Montreal's 35th Image+Nation festival of LGBT2SQ+ cinema celebrates Montreal image-makers in their annual Queerment Québec program. Coming-of-age stories, the searching for your true self and the sensation of absolute freedom instead of the oppressive borders that bind your desires — all in this eclectic and entertaining mix of emerging and established talent.
BLUE LIPS
Philippe Hamelin
Canada || 2020, 7 min
Using synthetic images, the gorgeous animation, Lèvres bleues (Blue Lips) reconstructs the memory of a loving moment.
FALENA
Nancy Pettinicchio
Canada || 2021, 16 min
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.
ALEX
Jean-Pierre Huot
Canada || 2022, 18 min
A prostitute becomes friends with an old woman who is his complete opposite. This friendship deeply transforms the young man. However, she keeps a grave secret that will upset their relationship.
ABUNDANCE
Justine Rivard
Canada || 2022, 6 min
The movements of the water unite with those of the dance, moving the filmmaker to finally recognize himself in it.
NUIT BLONDE
Gabrielle Demers
Canada || 2022, 16 min
At night, Victor walks without supervision to live his life.
COEXHISTENCE
Youri Létourneau-Langlois
Canada || 2022, 14 min
Sophie lives as a recluse and increasingly feels herself in a dissociated state. While trying to escape through poetry, a strange presence heightens her anguish, making her speech more and more irrational.