PICBOIS (WOODPECKER) / CANADA / INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE

More than a decade after she abandoned him, Émile accepts his mother Fanny’s invitation to come work with her on an isolated logging camp. While he foolishly expected a joyful reunion, the boy is pitted against an hostile environment and a woman with a distinct lack of maternal instinct.

French with English subtitles.

Director's Biography:

Kevin T. Landry is a Montreal-based director/screenwriter/editor interested in the imaginary, the absurd, and the fine line that separate the worlds of reality and fantasy. He now has over 15 short films to his name, films that have travelled all over the word and won numerous prizes.