Saguenay international
short film festival

Film
29e
Pastorale
Francis Leclerc
Canada (Quebec), Experimentation
All by himself in a spaceship in 2225, Antoine Corriveau lives alone and shares different intimate subjects with other isolated persons residing in other spaceships.

All those characters are memories and parts of Antoine himself. As the story evolves, the line between him and the others gets blurred until it collapses and leads to the spaceship's explosion.

Death is like a second chance, a memory, a futuristic projection, or a parallel world.
Film
29e
Maybe Elephants
Torill Kove
Norway, Canada (Quebec), Animation
Three rebellious teenage daughters, a restless mother, a father struggling with potatoes, and maybe some elephants, find themselves in Nairobi. What could possibly go wrong?
Film
29e
Pidikwe
Caroline Monnet
Canada (Quebec), Experimentation
Shot entirely on 16mm film to recapture the aesthetics of the Roaring Twenties, Pidikwe mixes indigenous traditional and contemporary dance to create a unique object that can blur the boundaries between cinema, work of art and performance. Dance and language are linked to a system of knowledge. These are healing tools rooted in community.
Film
29e
Pippa et Léo
Abeille Tard
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
Pippa lives in a supervised home for young mothers struggling to adapt, where she must prove her ability to fulfill her parental role. Over the course of one night, and despite the curfew imposed on her, Pippa leaves the shelter with her baby.
Film
29e
Quiero estrellarme en seco contra el parabrisas del amor
Fernanda Tovar
Mexico, Experimentation
La Güera, a young rapper from Mexico City, struggles with her ability to rap after a heartbreak. Despite attending freestyle sessions with friends, she struggles to regain her lyrical prowess. Seeking solace, she turns to a forest-dwelling shamanic friend for unconventional healing. Through a transformative encounter with forest crickets, she confronts her pain and emerges with newfound liberation.
Film
29e
Quota
Job, Joris & Marieke
Netherlands, Animation
When every global citizen is required to have their CO2 emissions tracked, it makes little impact…that is, until they discover the consequences of reaching their designated QUOTA
Film
29e
Rang du lièvre
Tim Bouvette
Canada (Quebec), Documentary
Rang du lièvre is a documentary short film that focuses on neurodiversity. The film follows Jeanne, a 10-year-old neuro-atypical girl who loves skateboarding and snowboarding. A few weeks after starting her sixth grade, she receives several diagnoses from different health professionals: Jeanne has a language development disorder with dysorthography, ADHD, dyscalculia, and a coordination development disorder. Struggling with declining academic performance, she must learn to maintain her self-confidence and focus on her strengths.
Film
29e
Samaa
Ehsan Gharib
Canada (Quebec), Animation
A bird is trapped in a cage. Only when it stops struggling does it find itself free.
Film
29e
Shadows
Rand Beiruty
Jordan, France, Documentary
Grand Prize Award winning film offered by MUBI and Cineground

At a crowded airport, Ahlam, a 14-year old mother, is running away from Baghdad, the only place she's ever known. As she fights the shadows lurking around her, she reflects on her journey to reclaim her life.
Film
29e
Sirène
Marilou Caravecchia-Pelletier
Canada (Quebec), Fiction
On the eve of an important synchronized swimming competition, Mathilde is drowning in glitter and pressure. She must choose between shining for others or blossoming for herself.