Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, presented by Hydro-Québec in collaboration with Radio-Canada, is pleased to announce, in partnership with Filmoption International, that the film Kaïros, written and directed by Jennifer Alleyn, will close the 44th edition of the Festival. Produced by Les films de Jennie, the film starring Emmanuel Schwartz will have its world premiere on April 30 during the Festival’s closing night presented by Crave at the Cinéma du Musée, prior to its release in Quebec on May 15.
“It seemed natural to us to close the 2026 edition of Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma with a feature-length fiction film imbued with a spirit of humanity. Directed by Jennifer Alleyn, Kaïros fully echoes our opening film—also written and directed by a woman—and explores questions of identity. A beautiful way to close the Rendez-vous with an evening rich in emotion,” says Laura Rohard, director of the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma festival.
With this new feature film, artist and filmmaker Jennifer Alleyn (Cosmos, Impetus) presents a unique work rooted in the experience of defining moments. Drawing on the beauty of reality, she offers viewers a meditation on uprooting, the poetry of everyday life, and the power of human connections. In 1992, while directing more than twenty documentaries around the world for the program La Course destination monde, she turned her camera abroad and came to appreciate the depth of human generosity. This defining experience resonates with the quest at the heart of Kaïros: the quest to discover oneself through others.
“It is an honor for the film Kaïros to close the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma. This film is an ode to human solidarity that defies the loneliness of cities. For me, the Rendez-vous has always been a gathering that breaks through isolation with a grand celebration of cinema. I am thrilled at the idea of sharing the film in this context. The film’s team joins me in thanking RVQC for this wonderful invitation,” shares Jennifer Alleyn, director of the film Kaïros.