Director
Yan Giroux
Production
Brompton Films, Déjà Vu
Language
French
Year
2025
80 min, Fiction, Canada, 5.1
After years apart, a woman living alone in the forest is troubled by the sudden return of her estranged son. Against her will, she must accompany him on his final journey.
My Son Came Back to Disappear is the eponymous adaptation of David Clerson’s novel. This impressionistic film tells the story of Suzanne, whose isolated life in the forest is disrupted by the sudden return of her estranged son Mathieu, whom she hasn’t seen for so many years. Day after day, she is burdened by Mathieu’s desire to return to the peat bog—a hidden place in the forest haunted by their shared memories of the past. At first, she resists, unwilling to show him the path but finally gives in and leads the way. As they get nearer, mother and son weave a fragile bond – if only for a moment. Despite her deep love, Suzanne cannot keep her son from his final journey.
Writing : Yan Giroux
Cinematography : Olivier Laberge
Sound Recording : Simon Lacelle, Yecine Meliani
Art Director : Geneviève Boiteau
Makeup and hairstyling : Chanty Tang Tremblay
Editing : Alexis Viau
Sound Design : Marie-Pierre Grenier
Sound Mix : Bruno Bélanger
Color grading : William Albu
Music : Marc-Antoine Barbier
Starring : Marie-France Marcotte, Francis La Haye
Producers: Yan Giroux, Louis-Emmanuel Gagné-Brochu
Yan Giroux
Yan Giroux independently produced his documentaries between 2007 and 2012, allowing him to develop his vision, which would later grow with more resources and ambition in his fiction short films. In addition to being recognized locally, his shorts have been showcased in several international festivals, including Sundance Film Festival. His first feature film, For Those Who Don’t Read Me (2018), won several awards at the Gala Québec Cinéma.
Filmography
MY SON CAME BACK TO DISAPPEAR, 82 min, Fiction, 2025
STANDARDIZED PATIENT PROGRAM, 23 min, Fiction, 2022
FOR THOSE WHO DON’T READ ME, 107 min, Fiction, 2018
LOST PARADISE LOST, 25 min, Fiction, 2017
MI NIÑA MI VIDA, 18 min, Fiction, 2013
SURVEILLANT, 17 min, Fiction, 2011
JULY 14 IN MARSEILLE, 86 min, Documentary, 2012
ELEGANT, 84 min, Documentary, 2009
CUBANOS, LIFE AND DEATH OF A REVOLUTION, 82 min, Documentary, 2007