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And what do the pigs think?

A film by

Edith Jorisch

Synopsis

In a contemporary art museum, a zealous guard discovers that a taxidermied boar has fallen — in the span of a single sneeze. An investigation erupts among the polarized visitors. Wild accusations, paranoia, and delusional theories turn the incident into a vortex of absurd and awkward chaos. A biting satire on collective fear, where only the taxidermied pigs keep their cool.

Highlights

Tags

2026

Comedy

Fiction

Genre

Comedy

Country

Canada (Quebec)

Year

2026

Length

19'23"

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With
Hassan Mackbouba, Évelyne de la Chenelière, Julianne Côté, Aksel Leblanc, Maxime Gaudette, Lily Vance, Stéphane Jacques, Richard Jutras, Louise Turcot, Antoine-Olivier Pilon

Production
Guillaume Vasseur, Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette (Voyelles films)
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Director
Edith Jorisch
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Screenplay
Edith Jorisch, Sarah Pellerin
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Artistic Direction
Edith Jorisch
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Images
Olivier Gossot
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Editor
Louis Chevalier-Dagenais
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Sound
Ilyaa Ghafouri, Hans Laitres, Laurent Ouellet
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Music
Ilyaa Ghafouri

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Director's Statement

The film draws its inspiration from a scene I actually experienced, when a taxidermied wild boar in a museum fell to the ground, triggering an altercation between the guards and the visitors. I watched the scene, amused by its absurdity. The crowd, staring at the “crime scene”, the boar lying on the floor, eyes wide open and quickly began searching for someone to blame rather than for a solution.
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My amusement soon gave way to unease. The irony of this seemingly trivial situation struck me as revealing of broader social tensions, and of a prevailing lack of listening and empathy. In these times of polarization, echo chambers, and rising fear, it seems that everything becomes a source of conflict and that dialogue is increasingly difficult.
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From this incident, I imagined a satirical and absurd chamber piece, bringing together by chance a gallery of archetypal characters, filled with contradictions, prejudices, and prepackaged opinions, acting as a microcosm of our society. A social fresco in which each person plays their own role and relishes their moment in the spotlight. Discomfort multiplies as the characters derive a certain pleasure from conflict and their codes of civility collapse. Each shifts responsibility for the world’s problems onto others, disengaging as soon as a collective issue arises. We observe them from a distance, as if they themselves were exhibits in a museum performance.
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The film is thus rooted in an era marked by individualism - even anthropocentrism, and by a culture of “self-care” that amplifies our inability to live together. It explores human bestiality and savagery. The museum, with its decorum, seemed to me the ideal setting for this biting social pile-up. The rules are strict, art is sacralized, restraint is expected. The hunt for a culprit shatters the codes of politeness. In a way, it grants the characters permission to point fingers at one another, exacerbating already existing tensions and revealing the latent symptoms of an era overshadowed by looming threats and fueled by collective paranoia.

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Edith Jorisch

Montreal-based filmmaker Édith Jorisch creates fiction, documentary, and immersive works presented at major international festivals including TIFF, IDFA, Tribeca, Sitges, and Busan. Her films explore contemporary social issues through a sharp lens and allegorical worlds. Her latest short, Mothers & Monsters, screened at over 60 festivals.

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Festival du nouveau cinéma, Canada | 2026

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