After sixteen years together and two children, François and Julie decide to open their relationship. Over the course of several months, we follow their hesitant, often disarming attempts to hold on to what they’ve built while venturing into new emotional territory. Told in six chapters, the film charts their various “experiments” in love and the ripples these send through their bond. Follies is a tender, awkward, and irresistibly funny portrait of the modern couple — one of the most delightful relationship comedies of the year.

Q&A with director Eric K. Boulianne after the screening.

Locarno International Film Festival 2025 - Junior Jury Special Mention
Toronto International Film Festival 2025

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Eric K. Boulianne is one of the most prolific Canadian screenwriters of his generation. His credits include the short film Petit Frère (53rd Cannes Critics’ Week) and PRANK (31st Venice Critics’ Week). Since 2016, nine feature films written by Boulianne have been released, including Viking (TIFF Platform 2022) and two of the biggest Canadian box office hits of the past 10 years: Father and guns 2 and Compulsive Liar. In 2023, his short film Faire un enfant was presented at the 76th Locarno Film Festival, where it won the Best Direction award of the Pardi Di Domani section.

Making Babies (2023) - short

Original title: Follichonneries
Director: Eric K. Boulianne
Cast: Eric K. Boulianne, Catherine Chabot, Florence Blain Mbaye, Sarah Chouinard Poirier, Étienne Galloy, Agathe Ledoux, Simone Bellemare-Ledoux
Cinematography: François Messier-Rheault
Screenwriter: Alexandre Auger, Eric K. Boulianne
Producer: Tim Ringuette, Hany Ouichou, Laurie Pominville, Eric K. Boulianne
Editor: Myriam Magassouba
Music: Peter Venne
Hungarian Distributor: -
Colour: colour
Run time: 101 mins

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