Guillaume Chabot

Following his wife’s sudden hospitalization, and the subsequent return of his step-son, John is forced to confront his wife’s worsening physical and mental condition, his own mortality, and his past falterings in fatherhood.

Ophélie, a jaded teenager, passes her time cycling and working at the ice cream parlor of a quiet suburban town. When a mysterious woman on a motorcycle arrives in town, her mundane summer takes an unexpected turn.

Following a traumatic event at her grandparents' house, 10-year-old Rose embarks on an obsessive quest to see and understand the forbidden world of adults by herself.

Late at night, a screenwriter recollects an unpleasant encounter with the receptionist of the motel he is staying at. As this memory haunts him, his thoughts blur with the story he is writing.

In the woods, a mother and her daughter spend a weekend vacation at the cabin. They organize a traditional barbecue evening with their old friends living on the other side of the lake. However, the Lapointe family never shows up. Increasingly disturbing events threaten the safety of the two women, but above all their sanity. The lake cools and darkens, danger lurks nearby.

Over a summer, young friends discover their creative paths while dealing with nostalgia and heartbreak. Ben and Seb become friends while taking a course taught by an artist they both admire. Seb falls in love with the artist and tries unsuccessfully to express his feelings to her. Meanwhile, Ben must decide whether to return to his homeland to help his sister Jasmine care for their aging father. Letty and Stanley, two other students, struggle to define their relationships and ambitions. The story is told through a series of whimsical episodes in a minimalist visual style.

After the tragic loss of his mother, 10-year-old Antoine tries to understand the meaning of grief that fell upon his family. Through memories and remnants she left behind, Antoine gets closer to his mother.