Laura Duquette

Prague, 2022 - Having found refuge from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, two women and their young daughters face the waiting and hope of an imminent return to Ukraine. Shelved in this city, these women tell the story of their past and give access to their daily life, their present, in which they try to learn how to live again. This documentary tries to give a voice to those who live war differently.

Set in a poor Québec neighbourhood during the 1930s, a young woman begins the dire labour of birthing.

Two young brothers are taken care of by their grandmother. At bath time, innocent play will change the family forever.

At the time of her 24th birthday, there is not much that makes sense for Anne; All that remains are those summers spent lounging in the fields and the memory of a great friendship. Deserted, Anne faces all the time she has lost and all the reasons that keep her from loving others, but above all from loving herself.

In 1940s’ rural Quebec, Marguerite assists her sister Aimée who’s been in painful labour for hours. Alerted by the midwife that a caesarean is necessary, their father leaves to seek the village doctor.

On this January morning, Agnès and her brother are hanging out in the living room. This quiet day will take a wrong turn when Agnès' father, shaken by his recent divorce from her mother, decides to pay her an impromptu visit.

Carried by the music of Sofia, a Quebec-Colombian singer-songwriter performing under her artist name Lapelúda, a moment unfolds between her and her grandmother Nicole. In the gentleness of everyday life, they speak of death — not as an end, but as a form of transmission. Through their gestures and their words, an intimate dialogue slowly takes shape, exploring the bond between generations and the traces we leave behind when our bodies fade away.

For Sophia, there's nothing more unpleasant than picking up her intoxicated brother. However, a bond stronger than herself compels her to take care of him. Once comforted, now comforting, through the ups and downs, he will always be welcome in her arms.