The weather

The weather

WAITING FOR THE STORMS

François Delisle

94 minutes | 2025
Experimental Fiction

Supported by PRIM as part of the
Programme d’Aide à la Création

Prayer for a Lost Mitten - Jean-François Lesage

Synopsis

Through time and varied landscapes, four characters weave a web of stories exploring human resilience in the face of environmental upheaval.Marie, grappling with a young mother’s obsessive and heartbreaking questioning of a dead-end future for her child, transforms her anxiety into passionate activism. Terence, a climate refugee, entrusts his fate to strangers, hoping to find asylum in the north. McKenzie, a state security agent, breaks the shackles of the system to regain control of her destiny and finally feel alive. Then Kira, a soldier, deserts the army to join a nomadic tribe, guardians of humanist values. A fable about the climate crisis, Time transcends artistic boundaries to engage in a necessary dialogue between our past, present and future.

International festival on Films on Art , Canada
World premiere – 2025

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False fir trees

False fir trees

Les faux sapins

Justine Martin

15 minutes | 2025
Fiction

Distributor: Travelling Distribution

Supported by PRIM as part of the
Programme d’Aide à la Création

Prayer for a Lost Mitten - Jean-François Lesage

Synopsis

Florence (8) accompanies her sister Simone (6) to meet Santa Claus at the local market. The magic is at its height when, a few moments later, a traumatic incident occurs: Santa Claus jolts violently and falls to his death. Shocked, Florence will do anything to protect her little sister’s imagination.

Regard , Canada
World premiere – 2025

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Orbits

Orbits

Orbits

Sarah Seené

23 minutes | 2025
Documentary

Distributor: Vidéographe

Supported by PRIM as part of the
Programme d’Aide à la Création

Prayer for a Lost Mitten - Jean-François Lesage

Synopsis

Because she lost her sight a few years ago, Marie-Christine explores life in a sensitive way, from the pulp of her fingers. Through her personal experience, she awakens her son to the curiosity and wonder inspired by the beauty of the universe. Bringing together a constellation of textured analog images and a bouquet of caressing layers of sound, Orbites embodies a plunge into Marie-Christine’s sensory memory and reflects on the fundamental aspect of love and transmission.

Regard , Canada
World premiere – 2025

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Blue Tango

Blue Tango

Blue Tango

Marion Chuniaud

11 minutes | 2025
Documentary

Supported by PRIM as part of the
Programme d’Aide à la Création

Prayer for a Lost Mitten - Jean-François Lesage

Synopsis

Mute from birth, and suffering from cerebral palsy Azalia has made her body her language, using her art to transcend the limits imposed by society and her physical condition. Throughout her journey, she overcomes obstacles, asserting: I am my art”. The film is a powerful testament to her quest for freedom and self-expression. The director sensitively captures her journey, creating an emotional and inspiring work that celebrates human resilience.

International festival on Films on Art , Canada
World premiere – 2025

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Dream machine

Dream machine

Dream machine

Bruno Boulianne

75 minutes | 2025
Documentary

Supported by PRIM as part of the
Programme d’aide à la création

Prayer for a Lost Mitten - Jean-François Lesage

Synopsis

Passionate about living heritage and navigation on the St. Lawrence, Kevin Gagné and Raymond Lachance build the most beautiful dream machine of all: a gleaming ice canoe. Inspired by the importance of passing on a rich culture and endangered know-how, their boatyard ignites the spark of rediscovered knowledge and memory from one generation to the next. The better to pass on to their children, grandchildren and an entire community.

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Team

Screenplay: Bruno Boulianne

Photo direction: Alex Margineanu

Sound recording: Stéphane Barsalou

Editing: Vincent Guignard

Sound design: Mélanie Gauthier

Music: Alexis Dumais

Protagonists : Kevin Gagné, Raymond Lachance, Johanne Simard, Gilles Gagné, Paul Lachance

Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma Montreal, Canada
Blue Carpet – 2025