Short-To-Feature Quebec

This year, the program du court au long Québec honors the cinema of Marie-Hélène Viens and Philippe Lupien. 

Their first short film, Bernard Le Grand, which they scripted and directed together, was screened in 2013. At the same time, the idea of a feature film was already germinating in their heads. Then, over the last few years, we’ve been lucky enough to present more of their shorts: Amen (2016) and Nous sommes le Freak Show (2017).

In 2024, they released their first feature, Vous n’êtes pas seuls, produced by Boîte à Fanny, the same producer as all their shorts. With the narrative of the feature, they plunge us into a love story that plays with the codes of science fiction. You know, that little something extra in the story – they’re very good at adding that little something extra to each of their films! The result, every time, is a sweet and unexpected experience, sometimes even offbeat and always tinged with humor.

So we’re delighted to present a retrospective of their three short films, right up to the completion of their first feature.