In theaters starting August 8 (with the presence of the filmmaker)

Chron­i­cle of a cri­sis by Simon Larochelle

SYNOPSIS

Against the back­drop of Que­bec’s hous­ing cri­sis, Sarah and Simon, a cou­ple in their thir­ties, are faced with repos­sess­ing their apart­ment. Faced with this bru­tal and uncer­tain sit­u­a­tion, they decid­ed to doc­u­ment their dai­ly lives: a jour­ney marked by uncer­tain­ty, dis­ap­point­ment and anx­i­ety… but also by acts of resis­tance and solidarity.

The result is a film of rare inti­ma­cy, which bears wit­ness to the grow­ing eco­nom­ic pre­car­i­ous­ness affect­ing the gen­er­a­tion of mil­len­ni­als, and those who will fol­low them.

Chron­i­cle of a Cri­sis is at once a diary, a cry from the heart, and a call to action.


DON’T MISS — UPCOMING SCREENINGS

Fri­day, August 8, 2025 – 7:00 PM
📍 Ciné­math­èque québé­coise, Mon­tre­al
➡️ Spe­cial screen­ing fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with the filmmaker

Sat­ur­day, August 9 – 5:30 PM
📍 Ciné­math­èque québé­coise, Montreal

Sun­day, August 10 – 3:30 PM
📍 Ciné­math­èque québé­coise, Montreal

Mon­day, August 11 – 6:30 PM
📍 Ciné­math­èque québé­coise, Mon­tre­al
➡️ Spe­cial screen­ing fol­lowed by a dis­cus­sion with the filmmaker

Tues­day, August 12 – 5:30 PM
📍 Ciné­math­èque québé­coise, Montreal

Wednes­day, August 13 – 6:30 PM
📍 Ciné­math­èque québé­coise, Montreal

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DOCUMENTING REALITY TO DENOUNCE AND MOBILIZE

Since film­ing, Sarah and Simon’s sit­u­a­tion has not sta­bi­lized.
Over the past three years, they’ve had to appear sev­en times before the Admin­is­tra­tive Hous­ing Tri­bunal (TAL), faced three attempts to sell their build­ing, endured abu­sive legal action, pres­sure to leave their apart­ment, and manoeu­vres aimed at short­en­ing their lease. Their sto­ry echoes that of thou­sands of oth­er ten­ants across Quebec.

Through Chronique d’une crise, they offer a pow­er­ful tes­ti­mo­ny on the real-life impacts of real estate spec­u­la­tion and polit­i­cal inaction.

Chron­i­cle of a Cri­sis fol­lows in the tra­di­tion of social­ly engaged and activist doc­u­men­tary cin­e­ma.
The film res­onates with the writ­ings of Peter Mar­cuse and David Mad­den on hous­ing alien­ation, remind­ing us that hous­ing is not a com­mod­i­ty : It is a fun­da­men­tal right.

It gives voice to those who are too often unheard, and high­lights the urgent need for col­lec­tive action.

TRAILER

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📍 Face­book Event : https://www.facebook.com/events/669606539468844
🌐 Offi­cial Web­site : https://simonlarochelle.ca/chroniquedunecrise
📧 Press Kit : https://nuage.funambulesmedias.org/s/bjpTrYHWt8aJots