Hurricane F.Y.T.
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 Jean-François Leblanc, Anne Émond, Steve Patry, Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr and Matthew Rankin. A program of short films will also offer a glimpse at the best offerings of the year.
In the presence of the screenwriter and casting director, Tania Duguay Castilloux
In the gritty streets of 1991 Montreal, 11-year-old Delphis is struggling to survive amidst poverty and an unstable family life. One fateful night, he embarks on a journey to seize control of his destiny and adopts the persona of "L'Ouragan" (The Hurricane). With a lightning bolt emblazoned on his headband and his middle finger held high, he defiantly escapes a world that seems determined to cast him aside.
Ara Ball
Ara Ball is a Quebecois film director and screenwriter. He is most noted as a two-time Prix Jutra/Prix Iris nominee for Best Live Action Short Film, receiving nominations for Hurricane Boy Fuck You Tabarnak! (L'Ouragan Fuck You Tabarnak !, 2013), and The Pedophile (Le pédophile, 2015). His debut feature film, When Love Digs a Hole (Quand l'amour se creuse un trou), was released in 2018. The feature film adaptation of his 2013 short, Hurricane F.Y.T. (L'Ouragan F.Y.T.), premiered at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in 2023.
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