Chimère

The story of Pauline Julien, a singing icon and independence activist, across several decades of Québec history.

Best friends in their youth, two women meet again to share a now meaningless tradition

On a cold winter night, Chloé (18), a clerk at her family’s convenience store, stages a fake robbery with her girlfriend Rosalie in order to make off with the money from the store’s safe. The arrival of her uncle Marc (47), whom she hasn’t seen in two years, at the convenience store late that evening throws their plans into disarray. Marc is at the end of his rope. He doesn’t have a penny to his name and is willing to do anything to get his brother David, the convenience store’s owner, to come and see him so he can ask him for money.

On March 15, 2020, Montreal sees appearing on a wall, written in black letters on white paper "Stop feminicides". It is at this moment that the Collages Feminicides Montreal collective sees the light for the first time. Now the streets of the city are carpeted with their words. Today, after the 17th feminicide, they will continue to fight and stick, until this violence stops.