World Premiere
In a Quebec cotton mill at the turn of the 20th century, a teenage girl tries to keep her injured sister from being fired.
Jade Charbonneau, Gabrielle B. Thuot, Lou Thompson, Jonah Carson, Marcel Simoneau, Marie-Claude St-Laurent, Jérémie Earp
Canada
2026
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Credits & Director
Producer
Laurence Lacroix
Screenwriter
Julien G. Marcotte
Cinematography
Nicolas Poitras-Gamache
Editor
Amélie Labrèche
Julien G. Marcotte
Julien G. Marcotte is a screenwriter and director based in Montreal. Following his graduation in film studies from the Université de Montréal, he directed his first short film, Louise de 9 à 5 (2021). His next film, Les mains sales, won Best Canadian Short Film at VIFF 2023 and was included in TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten.
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