The Awakening

Director: Louis-Francois Tremblay

With Nicolas Canuel and Karen Elkin

Summary :

Jake, deadly in love with his wife Corine, has been serving a life sentence of imprisonment for the last two years in a psychiatric institution. Corine, relieved by the long term incarceration of her demented ex-husband, started a new life far away from her ex-husband. But Jake does not see their separation from the same eye. He wants to go back to the one he loves, and live a happy life again, just the way it was before…

Hero by Nature

Director: Roger Cantin

With Frédérick De Grandpré, Laurent-Christophe De Ruelle and Cary Lawrence

Resume :

The story unfolds not long after the tragic events that occurred during the Oka crisis. A young Caucasian boy whose next door neighbour happens to be his native friend, is informed by his judgmental and intolerant father that he is no longer to have any contact with him. This stems from his fathers strong prejudice against the native people. A nearly tragic accident will force the father to see beyond his prejudices and come to a new understanding and sensitivity about people who are different than him, in this case, the native people.

Frissons d’été (Summer chill)

Director: Bruno Phillip

With Tristan Dubois and Catherine Dajczman

Summary :

A hot summer night. A couple are sleeping in their new apartment they have just moved into. In the middle of the night, Steve is suddenly taken out of his sleep by a strange noise. Fear grips him. Steve starts looking for the intruder in the dark, while Vanessa, deeply asleep, is totally unaware of this critical situation…

Ice Cold

Director: Frédérick D’Amours

with Caroline Néron and Brigitte Paquette

Ice Cold is the second professional film by Frédérik D’Amours, a director best known in the film and advertising world. The film was shot on 35 mm film (cinema format).

Summary: Invited by their father to a mysterious rendez-vous in an isolated cottage, Geneviève, who accompanies her sister Roxanne, will take advantage of this family reunion to bring out a bad memory from the past which will turn this simple family gathering into a real nightmare. Sometimes the truth should remain hidden…