Quebec short films program
For audience aged 8 and over
LIKE THE ONES I USED TO KNOW (Annie St-Pierre, 2020, 18 minutes)
December 24, 1983, 10:50 p.m.; Julie and her cousins ate too much sugar, Santa Claus is late and Denis, alone in his car, is anxious about the idea of setting foot in his ex-in-law's house to pick up his children. Les grandes claques is an early coming-of-age that is as squeaky as it is poetic.
WHERE RABBITS COME FROM (Colin Ludvic Racicot, 2023, 15 minutes)
In a cold dystopian world, a widowed father defies the authorities trying to instill a sense of wonder into his daughter's life.
THE DISPLEASURE (Alisi Telengut & Dominique Dussault, 2021, 10 minutes)
A fantastical fable, the film centres on a battle of wills between a young girl and the family dog for the attention of the girl's father.
LE GRAND PARTY ANNUEL DES CRÉATURES DE LA LUNE (Francis Desharnais, 2024, 3 minutes)
When humans leave the Moon, the local creatures throw a party. What if we were just a bit too much in this beautiful universe that clearly does not belong only to us? An animated film created using the famous and ever-magical pin screen.
RUBY FULL OF SHIT (Jean-Guillaume Bastien, 2016, 19 minute)
During the holidays, Denis finds himself spending Christmas dinner with his lover Carl's family. Fiercely Catholic and stubbornly traditional, Carl's family are completely unaware of their son's relationship with Denis. However, a psychological cat and mouse duel takes place between Denis and Ruby, the six-year-old spoiled rotten niece of Carl.