Film Screening & Dance Party: SOLO by Sophie Dupuis

In celebration of Mois de la fierté (Pride Month) and in partnership with the Quebec Government Office of Chicago, the Alliance is delighted to present a screening of queer Québécoise filmmaker Sophie Dupuis’ 2023 romantic drama SOLO.

The film will be presented by Jean-François Hould, Québec’s Delegate in Chicago. In 2023, Hould was honored with the Trade LGBTQ+ Person of the Year Award from GATT DC (LGBTQ+ Professionals in International Trade).

After the screening, join us for an soirée dansante in our lush courtyard, featuring complimentary Quebec beer and disco pop by DJ Frankie French!

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Program at 6:30. Please enter via 54 W Chicago Ave. Non-alcoholic options will be available.

About the Film

Simon (Théodore Pellerin) is a rising star in Montreal’s drag scene performing lively disco pop numbers weekly at his local club. Friendly with his fellow drag queens and supported by his sister, who delights in designing increasingly elaborate and beautiful costumes for his act, Simon vibrates with the passion of his adopted artistic community. When he meets Oliver (Félix Maritaud), the alluring new recruit at the club, their irresistible chemistry sparks an electric romance and a fulfilling creative collaboration. Their dynamic is mesmerizing and tender until Oliver’s dominant instincts and destructive behavior jeopardize Simon’s space in the spotlight. Simon has plenty of experience with tempestuous personalities—his mother, a bona fide opera diva, is back in his life after years on the road—but can he get out from under the shadow of their influence? Beautifully charting the highs and lows of falling in love and finding oneself in one’s art, writer and director Sophie Dupuis’s SOLO is a passionate feat of character-driven storytelling and visual extravagance, celebrating the drag world in all its splendor and heartache.

Watch trailer here!

About the Filmmaker

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Sophie Dupuis is a film director and screenwriter from Val-d’Or, Quebec who studied at Concordia University and the Université du Québec à Montréal.

She is one of the major figures in the new generation of Quebec filmmakers that emerged after the year 2000. She has directed several short fiction films which have won awards at festivals both in Quebec and elsewhere.

Her feature film debut Family First (Chien de garde) premiered in 2018 and was selected as Canada’s submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards. The film was nominated for eight Prix Iris at the 2nd Prix Iris, including a Best Director nomination for Sophie Dupuis.

About the DJ

Francois “DJ Frankie French” Bosseau is a Chicago-based artist who loves music, art, and fitness. He creates innovative beats and experiences for wide-ranging audiences.