

ANYWAY, I PISS SITTING DOWN
A film directed by Zak Slattery
Narrative | 2025 | Canada, QC | 13 min | French | English subtitles | 2:39:1 | Color | Stereo, 5.1
Three friends embark on a journey back to their hometown while Sasha, recovering from his gender-affirming surgery, dreams of swimming shirtless at his childhood beach.
CAST
Matéo Pineault, Hugo Pires, Gabrielle Audet
CREW
DIRECTION : Zak Slattery
SCREENPLAY: Zak Slattery
PRODUCTION : Justin Roy, Léandre Lambert Lefebvre (Les Productions Cinéstesia)
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY : Marie-Julie Bergeron
EDITING: Antony Boudreau Savoie
ART DIRECTION : Fannie Lux-Gauthier
SOUND DESIGN : Justin Roy, Marie-Lü Charron-Poggioli
SOUND MIX : Martin Lemay
SOUND : Chelsea Harada, Léandre Lambert Lefebvre
MUSIC : Greenplant (Conor Nickerson)
FESTIVALS
- 2025
- Festival REGARD
- Canadian Film Fest
- Festival Courts d'un soir
Zak Slattery
Zak Slattery is a filmmaker from Gatineau, Quebec. In 2022, they graduated from Concordia University with a BFA in the Film Production program at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. During their studies at Concordia, they directed Beyond the Troubled Water (2023), a short fiction film selected in several festivals, including Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma. In their work, Zak explores themes such as coming of age, gender identity and expression. They attempt to deconstruct queer cinema through a colorful, tinged with humor and gentle cinematic approach.
FILMOGRAPHIE
2019 - Cœurs Vaillants - Court-métrage documentaire (Réalisation / scénarisation)
2021 - Parenthèse - Court-métrage docu-fiction (Réalisation / scénarisation / production)
2023 - Par-delà l’eau trouble - Court-métrage fiction (Réalisation / scénarisation / production)
2025 - Anyway, j’pisse assis - Court-métrage fiction (Réalisation / scénarisation / coproduction)

