People Live Here

Duration: 12'

Directors: Gabrielle Côté

Country: Canada

People Live Here by Gabrielle Côté | CAN | 12'

Montrealers enjoy parks, balconies, cafés, and biking, sharing in a rich cultural diversity.
But a truck full of orange cones arrives, disrupting neighborhoods and leaving behind construction sites that reshape the city. Built heritage disappears, replaced by towers so tall they cast Montreal into shadow. In this cyberpunk era, streets are ruled by AI-driven towers, erasing the last traces of the past. A revolt emerges, demanding radical change. When the system collapses, nature reclaims its rights. Among the ruins, a solarpunk community rises — one where life adapts with its environment