Mathieu Huard

The only thing colder than a Canadian winter is Canadian bureaucracy (probably). Based on five real life stories, Romy Boutin St-Pierre and Joe Nadeau pay homage to the nation-wide stress headache of phone calls with the government in this surprising short.

Yelda del Carmen leaves her Cuban homeland for Montreal, where she must rebuild her dance career from scratch. Before fully dedicating herself to dance, however, she returns to Cuba to embark on a unique climbing adventure. Her goal is to leave an indelible mark on history by becoming the first Cuban woman to complete three legendary ascents.

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An immersion into the daily life of Henri Painchaud, a history and encyclopedia enthusiast, who promised himself from childhood that he would one day build a trebuchet, a medieval weapon of war.

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Ngabo, an under-pressure cook's helper, and Mike, a zealous neo-Nazi, go through the same difficult day on the streets of Old Quebec without knowing each other. One is consumed by exhaustion, the other by anger. Through their respective solitude, Monochrome explores the invisible tensions, buried wounds and unexpected reflections that the city can reveal. A psychological thriller about the fear of the other and the mirages of the self.

Two women meet at a bus stop in Morocco, on an almost deserted highway. One is veiled, the other is not. They are smitten at first sight and judge each other. Time passes by, the bus doesn't arrive. Alone and desperate in the middle of nowhere, they gradually open up and show their vulnerabilities. Between friction and mutual support, Sara and Fatima drop their masks to reveal their inner struggles and unite in the face of the aggression hanging over them.

Seven-year-old Anna admires her mother, who is both victim and aggressor in her tumultuous relationships. Through a forbidden tube of lipstick, the little girl tells herself the imaginary story of a trapped princess: a fantastic fairytale in her eyes, but also the distressing reflection of her mother’s reality.