It’s described as a surprising and deeply human story, at once unsettling, funny and quietly moving.
Stratford Film Festival Monthly Film Series are screening Peak Everything April 11 at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m at Stratford City Hall Auditorium.
Created by Québécois filmmaker Anne Émond, it is set in a future shaped by ecological collapse and follows an unlikely connection between an anglophone help line operator and francophone dog sitter.
Described as “wildly imaginative and deeply resonant,” the film premiered as the closing night selection at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.
“Anne Émond is one of the most exciting and innovative voices in contemporary cinema,” said Megan Smith-Harris, director of the Stratford Film Festival.
“She has this rare ability to take big, urgent ideas and filter them through something intimate, funny and profoundly human. Peak Everything is a perfect example. It’s a serious film about serious issues, but it is also disarmingly comic, deeply original and ultimately hopeful.”
Following the screenings, audiences can view a post-screening Zoom conversation with Émond with behind-the-scenes looks into the making of the film and Émond’s creative process.
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased on the Stratford Film Festival website.
