Jeanne Carrière
Writing
Biography
A young screenwriter who graduated from INIS in 2020, Jeanne focused her writing on social issues after studying social work. Her career path was interrupted in 2021 following a serious accident that left her quadriplegic. After a year of hospitalization, she resumed her work where she had left off and won the Cours Écrire Ton Court 2023 competition – Regional Edition. Jeanne now dreams of making films differently, in a wheelchair.
Known For
The film follows Rémi, a man in his fifties who raises bison in the Laurentides region. One morning, while working, he comes across a six-year-old boy in pajamas, Hugo, on his land, who claims to be looking for his father among the bison.
BIGFOOT
Unable to accept the death of her husband, a woman keeps him secretly in their apartment. Helped by the cold, she tries to keep the corpse preserved for as long as possible.
The Cold
Recently separated and new to the city, a mother of two tries to break her isolation by calling classified ad numbers on a laundromat bulletin board.
Lavée
A poignant story of rehabilitation against a backdrop of Quebec winter.