solo

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 splendour and heartache.

Solo tells the story of Simon, a rising star on the Montreal drag scene. It's love at first sight when he meets Olivier, the new recruit to the bar-show where he performs. While Simon thinks he's in for an electrifying love affair, a toxic and destructive dynamic develops between them. At the same time, Simon's mother Claire, a famous opera singer, returns home to work after a 15-year absence. Fascinated by this woman, whom he hardly knows but idealizes, Simon persists in trying to create a bond with her. Weakened by the failure of these two impossible loves, Simon has no choice but to realize that he deserves better.