
With affordable housing in short supply, young adults are increasingly struggling to find a place to call home. Halima Elkhatabi’s droll documentary invites us to view 15 apartments in Montreal, where a diverse assortment of potential roommates interview each other to determine their compatibility. The ensuing conversations (many of them involving Gen Z) constitute an intricate and often humorous dance of self-disclosures and boundary-testing: would their potential new roomie mind their lengthy showers? How about table-saw noise? Or the need to store 100 unsorted Lego sets?
Authentic connections emerge as the film’s subjects gush about passions ranging from voguing to stand-up comedy to film, poetry, and Lebanese music, unveiling a rich tapestry of cultural interests. Heartfelt discussions soon unfold on the topics of white privilege, patriarchy, neurodiversity, sexuality, and mental health. It’s a disarming film about how we unveil our true selves to those strangers who may, or may not, turn out to be our closest friends.
Halima Elkhatabi
Canada
2024
In French and English with English subtitles
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Credits
Executive Producer
Nathalie Cloutier
Producer
Nathalie Cloutier
Screenwriter
Halima Elkhatabi
Cinematography
Josué Bertolino
Editor
Yousra Benziane
Original Music
Timo Vossenkaul
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