Pieces of reflection
A film by David Sanchez
2026
A film by Gabriel-Antoine Roy
| Year(s) | 2025 |
| Type(s) | Short film |
| Genre(s) | Fiction |
| Duration | 00:15:19 |
| Origin | Canada (Québec) |
| Language(s) | Français |
| Subject(s) | Friendship LGBTQIA+ |
Synopsis
During what seems like an ordinary evening, three friends, Alexe, Étienne, and Gabriel, come together to celebrate Gabriel’s birthday. Between them lies a pact: to live the truth of the moment without filters. This intimate ritual becomes a fragile dance between affection and tension. As the evening unfolds, unspoken tensions surface, emotions ignite, and the boundaries between their needs and limits begin to blur. What starts as an innocent celebration transforms into an introspective journey, exposing hidden fractures and buried frustrations. Between raw honesty and the longing for connection, their bonds falter, leading to a fragile reconciliation.
| September 2025 | Tirana International Film Festival, Tirana, Albany |
| November 2025 | Larissa International Film Festival, Larissa, Greece |
| March 2026 | REGARD International Short Film Festival, Saguenay, Québec, Canada |
| April 2026 | The Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, Morgan Hill, California, USA |
Team
| Director | Gabriel-Antoine Roy |
| Screenplay | Gabriel-Antoine Roy, Étienne Lou, Alex-Ann Boucher |
| Main actors | Gabriel-Antoine Roy, Étienne Lou, Alex-Ann Boucher |
| Director of photography | Simon Larochelle |
| Sound recording | Arthur Champagne |
| Editing | Alexis Boulay |
| Sound editing | Zacharie Lareau |
| Sound design | Joris Rey |
| Special effects | William Albu |
| Original music | Joris Rey |
| Assistant director | Antoine Rail |
| Production manager | Joëlle Leblanc |
| Production assistant | Geneviève Boileau |
Filmmaker
Gabriel-Antoine Roy
Gabriel-Antoine Roy is a multidisciplinary artist working across theater, dance, and cinema. Trained in acting at the National Theatre School of Canada and in post-production at Cégep de Jonquière, he approaches each film as an act of generosity towards the audience. For him, every project is a bold bet undertaken alongside artists who deeply inspire him.
Among his works is the short film Les oiseaux du paradis, presented at over ten festivals in Quebec and the U.S. and awarded a Jury’s Coup de cœur at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois. Currently, Gabriel-Antoine is in post-production on two projects: a film adaptation of a scene from Sur le divan by François Ruel-Côté, a situational comedy, and a mockumentary about Mains moites, a theatrical experience created by Catherine Gaudet and Brigitte Haentjens.
| 2025 | Beetween Thoughts | Fiction | 15 min |
| 2021 | Birds of paradise | Fiction | 6 min |
| 2014 | The brake | Fiction | 8 min |
Distribution contact
Laurent Bilodeau, Head of Distribution
438 399-8398
distribution@bandesonimage.org
