GHISLAINE'S PLACE
Ghislaine's Place
A film by Franie-Éléonore Bernier
Fiction
2025
18 min
French with English subtitles
With France Pilote, Anthony Bouchard, Pascal Contamine, Frédérike Bédard, Hugues Frenette, Hubert Bouchard
LOGLINE
Ghislaine runs a smuggling network selling stolen food to her community, while trying to temper the ambitions of her grandson, who threatens her business by seeking to carve out a place for himself in it.
SYNOPSIS
Ghislaine runs a food smuggling network, selling stolen food to the community at low prices. When her grandson arrives with a large, dilapidated freezer to boost profits, Ghislaine tries to get rid of it before it arouses suspicion about her operation.
Technical information
Duration: 18 minutes
Language: French with English subtitles
Filming: 4k - color
Ratio 16:9 | Sound 5.1
DCP - ProRes - H264
Filming location: Canada (Quebec)
Country of action: Canada (Quebec)
Festivals and awards
29th Regard Festival - Chicoutimi, Quebec / March 2025
1st Everyone Runs Festival - La Malbaie, Quebec / June 2025
43rd Rhode Island International Film Festival – Providence, Rhode Island / August 2025
17th Les Percéides – Percé, Quebec / August 2025
19th Beauce Film Festival – Saint-Séverin, Quebec / September 2025
14th FCVQ Quebec City Film Festival – Quebec City, Quebec / September 2025
23rd Short Film Space - Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival - Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec / October 2025
19th Yellowknife International Film Festival - Yellowknife, Canada / November 2025
31st Cinemania Film Festival - Montreal, Canada / November 2025
8th Dinan Short Film Festival - Dinan, France / November 2025
10th Pleins Écrans Festival - Montreal, Canada / January 2026
9th Filministes Festival - Montreal, Canada / March 2026
20th Canadian Film Fest - Toronto, Canada / March 2026
Director
Franie-Éléonore Bernier
Biography
Franie-Éléonore has directed numerous short films, including Danavan (Show Me Shorts Film Festival), Fond bleu (FNC, Palm Springs International ShortFest), and her most recent, Chez Ghislaine (Festival Regard). Her diverse career has led her to direct many humorous advertising campaigns as well as an ADISQ award-winning music video. She is currently developing two vibrant feature films: Papa Burger and Bleu marin. With her films, Franie-Éléonore aims to create surprising, humorous experiences that will make you say "what the f*ck" while simultaneously touching your heart.
Filmography
Danavan, short film, 2022
Fond bleu, short film, 2021
Les Vaisseaux du destin, short film, 2019
Bon goût, short film, 2019
Mal de coeur, short film, 2018
I.R.I.S., short film, 2018
Correspondances, short film, 2017
Unconditional Love, short film, 2017
La Soif, short film, 2015
La bagatelle, short film, 2015
Director's Note
This film is an ode to my childhood in St-Jean Baptiste, a vibrant neighborhood in Quebec City, where the culture of mutual support shaped my outlook on life and cinema. Chez Ghislaine explores themes such as solidarity and family, while highlighting the importance of community in the face of the fear of the Other in a world where individualism fosters isolation.
Producer
Nellie Carrier
Biography
Nellie Carrier began her career producing Kristina Wagenbauer's first fiction feature, SASHINKA, which premiered at the Festival du nouveau cinéma and the Seattle International Film Festival. The film was released in theatres in August 2018 and was nominated in three categories at the Canadian Screen Awards and the 2019 Prix Iris. She has also produced the short films AMIES (TIFF, FNC, REGARD), Cherche femme forte (Best Short Film at the Berlin Film Festival, Best Direction at Flickers), Comme la neige au printemps (TIFF, FNC) and Nuit blonde (FNC, Special Mention at Tribeca, Best LGBTQ+ Short at Palm Springs, four Prends ça court! awards), and worked as line producer on the documentary Cette maison (Berlin, Hot Docs, Lisboa). She also co-produced the feature documentary Caiti Blues (ACID Cannes, Visions du Réel, Hot Docs – DGC Special Jury Prize).
Filmography
Chez Ghislaine, short film, 2024
Caiti Blues, feature film, 2023
Nuit Blonde, short film, 2022
Ditch, short film, 2022
Cette maison, short film, 2022
Comme la nuit au printemps, short film, 2020
Wanted: Strong Woman, short film, 2019
Rive-Sud, short film, 2018
Girlfriends, short film, 2018
Sashinka, feature film, 2017
Team
Director - Franie-Éléonore Bernier
Production - Nellie Carrier and Franie-Éléonore Bernier
Cinematography - Maxime Valsan
Art direction - Paskale Jobin
Music - Christophe Lamarche Ledoux, Mathieu Charbonneau
Screenplay - Franie-Éléonore Bernier
Editing - Michel Grou, Marie-Pier Dupuis
Sound design - Olivier Calbert
Mixing - Luc Boudrias
Casting - Marilou Richer
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