Night Slice
A film by
Romain F. Dubois, Maxime Genois & Félix Poirier
Synopsis
Stuck in a depressing and mind numbing routine, Pierre decides to trade the sweaty atmosphere of the factory for the conditioned air of a hotel room. Locked up with three other tenants in a dreary and dim-lighted suite, he is forced into an idle and aimless lifestyle, no more fruitful than the mindless hustle and bustle he left behind — that is, until this oppressive dullness gives birth to an idea…
Highlights
Tags
2020
Comedy
Ovni
Fiction
Genre
Comedy
,
Ovni
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Country
Canada (Quebec)
Year
2020
Length
16'00"
Themes
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Production
Anthony Martino-Maurice, Félix Poirier
Director
Romain F. Dubois, Maxime Genois
Scenario
Félix Poirier
Images
Jules Cloutier-Lacerte
Editing
Louis Chevalier-Dagenais
Artistic Direction
Félix Poirier
Sound
Nataq Huault
Music
Hubert Tanguay-Labrosse
Romain F. Dubois
Romain F. Dubois is a Montréal-based filmmaker. His work, noted for its singularity and poetry, explores love, marginality, and mystery. After a background in animation, drawing, and music videos, his first solo short SKINNY BOOTS is selected at Semaine de la Critique in 2026.
Filmography
Skinny Bottines | Short Film | 2025
Tranche de nuit | Short Film | 2020
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Maxime Genois
Maxime Genois is a director and an actor. Graduated from the Conservatoire of dramatic arts of Montreal, he directed his third short film TODAY IS SUNDAY, TOMORROW WE DIE. As a director, he collaborated with the Opéra de Montréal and the National art Center of Canada. He is also a stage and cinema actor. He has worked with Denis Marleau, Catherine Vidal, Claude Poissant, Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr, Xavier Dolan and Sophie Deraspe.
Filmography
Aujourd'hui c'est dimanche, demain on meurt | Short Fiction | 2023
Tranche de nuit | Short Fiction | 2020
Le clown | Short Fiction | 2016
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Festivals
Gala Prends Ça Court!, Canada | 2021 *Prix Club video - Film ovni, Mention du jury - Florence Lafond
Festival de Cinéma en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada |2020
Festival du cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada |2022
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Canada |2021
Festival Plein(s) Écran(s), Canada |2021
Le long weekend du court, Canada | 2022
Festival International de comédie de Liège, Belgium | 2021
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