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FRISSONS QUEER

From suspense and slasher thrills to body horror and dark comedy, these queer shorts push genre conventions into delightfully unsettling territory. With twisted visions, unexpected turns, and wicked humour, the films blur the lines between the strange, the disturbing, and the downright outrageous.

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BAD DAD[FRISSONS QUEER: FANTASIA x IMAGE+NATION]11 minutesNOV 21 / 17:00This programme includes 8 filmsFRISSONS QUEER 99 minutes

Recently divorced, Warren retreats to a quiet lake house with his young son. When a stranger named David appears asking for help, an ordinary evening becomes a tense psychological confrontation, exposing secrets, shifting power, and an unexpected connection between them.

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LA HÈRE (THE GREAT-TAILED BEAST)[FRISSONS QUEER: FANTASIA x IMAGE+NATION]17 minutesNOV 21 / 17:00This programme includes 8 filmsFRISSONS QUEER 99 minutes

When a rookie forest ranger flees into the Quebec wilderness to escape a brutal hazing ritual, he finds himself hunted not only by his peers, but by a towering creature of folklore stalking him through the woods.

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LA MOISSON[FRISSONS QUEER: FANTASIA x IMAGE+NATION]11 minutesNOV 21 / 17:00This programme includes 8 filmsFRISSONS QUEER 99 minutes

Nightmarish corporeal body horror with excessive violence.

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LETHAL ETHEL[FRISSONS QUEER: FANTASIA x IMAGE+NATION]9 minutesNOV 21 / 17:00This programme includes 8 filmsFRISSONS QUEER 99 minutes

Blending horror and humour, Lethal Ethel is a mockumentary that follows the story of a Naskapi vampire who goes to murderous lengths to protect her land and culture.

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MANIC[FRISSONS QUEER: FANTASIA x IMAGE+NATION]16 minutesNOV 21 / 17:00This programme includes 8 filmsFRISSONS QUEER 99 minutes

After two decades of creative repression, an artist descends into kaleidoscopic madness, turning her oppressive partner into a grotesque work of art.

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PACK[FRISSONS QUEER: FANTASIA x IMAGE+NATION]10 minutesNOV 21 / 17:00This programme includes 8 filmsFRISSONS QUEER 99 minutes

At summer camp, Syd is secretly transforming into a werewolf and struggling to act normal around new friends. When they discover those friends are werewolf hunters, Syd decides that fitting in may require removing everything that makes them inhuman.

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SCISSORS[FRISSONS QUEER: FANTASIA x IMAGE+NATION]12 minutesNOV 21 / 17:00This programme includes 8 filmsFRISSONS QUEER 99 minutes

A slasher with a grudge meets his match when a group of queer friends on a weekend getaway turns his killing spree into a bloody night he never saw coming.

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THE MOTIVE[FRISSONS QUEER: FANTASIA x IMAGE+NATION]13 minutesNOV 21 / 17:00This programme includes 8 filmsFRISSONS QUEER 99 minutes

A famed detective arrives at a remote mansion to find a murderer standing over his latest victim. As the detective presses him to confess his motive, the truth grows increasingly complicated, revealing that the two men's shared history may be central to the crime.