To Be Eighteen (The War)
In this cinematic essay, the filmmaker intertwines imagery from her own daily life with the memories of Lisa (Yelyzaveta), an 18-year-old Ukrainian who lived in Montreal for a few months. Two strangers, so far yet so close.
| Director | Romane Pilote Lamontagne |
| Actors | Les Filministes, Les Filministes |
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Romane Pilote Lamontagne opens her cinematic diary to us, reflecting on the harshness of having no home due to the war that Russia continues to wage against Ukraine. The film’s texture hints at the severity of this reality, colored by a uniquely melancholic, adolescent atmosphere.
Festival Filministes Jury 2026
kimura byol-lemoine
Augustine Caille
Ayana O’Shun
Alanna Thain
- Année 2025
- Pays Quebec
- Durée 9
- Producteur L'École des médias de l'UQAM
- Langue Ukrainian
- Sous-titres French, English
- Résumé court In this cinematic essay, the filmmaker intertwines imagery from her own daily life with the memories of Lisa (Yelyzaveta), an 18-year-old Ukrainian who lived in Montreal for a few months.
- Mention festival Best Art & Experimental film · Filministes 2026
- Avertissement War, displacement
- Avis L'avis des Filministes
Romane Pilote Lamontagne opens her cinematic diary to us, reflecting on the harshness of having no home due to the war that Russia continues to wage against Ukraine. The film’s texture hints at the severity of this reality, colored by a uniquely melancholic, adolescent atmosphere.
Festival Filministes Jury 2026
kimura byol-lemoine
Augustine Caille
Ayana O’Shun
Alanna Thain
- Année 2025
- Pays Quebec
- Durée 9
- Producteur L'École des médias de l'UQAM
- Langue Ukrainian
- Sous-titres French, English
- Résumé court In this cinematic essay, the filmmaker intertwines imagery from her own daily life with the memories of Lisa (Yelyzaveta), an 18-year-old Ukrainian who lived in Montreal for a few months.
- Mention festival Best Art & Experimental film · Filministes 2026
- Avertissement War, displacement
- Avis L'avis des Filministes
