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1+1+1 Life, love, chaos

Dramedy. Childish almost 40-year-old, fiery aspiring writer Pat (she hates Patricia) has an overwhelming and unreliable inside voice that urges her to act before her brain can stop the damage. Pat must look in the mirror and quiet this inner bully if she is to patch things up with her boyfriend Jan, a Peruvian-born musician in the midst of an identity crisis that she just rekindled with and repair the now fragile bond with her teenage daughter Flavie, whose best friend is a fake emotional support dog named Jesus. A stay at Pat’s family cabin in the middle of a Quebec winter unearths a childhood trauma that may hold the key to her salvation.

Pat, a restless yet strong woman, and each member of her pack needs to learn how to love themselves in order to love each other and move forward together : Jan has to fully embrace his roots to forge his own identity and music, Flavie must trust herself and others to leave childhood and step into the rest of her life and Pat must forgive herself to be free of the past, so she can her to truly live and love.

Blending drama, comedy, and a bit of quirkiness, 1+1+1 follows the journey of characters who are in the fragile state of leaving behind who they were and on the brink of becoming who they truly should be. The search for self, the predicaments, and ties of family plus the many love stories and bonds of Pat and her clan convey universal values that everyone can relate to.

Life, love, chaos...

This project is a Telefilm Canada "Talent to watch" grant recipient

  • Yanie Dupont-Hébert
    Director
    Indian Summer, My life's little things, SmileTV
  • Yanie Dupont-Hébert
    Writer
    Indian Summer, My life's little things, SmileTV
  • Yanie Dupont-Hébert
    Producer
    Indian Summer, My life's little things, Panda
  • Noémie Yelle
    Key Cast
    "PAT"
    Elles étaient 5, Féminin/Féminin, Ma vie en Cinémascope
  • Victor Andres Trelles Turgeon
    Key Cast
    "JAN"
    Hearthland, Mesnak, Henri Henri, The recruit, Heartland
  • Irlande Côté
    Key Cast
    "FLAVIE"
    A colony, Avant le crash, Claire et les vieux, PlanB
  • Mathéo Piccinin-Savard
    Key Cast
    "JULIEN"
    Le Pacte, l'échappée, Farador, Les Mutants
  • Matai Stevens
    Key Cast
    "STEVEN"
    M'incruster dans ta vie, Des hommes la nuit, Humanis vampire seeking consenting suicidal person
  • Dany Lefebvre
    Key Cast
    "DAN"
    PlanB, Niagara, Can you hear me
  • Jean-François Poirier
    Key Cast
    "MONSIEUR"
    District 31, STAT, the Pretenders, Toute la vie
  • Greg Nowak
    Production Design
    Montreal ma belle, Aline, Coco Ferme, Restless River, angel at sea
  • Laurence Nerbonne
    Music
    Niagara, Back off, Kawasaki
  • Édith Labbé
    Director of Photography
    Restless River, Tia and Piujuq, La vie est une chanson triste
  • Kim Xuan Nguyen
    Sound
    Double Jeu, Le Pouvoir Fantôme, Le grand Flip
  • Hubert Hayaud
    Editor
    La chute de Sparte, St-Narcisse, Happy Face
  • Isabelle Legault
    Distributor
    Yunan, Kidnapping inc, Tropicana, Love and a major organ, CODA, Dusk for a hitman, Turbo Kid
  • Yanie Dupont-Hébert
    Producer
    Indian Summer, My life's little things, 1+1+1
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    1+1+1 La vie, l'amour, le chaos
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Dramedy
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 37 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    500,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    French, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Alexa 35 - ARRIRAW 3.3k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Berlinale Film Market Screening
    Berlin
    Germany
    February 14, 2025
    Telefilm Canada First Look
  • Rendez-Vous Quebec Cinema
    Montreal
    Canada
    February 21, 2025
    Official media Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Cinequest
    San Jose
    United States
    March 13, 2025
    Official Selection
  • MUMA Fest
    El Hoyo
    Argentina
    June 6, 2025
    Sout American Premiere
    International Competition
  • Films of the Future/Cine Del Futuro: Chile+Ny+Toronto
    Santiago
    Chile
    June 10, 2025
    Chilean Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Film Festival at Hollywood Park
    Los Angeles
    United States
    October 8, 2025
    LA premiere
    Offical Selection AND Best Lead for Noémie Yelle
  • Cinema oon the Bayou Film Festival
    Lafayette, Louisiana
    United States
    January 24, 2026
    Louisiana Premiere
    Best Narrative Feature
  • Toronto
    Canada
    May 28, 2026
    Toronto
    Canadian Screen Awards Nominee - Best Cinematography
Distribution Information
  • Filmoption International
    Distributor
    Country: Canada
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Yanie Dupont-Hébert

Member of the Film Fatales Women and non-binary directors’ collective, Yanie teaches acting direction at Montreal’s Film&Sound Institute and gives cinema workshops to kids around the world. She’s 1 of 8 women chosen in Canada for the Academy’s Woman Directors Program (presented in collaboration with TIFF). Yanie’s films blend drama, comedy, poetry and a touch of fantasy, giving them unique views of the world. INDIAN SUMMER, shortlisted for Iris prizes’ best short, won best script+director in Malaga. Short film essay MY LIFE’S LITTLE THINGS was shown in theaters and art galleries. Autobiographical shorts YANIE IN PARIS were broadcast on France’s CanalPlus. Her LOLA&I script was the only Canadian screenplay selected by Cannes Screenwriters Pavilion and SMILETV, nonverbal comedic series she cowrote/directed is shown on in-flight entertainment worldwide. Yanie just completed her 1st feature: romantic dramedy 1+1+1, a Telefilm TALENT TO WATCH recipient. She’s preparing her next film, poetic dramedy LOLA&I coproduced with France.

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Director Statement

1+1+1 swings from drama to humor in the blink of an eye; both balance and reinforce each other, and their boundaries are fluid. Mixing genres, I like to infuse my films with offbeat moments, in this case expressing Pat's turmoil, fueled by a malevolent inner voice and a past trauma. In contrast to the novel, I've adopted a female point of view, placing Pat at the center of the story. Like Julie in WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD and Jeanne in EVERYONE LOVES JEANNE, I wanted Pat to be impetuous and not always easy to love, as she is often impulsive, closed-minded, aggressive and rough with the ones she loves - traits that are often associated with male protagonists. Pat's behavior stems from a deep-rooted trauma that's not what it seems to be. I deliberately chose a trauma rarely illustrated in film: the effects of having witnessed repeated acts of violence, and the guilt of having done nothing about it. Pat must free herself of this burden in order to forgive herself. I portray this tipping point, enabling her to change and move forward, but also those of Jan and Flavie, who must also change in order to evolve. It's very inspiring to have protagonists at the exit of what they have been and at the brink of what they will become. With this first film, I want to hone my place as a woman filmmaker, offering movies that are as funny as they are touching, and a touch singular in their portrayal of the world.