Office attire is the last concern for the characters in these quirky tales of vocation. After observing a lighthouse worker being stalked by the devil and a barber having to shave the leader of a Mexican cartel, you just might learn to appreciate your 9-to-5.
CONTRAPELO – MX/USA – 20 min - Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer
When a proud Mexican barber is forced to shave the leader of a drug cartel, he finds out that he and the Capo are not so different.
AS IT USED TO BE – FR – 9 min - Clement Gonzalez
In 2037, a teacher learns the value of interaction when a student attends his class in person.
BROKEN FACE (SALE GUEULE) – CAN – 17 min - Alain Fournier
When a broken-faced soldier joins the reclusive Morlaix in a remote lighthouse, the two men find themselves besieged by a strange storm.
POUR RETOURNER - CAN – 14 min - Scooter Corkle
A talented prison chef struggles to secure a job after he re-enters society.
TAKE ME (PREDES-MOI) – CAN – 11 min - André Turpin, Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette
A nurse working in a center for the disabled is confronted by his principles when he's asked to accomplish a particularly intimate task.
GETTING THERE – CAN – 16 min - Brendan Prost
A passionate musician struggles to drag his bandmates towards productivity and relevance, at the risk of his own personal estrangement.
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