Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
29e
Acrobats
Eloïse Alluyn, Hugo Danet, Anna Despinoy, Antonin Guerci, Alexandre Marzin, Et Shali Reddy
France, Animation
A girl comes back home to an oppressive living room and throws up acrobats in front of her family.
Film
29e
Adieu Ugarit
Samy Benammar & Mohamad Awad
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
In 2012, Mohamed had witnessed his best friend gunned down by an armed militia on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria; the blood spilled into the lake contaminated his memory. Ten years later, the reflections on the Laurentian waters brings back Mohamed's trauma.
Film
29e
Aferrado
Esteban Azuela
Mexico, Animation
In the violent streets of Mexico City, Joel leads a double life fixing car engines by day and getting his hands dirty by night. Now, he must repair the toughest machine of all: his own shattered existence.
Film
29e
African American Express
Sydnie Baynes
Canada (Quebec), Animation
African American Express is an abstract animation, styled like Soviet propaganda, that explores consumerism's impact on the Black community, dissecting patterns of materialism and excessive consumption.
Film
29e
Salut L'été
Martin Smatana & Veronika Zacharová
Slovakia, France, Czech Republic, Animation
Sea, sun, beaches and family holidays. Just pick your dream destination from the catalogue, pack
your bags and hit the road. But what if the hotel isn’t as stellar as promised, your room has a bit of a naughty view, the dinner is surprisingly exotic and your luggage travels independently? Family above all!
Film
29e
Am I the Skinniest Person You've Ever Seen?
Eisha Marjara
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
“ Hey, let’s go on a diet together. ” As kids in a small Quebec town, Eisha and Seema were more than sisters, they were soul mates, and a joint diet offered a shared sense of purpose.
But their carefree project would take a dark turn, pushing Eisha to the very brink of death. Consumed by anorexia, she found herself battling her own fragile body, stranded between childhood and adulthood.
Decades later, she revisits her past in an exquisitely crafted work of auto-ethnography, evoking her unusual youth with aching lyricism. In addressing a tender love letter to the troubled girl she once was, she reaches contemporary audiences with a timely reflection on body image and self-acceptance.

WARNING: This film contains imagery of anorexia and eating disorders that may be disturbing to some viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.
Film
29e
An orange from Jaffa
Mohammed Almughanni
Palestine,
Mohammed, a young Palestinian, is desperately looking for a taxi to take him through a checkpoint to meet his mother, who is waiting for him on the Israeli side. At the checkpoint, the driver, Farouk, discovers that Mohammed has already failed to cross the border. Trouble begins...
Film
29e
Anyway, j'pisse assis
Zak Slattery
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Three friends embark on a journey back to their hometown while Sasha, recovering from his gender-affirming surgery, dreams of swimming shirtless at his childhood beach.
Film
29e
Are You Scared To Be Yourself Because You Think That You Might Fail?
Bec Pecaut
Canada (Ontario), Fiction
While recovering from top surgery, Mad struggles with wanting the attention of their partner and accepting the help of their mother.
Film
29e
BIG BANG !?#$*SACRE HAMBURGER BAHNHOF
Caroline Fillion
Canada (Quebec), Experimentation
BIG BANG !?#$*SACRÉ&*#?! HAMBURGER BAHNOF is a contemplative art video where museum models explode in a white environment, symbolizing disincarnation, followed by a transformation through multicolored fireworks.