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Skinny Boots

A film by

Romain F. Dubois

Synopsis

A nimble-fingered pickpocket has one more day to pay back his ex, whose trust he has betrayed. With no accomplice, he turns to his cousin Pinpin, left in his care by his aunt until the next day.

Highlights

Tags

2026

Comedy

Fiction

Genre

Comedy

Country

Canada (Quebec)

Year

2026

Length

19'12"

Themes

Teen friendly

Family bond

Feel-Good

Absurd

With
Dominick Rustam, Aksel Leblanc, France Pilotte, Tiffany Mothambault, Juliette Gariépy, Mattis Savard-Verhoeven, Antoine Nicolas

Production
Antoine Rivard-Nolin, Guillaume Laurin (Couronne Nord)

Director
Romain F. Dubois

Scenario
Romain F. Dubois

Images
Ménad Kesraoui

Artistic Direction
Alex Hercule Desjardins

Editing
Romain F. Dubois, Guillaume Marin

Sound Design
Ilyaa Ghafouri

Music
Hubert Tanguay-Labrosse

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Director's Statement

This project was born from a visceral impulse: to make a film, no matter what. I wasn’t trying to explore a specific theme or tackle a hot topic in our society. It was the characters who came to me first — figures living inside me, asking to speak and to exist. Complex, lovable, but deeply chaotic characters. The film mixes genres: crime caper, dramedy, coming-of-age story, almost an urban fairy tale.

It is also a film about failure and transformation. Dan is not a character who saves himself — he collapses, and in that collapse, something beautiful appears. Identity, ego, love, image — everything is questioned. Theft becomes a symbol of transmission. As if, in this world, we sometimes need to have a part of ourselves stolen in order to truly exist.

Skinny Bottines is an intuitive and free cinematic gesture. It follows two lost but beautiful characters in a feverish Montreal, with the desire to capture what is unstable, fragile, and always in motion.

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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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