GENDRBENDR

DIRECTOR: JOE NADEAU  
CANADA (ACADIE), 2022, COMEDY, 2 MIN, O.V - WITHOUT DIALOGUE

GendrBendr is visited one morning by the biggest enemy known to trans people besides Karens – dysphoria. Dysphoria points at and mocks them through the mirror.

The first image that comes to mind when I try to explain the feelings of dysphoria to others is the feeling of not recognizing yourself reflected in the mirror. For several years, I was unable to imagine how I saw myself like in my mind until the day I learned the term ‘non-binary’. Since then, my face belonged to me.

In this video, GendrBendr receives a chest binder as a gift and discovers new joy in life (euphoria). They learn to love themselves, breaking out in dance. Gender identity is also about learning to love our trans body, like the art it is, no matter what stage of transition it is or not

*Filmmaker in attendance.

FALENA

DIRECTOR: NANCY PETTINICCHIO  
CANADA (QUÉBEC), 2022, DRAMA, 16 MIN, O.V FRENCH, S.-T. ENGLISH

Intrigued and inspired by an unexpected encounter with an older neighbour, Leila spends her last days in the suburbs exploring her identity through nude photography. As she faces her transition to adulthood, Leila is confronted with her changing relationship to her best friend Cassy.

THE REPAIR SHOP

DIRECTOR: NAMAI KHAM PO
CANADA (QUÉBEC), 2022, AUTEUR CINEMA, 11 MIN, O.V FRENCH, S.-T. ENGLISH

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.

*Screenwriter in attendance.

NUIT BLONDE

DIRECTOR: GABRIELLE DEMERS  
CANADA (QUÉBEC), 2022, DRAMA, 15 MIN, O.V FRENCH, S.-T. ENGLISH

Victor is unhappy in his housing for autistic adults. To avoid the Friday disco, he goes out for a walk in the neighborhood and then he meets a young prostitute.

PARADOX

DIRECTOR: AIMÉ MAJEAU BEAUCHAMP  CANADA (QUÉBEC), 2022, BIOGRAPHY DOCUMENTARY, 12 MIN, O.V FRENCH, S.-T. ENGLISH

Paradox offers a portrait of Lucas, a gentle but intense soul. As she begins feminizing hormone therapy, Lucas learns to tame the bodily, emotional and identity changes she’s experiencing.

FIRE AT THE LAKE

DIRECTOR: PIERRE MENAHEM
FRANCE, 2022, DRAMA, 16 MIN, O.V FRENCH, S.-T. ENGLISH

A high mountain hamlet, early summer. Félix comes down from the pastures where he’s guarding his cows and finds his old mother lying lifeless on her bed. Shaken, he runs off. He drives a few miles in the valley to the house of a young man who just contacted him on a dating app.

THE LEFT HAND

DIRECTOR: MAXIME ROBIN
CANADA (QUÉBEC), 2022, DRAMA, 13 MIN, O.V FRENCH, S.-T. ENGLISH

Young Maxime's mother starts worrying about her son when he is declared "not normal" by his 2nd grade teacher. After a distressing visit to the hospital, she decides to confront the teacher, only to see the whole situation in a new light when the most trivial misunderstanding occurs. A short movie about gender, especially when it’s projected on others.

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