Excited and newly pregnant, Marie-Josée cannot foresee what she and her partner are getting themselves into. Blurring the line between documentary and drama, Passages is a poignant autobiographical film that uses animation and rotoscoping to recount an expectant couple’s horrific experience dealing with an inadequate medical system.

Toronto International Film Festival * Honourable mention, Best Canadian Short Film, Atlantic Film Festival *Vancouver International Film Festival * Festival du Nouveau Cinéma * Hamptons International Film Festival

Panel Statement
Strikingly expressive animation illuminates this deeply moving tale of unexpected horror. Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre delicately balances the personal with the universal to convey her terrifying journey with powerful grace.
-  Gisèle Gordon

Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre studied animation and film production at Concordia University. Her films include Natural Selection (01), Ombilicus (03), Post-Partum (04), McLaren’s Negatives (06) and Passages (08).