''Letters of Transit'' (french: Les Sauf-conduits) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by

Manon Briand Manon Briand (born January 1, 1964, in Baie-Comeau, Quebec)Manon Briand
at Toronto Inte ...

and released in 1991.

André Roy André Roy (born February 8, 1975) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Roy was born in Port Chester, New York. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Queb ...

, "L’hommelette: Moyen métrage. Les sauf-conduits de Manon Briand". ''24 images'', Vol, 57 (Winter 1992). p. 73. The film stars Julie Lavergne, Patrick Goyette and

Luc Picard Luc Picard (born 24 September 1961) is a French Canadian actor, director and comedian. He was born on September 24, 1961, in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. He has played numerous characters in diverse roles. Early life and education Picard was born ...

as Alice, Hubert and Marc, three people who become drawn into a

love triangle A love triangle or eternal triangle is a scenario or circumstance, usually depicted as a rivalry, in which two people are pursuing or involved in a romantic relationship with one person, or in which one person in a romantic relationship with so ...

while participating in a community attempt to establish a world record for

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. At the 1992

Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma The Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma (formerly known as Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois) is a festival created in 1982 to celebrate the cinematographic production of Quebec, Canada. The goal of the festival is to promote the Cinema of Quebec and i ...

, Briand won the Bourse Claude-Jutra for Most Promising Young Director, and Picard won the Prix Luce-Guilbault for Most Promising Young Actor. In 1992 the film won Canada's Golden Sheaf Awards for Best Drama Over 30 Minutes and Best Director at the

Yorkton Film Festival Yorkton Film Festival (YFF) is an annual film festival held in late May in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. In 1947, the Yorkton Film Council (YFC) was founded and in 1950 the first international documentary film festival officially opened in we ...

. The film was later screened at the 1992 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.Jane Stevenson, "Robert Morin's Requiem is top Canadian feature film at Festival of Festivals". ''

Montreal Gazette The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of th ...

'', September 21, 1992.

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* 1991 films Canadian LGBT-related short films 1991 LGBT-related films 1991 short films Films directed by Manon Briand 1990s French-language films French-language Canadian films Canadian drama short films 1990s Canadian films {{1990s-Canada-film-stub