Yolanda

The film follows Solange as she visits Montreal to see a friend, using her confidence to engage with the people she meets. She sketches portraits of these encounters, weaving fictional scenes with documentary footage of real Montreal residents and fragments of candid conversations. This blending of styles offers a multilayered perspective on the city’s social fabric.

Jeannine Gagné directs with a focus on human connection and urban experience, using the interaction between Solange and Tom, a younger man marked by disillusionment, to contrast different generational outlooks. The film’s runtime is 58 minutes, making it a concise but rich exploration of place and identity.

Produced by Amazone Film, Yolanda features performances by Paul Ahmarani, Aubert Pallascio, and Andrée Cousineau, alongside its lead. The film’s approach to mixing documentary and fiction situates it within a tradition of Canadian cinema that interrogates the boundaries between reality and narrative.

Collectors can find Yolanda on DVD and Blu-ray. These formats provide opportunities to experience the film’s visual style and the interplay between its staged and real-life elements. As a film that merges genres and perspectives, owning physical copies allows for repeated viewing and study of its layered storytelling and thematic depth.