumatic experiences. This exploration of migration, generational memory, and trauma reshapes her voyage, taking her deep into her subconscious, where she encounters her inner child and ventures into ancestral realms.
Film
28e
Au 8ème Jour
Agathe Sénéchal & Alicia Massez & Elise Debruyne & Flavie Carin & Théo Duhautois
France, Animation
It took 7 days to create the world, it only took one to disrupt its balance.
Film
28e
Audio y el Caimán
Andres I. Estrada
Canada (Quebec), Venezuela, Documentary
Public Award of the Focus Competition offered by Romeo & Fils
Special Mention of the Grand Prize

Audio Caña is a charming grandfather and farmer who spends his days entertaining his friends and family
with fantastic stories. Yet when he boldly claims that a 10ft alligator is living in his pond, no one believes
him. Set over the backdrop of the Venezuelan Plains, Audio embarks on a quest to hunt down the alligator
and prove its existence to his friends with the help of his family and 6 year-old granddaughter.
Film
28e
Aufnahmen einer Wetterkamera
Bernhard Wenger
Austria, Fiction
A ski resort in the scenic Austrian Alps. A weather camera set up to display majestic mountain panoramas casually captures a panorama of human abominations. While the panning frame lines wander back and forth, inside the frame, interpersonal lines are being crossed. A bizarre film about all-too-common encounters and the tragedy in seemingly harmless interactions.
Film
28e
Baggage
Tim Hendrix
United States, Fiction
In a universe where everyone brings their Baggage to the table, a blind date goes awry.
Film
28e
Baigal Nuur - Lake Baikal
Alisi Telengut
Germany, Canada (Quebec), Animation
The formation and history of Lake Baikal in Siberia are re-imagined with hand-made animation, featuring the voice of a Buryat woman who can still recall some words in her endangered Buryat-Mongolian language.
Film
28e
Bail bail
Sandrine Brodeur-Desrosiers
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
As they are signing their new lease, two longtime roommates realize that their new landlord is going to evict them illegally. They decide to fight to keep their apartment.
Humor, violence, western kung fu… in the middle of the holly season!