Mirkö Lafrenière

Between Us is a short documentary that weaves together six intimate conversations between Quebecers and an artificial intelligence. This device becomes a playful yet unsettling space where each participant seeks listening, advice, and comfort. Between Us paints a sensitive portrait of a society longing for connection while exposing the machine’s inability to truly fulfill our interpersonal needs.

After 16 years together, François and Julie open their relationship to explore sexual adventures and self-discovery. With two kids and their bond at stake, the path proves more complex than expected.

While filming her lively grandmother Ursule for a school project, 16-year-old Noémie discovers a strange carved wooden statuette that sparks her curiosity. Ursule's delightfully scandalous revelation then shakes the teenager's deepest beliefs about her family history, forcing her to confront the truth about her identity and opening the way to her emancipation.

During an ordinary night spent smoking and drinking behind Verdun’s Cultural Center, three friends accidentally lose a cellphone. Their refusal of giving up quickly becomes their wake-up call.

Lou is seventeen and thinks she has her life under control. On her prom night, she decides to run away from her father and her stable life. She seems to be keeping it together, until she comes head to head with a strange woman that has been stalking her through the halls of the school. Losing her composure, Lou spirals and starts to question everything.

In a little village in the back country of Quebec, snow removers are working against an overwhelming snowstorm. During the night, the men reveal themselves throughout their manual work. Relationships between the men show up, and we discover a tightly knit family.

Pete always chooses take-out instead of delivery for his pizza. What a mistake.