Directory

The Cut 2019 / 17 min / Canada

Directed by Chloé Cinq-Mars

Emma had a c-section. She didn’t see her son when he was born. When she finally meets him, she doesn’t recognize her baby. How could she? Little by little, mother and child fall in love. The Cut delicately explores the complexity of the bond between mother and child.

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Docking 2019 / 4 min / Canada

Directed by Trevor Anderson

Trevor reflects on his fear of dating.

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Luz, A Witch Story 2019 / 14 min / Canada

Directed by Julie Roy

LUZ is an ambulance driver. Her work brings her to discover the inert body of Dorothée. That’s when her dreams reveal the identity of the murderer: a malevolent woman who pursues her. There follows a duel between the two women, where the supernatural mixes with lightning.

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Red Wine 2019 / 20 min / Canada

Directed by Santiago Menghini

A vengeful man poisons a glass of wine intending to kill a former colleague at a fundraising event, but his plot is compromised when he realizes there has been a mix-up - placing the lives of everyone present in danger.

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Moment 2019 / 20 min / Canada

Directed by Geoffrey Uloth

On Halloween night, a young homeless woman named Charli is attacked in a dead-end alley by three masked men. But when one of her attackers throws a punch... Time freezes... And Charli meets two mysterious superheroes who can't save her, but might help her save herself.

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Idols Never Die 2019 / 17 min / Canada

Directed by Jerome Yoo

When Korean pop idol “N.D.” tragically dies, a dysfunctional group of high school fan girls discover a hidden message in his music, which leads them on a quest to fulfill his final wish — to spread his ashes over the tallest tree in their hometown forest.

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Aime 2019 / 17 min / Canada

Directed by Fanny Mallette

Three sisters meet to empty out their late father’s cluttered apartment. A disturbing and tiresome chore, filled with ghosts from the past. At the end of the day, it is still messy, but hearts and souls have been set free.

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Jarvik 2019 / 18 min / Canada

Directed by Emilie Mannering

As the summer is coming to an end, Léa needs to breath but her brother's mechanical heart constantly reminds her that life hangs by a thread.

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I'll End Up in Jail 2019 / 23 min / Canada

Directed by Alexandre Dostie

A stay-at-home mom gets into a murderous car crash where nobody wants to take the blame.

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Plainsong 2019 / 17 min / Canada

Directed by Alexis Fortier Gauthier

Three friends on vacation by the sea are spellbound by a supernatural force.

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It's Nothing 2019 / 16 min / Canada, UK

Directed by Anna Maguire

Recent graduate, Robin, returns to her parents’ house and obsessively starts to dig a hole, encouraged by an impossibly perfect girl; but as she digs, she heads further down a path of self-destruction.

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The Depths 2019 / 21 min / Canada

Directed by Ariane Louis-Seize

Justine searches for solace at her late mother's cottage. When she comes across an old scuba suit, she decides to explore the bottom of the lake.

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Delphine 2019 / 14 min / Canada

Directed by Chloé Robichaud

Delphine, a caustic portrait of power dynamics in our society, describes the journey of a young Lebanese girl who, in her own way, rises up against the intimidation she was subjected to as a child. Delphine is an ode to childhood, but also an examination of the wounds it can cause.

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Once the Dust Has Settled 2020 / 15 min / Canada

Directed by Hervé Demers

A Canadian town called Asbestos was once home to the largest mine of its kind in the world. Today, the open-pit mine around which the city is established only acts as a constant reminder of a not-so-distant industrial past. This film gives a voice to the current residents of Asbestos, delving into their thoughts on work, change and belonging.

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King Lajoie 2019 / 26 min / Canada

Directed by Joannie Lafrenière

KING LAJOIE delves into the kitsch universe of an Elvis Presley impersonator who has been shaping his life around his idol for over 40 years. Through the prism of quirky characters, we are immersed into the story of Elvis Lajoie and his surprising fanaticism. We get to know a man who lives in true symbiosis with his idol, with whom he shares much more than a name.

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Monsieur Cachemire 2020 / 16 min / Canada

Directed by Iouri Philippe Paillé

A mysterious and eccentric man walks into a bank to ask for a loan and to summon dark secrets from the past.

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Archipelago 2019 / 18 min / Canada

Directed by Katherine Jerkovic

Archipelago is an intimate film about men and women who lose and find. It’s a reflection on emotional survival in an individualistic era, as well as a ludic piece about fabricating fictions.

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Jesse Jams 2020 / 15 min / Canada

Directed by Trevor Anderson

A young Indigenous musician and his rock band bring mumblepunk to the Interstellar Rodeo. A rock'n'roll survival story of a different stripe.

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Landgraves 2020 / 22 min / Canada

Directed by Jean-François Leblanc

A young journalist goes into the deep wood to interview the heavy-metal duo Landgraves who records an album for the first time since a murder imprisonment. His curiosity pushes him to follow the band deep in the forest, as a snowstorm arises.

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Paola Makes A Wish 2019 / 7 min / Kazakhstan, Suisse

Directed by Zhannat Alshanova

On an ordinary day at work, Paola starts to feel that she is missing out something exciting in her life.

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