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Cinéma Public is pleased to renew its collaboration with REGARD, the international short film festival in Saguenay. We present a selection of short films for children from the 26th edition of the festival, for a screening that will captivate both children and adults!
BLACK SLIDE
Uri Lotan, Israel, United Kingdom, 11 min, Hebrew
Eviah, a shy young boy on the verge of puberty, and his best friend sneak into the “Black Slide”, the most terrifying ride in Aqua Fun. It is here that Eviah will mature and prepare for the events about to unfold in his home.
COMMENT J’AI VAINCU MA PEUR DES HUMAINS
Hélène Ducrocq, France, 8 min, French
Daedalia is a spider. At death’s door, she wonders: if she hadn’t been so afraid of humans, could she have gone to New York with her best friend?
DANS LA NATURE
Marcel Barelli, Switzerland, 5 min, French
In nature, a couple is a male and a female. Well, not always! A couple is also a female and a female. Or a male and a male. You may not know it, but homosexuality is not only a human story!
LA SOEUR DE MARGOT
Christine Doyon, Québec, 17 min, French
Margot, a preteen girl who would like to live like other young people of her age, must deal with the reality of a disabled sister. An impromptu situation will force her to adopt a new perspective on her life.
TROLL GIRL
Kay Carmichael, South Africa, 8’37 minutes, no dialog
A child troll, raised by a nun in a human village, defies her own insecurities and the fears of the villagers to save her mother from danger.
Wâhkôhtowin | All My Relations,
Barry Bilinsky, unceded territories, 5 min, Amiskwaciwâskahikan, English, Cri
The power of stories, told over many nights, over many years, in all the languages of the world, is summed up in an intimate story between a grandmother and her children’s children on a clear winter night in the teepee.
Presented in collaboration with REGARD
EST - English subtitles
CC - Closed captions
