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Young people searching for roommates reveal themselves in this touching portrait of a generation unafraid to show every facet of their identity.

SYNOPSIS

Through a series of captivating vignettes, young people in search of a roommate look for that rare gem with whom to share both space and values. Living Together offers a nuanced and heartfelt portrait of a generation used to laying all the cards of their identity on the table. The film paints a mosaic of cultures and ideas, where notions of community, individualism, and housing rights intersect in constant motion.

Theme(s): , Portrait, Social

DETAILS

Director | , Halima Elkhatabi
Year | , 2024
Country | , Québec
Duration | 75 minutes
Original language | , French
Subtitles | , English
Image | Josué Bertolino
Sound | Bruno Pucella
Editing | Yousra Benziane
Distribution | Office National du Film
Producer | Nathalie Cloutier

DIRECTOR

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Halima Elkhatabi

SEE COMPLETE PROFILE

Trained at the Institut national de l’image et du son, Montreal-based director and screenwriter Halima Elkhatabi works across documentary, fiction, and audio storytelling. She co-directed the collective documentary À St-Henri, le 26 août, directed the fiction short Nina (TIFF Canada's Top Ten in 2015), and created several podcasts including La route du bled, Chloé et Abdi, Songe d’une nuit d’hiver, and La route de l’Eldorado.
Living Together is her first feature-length documentary.

CAREER

TIFF · VIFF · Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma

UPCOMING SCREENINGS

SCREENING 1 | 

30 July 2025 pm31 20h45

Parc Baldwin 

A discussion with the filmmaker Halima Elkhatabi will follow the screening.

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