Treasure Island (L’île aux trésors)
Summer 1993. Marthe, 12, convinces her brother to run away from home and from the Haitian heritage they both reject. Joined by their cousins in a park, they debate what their future might hold. But as the hours pass, the children begin to realize that what they’re trying to escape is also what binds them together most deeply.
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Miryam Charles
Director
Miryam Charles is a filmmaker of Haitian origin living in Montreal. Her films have been shown at various festivals in Quebec and abroad. Her first feature, Cette maison, premiered at the Berlinale. Her work has been shown at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery, the Everson Museum, Basis Frankfurt and the Palais de Tokyo. In 2025, Miryam was the recipient of the inaugural Charles Officer Legacy Award presented by TIFF and CBC. She is currently working on her next feature film Vers le soleil ou plus près encore.
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 18 minutes
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- French, Haitian Creole
- Director
- Miryam Charles
- Screenwriter
- Miryam Charles
- Producer
- Karine Bélanger (La Coop Vidéo de Montréal)
- Cast
- Abigaëlle Destiny Jean-Pierre, Maïka Jean-Baptiste, Rayan Dieudonné, Benjamin Holmann Jean, Olivia Todaro, Tracy Marcelin, Richardson Zéphir, Samantha Fins, Marc André Casavant, Chloé Désiré, Gabriel Szabo, Lily Freiberg, Abigail Rose Galette
- Cinematographer
- Isabelle Stachtchenko
- Editor
- Sophie Farkas Bolla
- Production Design
- Kenny Dorvil
- Composer
- Romain Camiolo
- Sound Design
- Olivier Calvert
- Premiere
- World