Prix collégial du cinéma québécois - Short Films
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 Florence Lafond, Olivier Côté and Raquel Sancinetti
In the early morning, Xavier comes home to find his girlfriend Léa in their bed. It's the first time he's slept over since they decided to be in an open relationship.
Portrait of Marie-Lise Chouinard, this radiant woman imbued with contagious liveliness. An intimate encounter with Marie-Lise through a wishlist of activities of her own. Cherry is the epitome of resilience, friendship and hope.
A poetic back-and-forth set in a fractured, post-apocalyptic world where each individual navigates the collective despair in solitude. Bodies in motion, dance, and physical feats replace words, unveiling characters scarred and haunted by a past gentler than this crumbling reality.
Every week, Raquel (41), a Brazilian immigrant, visits her friend Madeleine (107) in her retirement home in Montreal and tries to convince her to get out of the house. The senior woman refuses: she has nothing else to do outside. Raquel doesn't give up and finds a way to bring Madeleine with her on a road trip to the sea. The result is a journey that plays with reality and fiction and brings a reflection on life, death and the certainty that there is always something to learn along the way.
Elias (16) and Laurent (17) have applied together to work at a summer camp this year. They're ready to give it all to join the group of former counselors. However, the initiation activities drift insidiously towards their worst insecurities: tradition demands that all boys get naked in front of the female counselors.
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