August 9, 2024
8:00 p.m.
Knowlton United Church

August 14, 2024
5:00 p.m.
Lac-Brome theater

Ariane Louis-Seize

French, English subtitles
Feature film
Fiction / Comedy drama / In competition
Classification: General
92 minutes

Dramedy. Quebec (Canada). 2023

Sasha is a young vampire with a serious problem: she’s too sensitive to kill! When her exasperated parents cut off her blood supply, Sasha’s life is in jeopardy. Luckily, she meets Paul, a lonely teenager with suicidal tendencies who is willing to give his life to save hers. But their friendly agreement soon becomes a nocturnal quest to fulfill Paul’s last wishes before day breaks.

Followed by a discussion with the director Ariane Louis-Seize.

Awards

Vancouver International Film Festival, 2023
AUDIENCE AWARD

Cinefest Sudbury Film Festival, 2023
BEST FRENCH-CANADIAN FILM

Calgary International Film Festival, 2023
*RBC EMERGING TALENT AWARD *AUDIENCE AWARD

Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, 2023
*GRAND PRIZE – NATIONAL COMPETITION

Sitges Film Festival, 2023
*SPECIAL MENTION – SCREENPLAY

Festival International La-Roche-Sur-Yon, 2023
*TRAJECTOIRES BNP PARIBAS JURY PRIZE (AWARDED BY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS)

Ariane Louis-Seize

Ariane Louis-Seize is a Montreal-based filmmaker. Her directorial debut as a director with her short film LA PEAU SAUVAGE, a fantasy drama drama that travelled to over fifty festivals around the world, winning numerous and winner of numerous awards and nominations, including Best Fiction Short Gala Québec Cinéma and the Canadian Screen Awards. She then shot LES PETITES VAGUES, selected for the Berlinale and Canada’s Top Ten at TIFF. In 2018, Ariane wrote and directed LES PROFONDEURS, followed by COMME UNE COMÈTE in 2019, both of which had their world premiere at TIFF and the Quebec premiere at the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma. With COMME UNE COMÈTE, Ariane wins a dozen awards around the world, and was again nominated for the Iris award for best fiction short film at the Gala Québec Cinéma. HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKS SUICIDE CONSENTANT is her first feature film. The theatrical release of this is scheduled for release in fall 2023.

Justine Martin

French
Short Film
Documentary
12 minutes

Canada, Québec, 2023

Once a year, people from various marginalized communities gather in the forest for a brief stay. Out of sight and out of mind, they deepen their understanding of the art of the circus, turning the discipline into a single mode of expression.

Justine Martin

Justine Martin is a Montreal-based screenwriter and director with a degree in film from Concordia University. In 2021, she directed her first short documentary, “Oasis”, which was noticed at IDFA, Dok Leipzig and Clermont-Ferrand, among others. “Carnaval” is her second short documentary.