Karine Gonthier-Hyndman
A wealthy family withdraws from society after something unforeseen happens. When one of its members leaves the house on the pretext of paying an innocent visit to someone outside, the family’s fragile equilibrium is disturbed. In Broad Daylight presents an inscrutable, tantalisingly elusive fictional world enhanced by a colourful array of absurd characters.
Huguette and Gaétan, Serge and Micheline send their kids off for three weeks of camp. Alone with their partners, things quickly turn awkward and the façades begin to crack. Who slept with whom, who is on whose conscience? Marriage, suburbia, hell in Quebec, 1974.
Estelle, 34, wife and mother of the family without history, sinks into a tidy, predictable life. But a series of events puts her identity in question. Worse, she realizes that the crux of the crisis is sexual. She decides to organize a "threesome". Challenge away from his comfort zone. She plunges into this mad quest, resulting with her spouse who feels just as incompetent.
In order to rekindle their romantic flame, Anne and Vincent have decided to practice a different activity every Sunday, dragging along two single friends who have nothing in common to keep things light and diffuse the tension.
In a series of savage, often offbeat, comedic sketches, Like Me! illustrates the myriad facets—emotions, friendships and sex lives—of the Millennial generation. A mixed bag of absurd send-ups, laser-sharp observations and raw dialogue, the show explores a world where relationships are disposable, sentiment is recyclable, and pleasure is marketable.
In the near future, when getting an abortion has once again become a criminal offense, Kara is confronted by a grim and brutal reality. Even though obvious dangers are at play, she seeks out the services of an illegal mobile abortion clinic. Once inside the meanders of this morbid clinic, she is confronted with the consequences of her painful decision. Not only are her life and freedom in danger, but Kara is unprepared to face the emotional repercussions that her decision will have on her and those around her.
