Presented by Dr Mobilo Aquafest,Société des Arts Technologiques,Dans la rue
The Cabaret of Curiosities
This crazy Cabaret is devised and directed by Marc Lamothe, the man behind DJ XL5's popular Zappin’ Parties that have had festival-goers rolling with laughter for the past 20 years. In collaboration with the Dr Mobilo Aquafest festival, Fantasia offers a new cabaret formula combining screenings of local and international short films, comedy acts, and live performances. Guests include Catherine Éthier, Richardson Zéphir, Julien Bernatchez, Yves Jacques, Simon Predj, a heavy metal a capella choir, legendary duo Sèxe Illégal, and many more surprises. Lamothe will also be spinning some of the most cringey records in his collection. Your eyes and ears will be spitting blood...
What's more, you'll be able to discover 16 completely madcap short films, in the spirit of the DJ XL5 evenings. The world premieres include the horror comedy FORGOTTEN LAKE by Adam Brooks (USA), the incredible YOUR MONEY'S NO GOOD HERE by Canada’s Jakob Skrzypa and the intriguing THE SCREAM THAT WOULDN'T END by Éric Lavoie. As for animated films, you'll be treated to the North American premiere of POTATO FALLS by Janina Putzker, as well as GRIBOUILLAGE by Marie-Pascale Corriveau and THE FOOL by Noémi Baron. Your spleen will be dilated after seeing the uncomfortable STALLED by American Eric Rich (international premiere), Chris McInroy's crazy WE FORGOT ABOUT THE ZOMBIES, the curiosity that is HUBBARDS by American filmmaker Kevin Ralson and the strange CLAUDIO'S SONG by England’s Andreas Nilsson. If local cinema is more your thing, you'll be pleased to know that we'll also be screening TRUEVILLE: THE HOLE STORY by Fred Lavigne, the double feature LÉA et TRIDAMOS by Carnior, MES PEURS NOIRES 2 by Louis-David Jutras, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DETTE by Hugo Belhassen and SEXY JOËL ET SON WAGYU by Sam Proulx and Cédric Senécal.
A grand evening of over three hours in the unique setting of the Society for Arts and Technology. Doors open at 7 p.m., the cabaret begins at 8! It's easy to laugh and make people laugh, but living on the street isn't, so part of the proceeds will go to the Dans la rue organization. – Translation: Rupert Bottenberg
L'avant Cabaret des curiosités
Claudio's Song
Andreas Nilsson
A young man faces the wrath of a family of criminals that target people who are famous on the internet and extort money from them.
Forgotten Lake
Adam Brooks, Matthew Kennedy
Counsellors at Forgotten Lake Summer Camp are horrified to discover the legend of the Blueberry boy is more real than they could have imagined.
Gribouillage
Marie-Pascale Corriveau
Scribble is a non-narrative short film. Scribble brings together thoughts and images that have no connection between each other.
Hubbards
Kevin Ralston
An intense dive into the world of one man and his quest.
Léa
Carnior Steve Landry
A mother tries to survive a zombie invasion and her daughter's puberty...
Night of the living dette
Hugo Belhassen
Charles and Steeeve are approached by a quester who is way too assertive.
Potato Falls
Janina Putzker
“We’re not gonna make a short film about potatoes…” – “Just fry and stop me!”, said the potato. So we made a short film about potatoes.
Mes peurs noires 2
Louis-David Jutras
"My Deep Dark Fears 2" follows the story of an agoraphobic named Simon, who vividly exposes his deepest fears to us.
Scream That Wouldn't End, The
Eric Lavoie
Ever since 1951, a particular scream has been heard over and over again in movies, and filmmakers like Ron Howard, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino and countless others have...
Sexy Joel and his Wagyu
Sam Proulx, Cédric Senécal
A Wagyu cow is being presented at an auction when Sexy Joel joins a group of buyers to eliminate them in order to retrieve his cow.
Stalled
Eric Rich
A man is sitting on the toilet in a public restroom when he’s interrupted by a child crawling into his stall.
Fool, The
Noémi Baron
As he travels, The Fool accumulates experiences to leave behind its status as a non-being and acquires knowledge that transforms it into increasingly complex characters.
The Most Important Thing Is Not to Lose ...
Juan Carlos García-Sampedro
There are times when creation is not marked by an outlined idea, but it is rather modulated as if it had a will of its own, a voice that constructs its own discourse and is asking to be heard.
Tridamos
Carnior Steve Landry
Anna, a heartbroken Quebecer, arrives in Normandy to visit her friend Sofie. To change her mind, the latter invites Anna to a girls' evening which will be very werido.
Trueville: The hole story
Frédéric Lavigne
Detective Bernard Tichaud will have to investigate a series of mysterious disappearances that are occurring in the small town of Trouville.
Your Money's No Good Here
Jakob Skrzypa
"Your Money's No Good Here" blends comedy with surrealist nightmare; a Tim Robinson sketch by way of David Lynch that examines the influence of language and the delicate nature of the male ego.
We Forgot About the Zombies
Chris McInroy
Two dudes think they found the cure for zombie bites.
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A new cabaret formula combining screenings of local and international short films, comedy acts and live performances.