By the Pool

Following the disappearance of a man in Scotland, his daughter recalls words chanted before nightfall.

Struggling with depression and social anxiety, Paul has found refuge in serving women who invite him to clean their homes. By sharing his gently eccentric routines on social media, he combats loneliness and takes it one day at a time.

Bringing the same insight and precision to her debut dramatic work as she did with her award-winning documentaries, Toronto’s Carol Nguyen immerses viewers in the intricate matrix that connects three generations of an immigrant family.

Against the backdrop of a holiday camp and a toxic “boys’ club”, the friendship between Elias and Laurent is put to the test during brutal initiation rites. Caught between the desire to belong and loyalty to others, they will have to navigate through their insecurities linked to the social construction of their gender in order to assert their place among the group.

Summer 1993. Marthe, 12, convinces her brother to run away from home and from the Haitian heritage they both reject. Joined by their cousins in a park, they debate what their future might hold. But as the hours pass, the children begin to realize that what they’re trying to escape is also what binds them together most deeply.

On a class trip into the woods, Charlotte is confronted with her inner demons. Venturing alone into the icy forest, away from the pressure of the group and the obligation to eat, Charlotte will have to face her biggest battle yet, the one against her eating disorder.

A father tries to save the soul of his daughter, lost in darkness.