Jacques Marcotte

Kalamazoo

A Montreal man imagines a mermaid in place of the writer whose picture appears on a novel.

Straight to the Heart

Amid the low-rent neighborhoods of Montreal, the true nature of a career criminal is slowly unveiled. BenoÎt is a car thief perpetually running from the police, his family, his ex-lovers, and a 14-year-old hood who badly needs a father figure. But after he falls for the lovely Sylvie while trying to boost her car, can BenoÎt commit to turning his life around?

Night Cap

A seemingly idle guy and an unprincipled girl to whom everything seems to come easily will see their lives sealed in a brutal way.

A Pacemaker and a Sidecar

In a poor neighborhood, teenagers plot an assassination while a party is being organized for the local usurer.

Bar Salon

Tragicomic portrait of a bar's owners and patrons in a poor Montreal neighbourhood.

Léolo

The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.

The Return of the Immaculate Conception

In Montréal's east-end, a group of over-grown kids, disappointed in their lives, spend their time hanging out on street corners, patronizing bars and frequenting seedy apartments and back alleys.