This short film tells the story of Alexis, a 16-years-old hockey player who, after discovering he is gay, must face a heartbreaking dilemma: come out to his homophobic friends at the risk of being rejected and ridiculed, or stay in the closet even if that would mean abandoning Elliot, the only person who really loves him for what he is.
Acting
L'Houmeau's silent panic says everything.
Direction
Perrier stretches ten minutes into eternity.
Practical Effects
Real rink, real cold, real claustrophobia.
Director
Olivier Perrier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Quebec's shifting sports culture around LGBTQ+ inclusion, years before any NHL player came out.
The director played junior hockey and based the slur scene on verbatim locker room memories from his teens.
CA
