At the Beach

Several men go through a job interview eager to get a fresh start in life. With each question that's asked, we glimpse tiny snippets of their lives along with their hopes and fears. Nicolas Lévesque's Interview with a Free Man cleverly toys with viewers through its oblique narration, constantly upending our expectations. This film is part of the 2014 edition of the 5 Shorts Project, created by the National Film Board of Canada and produced in conjunction with Spirafilm, a Quebec cooperative dedicated to independent cinema.

Leur corps a souffert. Il en porte les traces pour toujours. Mais à la faveur d'une activité organisée par l'Association des grands brûlés, des femmes et des hommes profitent des plaisirs de la plage en famille. Pas facile de braver le regard des autres, mais le désir de retrouver une pleine autonomie est aujourd'hui le plus fort, surtout quand le soleil est de la partie. À la plage de Jeremy Peter Allen recueille leurs témoignages dans la douceur de l'été. Le film fait partie de l'édition 2014 du Projet 5 courts mis sur pied par l'Office national du film du Canada et produit avec Spirafilm, une coopérative de Québec vouée au cinéma indépendant.

Alphée has a rare genetic disorder that hampers her development. Yet she continues to defy medical expectations. When her parents intuitively reject the idea of placing her in a specialized classroom, they move their family to Europe for a year. Here, her father - filmmaker Hugo Latulippe - focuses on his fairy-like daughter's learning, in hopes of eventually integrating her into a regular classroom. This film is a moving declaration of love from a father to his daughter. It is also the story of a gamble: stealing away for a year in order to try and change the course of events. An intimate and revealing portrait, Alphée of the Stars puts the spotlight on a most unusual girl. With patience and tenderness, Latulippe - who believes in schools that embrace the diversity of humanity and do not discriminate - challenges our assumptions and reveals an unknown world that may have escaped us in our daily rush.