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QUEERMENT QUÉBEC 2

Our annual celebration of Québécois queer content; unique perspectives proving Quebec is truly a hotbed of queer storytelling talent.

YVON / L’ÉTERNEL
BENOIT MASSÉ | CANADA | 2023 | 20 MIN | FRENCH S.-T.EN.

At the break of dawn, Yvon sings for the birds. Slowly, he moves towards death, armed with his cane, a burning joy and a thousand operatic arias.

LA FONCEUSE
DOMINIQUE MONTESANO | CANADA | 2023 | 5 MIN | FRENCH S.-T.EN.

Everybody walks a certain way, some walk slowly, some really fast, and some even stop constantly either lost or contemplative. For Ratel, it says a lot about people. While she walks up an endless stairway, she stops and meets someone that makes her doubt the way she perceives the world.

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THE KING DREAMS THE KING
WILL AITKEN | CANADA | 2023 | 5 MIN | ENGLISH

An ancient king takes so long to build his palace it becomes his mausoleum. He recalls days of his life both cold and hot – unquenchable longing for power, insatiable desire tout court.

KYLVAN, LE PUP SOURD (KYLVAN, THE DEAF PUP)
SYLVAIN GÉLINAS | CANADA | 2023 | 12 MIN | FRENCH S.-T.EN.

Puppy play in BDSM is role playing where pups dress up and behave like dogs. Pup Kylvan uses humour to try to raise viewers’ awareness about how challenging it can be to find one’s way in the Montreal pup community as a Deaf person.

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THE SHOWER SONG®
GEORGE KARKOUR | CANADA | 2023 | 10 MIN | ENGLISH

The Shower Song® is a comedic short film that revolves around a mischievous singer’s daydreams and adventures in the shower.

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LA TRAJECTOIRE DES MARÉES (TIDE’S TRAJECTORY)
MARIE-EVE BOISVERT | CANADA | 2023 | 15 MIN | FRENCH S.-T.EN.

In the midst of the Quebecois North Shore’s winter, a young filmmaker and a woman with a nomadic past retrace the departures that carved their respectives lives. Through this intergenerational encounter, the filmmaker dives into the intimacy of her own doubts and finds herself confronting her need for landmarks.

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L’ATELIER (THE REPAIR SHOP)
NAMAI KHAM PO | CANADA | 2022 | 12 MIN | FRENCH S.-T.EN.

“Kathy Tran and Agnès Gaudreau work as auto mechanics at Bâtiment 7, a collective-run space that facilitates the integration of minorities. We get to know them through this inspiring place where they’re truly able to be themselves.

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