Gamma Rays
We have the opportunity to showcase a few films that have shine in the past few months in Quebec. While we await the winner of the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois, let's discover - or rediscover the nominated films of Monia Chokri, Pascal Plante, Ariane Louis-Seize, Henry Bernadet and Jacquelyn Mills. A program of short films will also offer a glimpse at the next generation of filmmakers.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with actor Hani Laroum
There’s Abdel, whose quiet life is turned upside down by the arrival of his extrovert cousin, whom he takes in for the summer; Fatima, who longs for a more stable existence and is trying to get away from her bad associations; Toussaint, who, on a fishing trip, finds a bottle washed up with a message inside. There’s also Naïma, Maya, Ayoub and the others, a pastel castle lining the freeway, electric cicadas, a monolith and very powerful rays. A blend of fiction and documentary, Gamma Rays is a dramatic comedy filmed with the youth from the St-Michel district of Montreal.
Henry Bernadet
A graduate in film from Concordia University, Henry Bernadet has authored around twenty short films showcased in Quebec and abroad. He won the Vidéaste Recherché competition with his first film and went on to direct numerous portraits and documentaries for television and the NFB. His debut feature film, West of Pluto (2008), co-directed by Myriam Verreault, is a dramatic comedy that follows the lives of a dozen teenagers from the suburbs over a period of 24 hours. The film was warmly received by both audiences and critics. In 2023, he co-writes and directs the feature film blending documentary and fiction, Gamma Rays.
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