Falcon Lake (13+)

Ephemeral summer love in a coming-of-ager is nothing new. Yet, the directorial debut of Canadian actress Charlotte Le Bon is a surprisingly delicate and even haunting portrait of the intensity of first love. Freely translated from the graphic novel Une sœur, Falcon Lake is a melancholic symbiosis of a daydream and a nightmare in which thirteen-year-old Bastien, while on holiday in Quebec, falls for sixteen-year-old Chloé, a fan of the local ghost story. Despite their age difference, the two form a special bond that leads to boundary-breaking feelings. Atmospherically shot on 16mm, this wonderful youth story is an at times poetic and mysterious exploration of sexuality and infatuation, which will thrill both young and older audiences.

"Falcon Lake sees 13-year-old Bastien and 16-year-old Chloé embark on a will they/won't they friendship. In its own quiet and ruminative way, it's a sweet and sharp elucidation of the agony, and, well, inconsequentiality, of first love." - Little White Lies