My Tomato Heart (Mon coeur de tomate)

Director: Benoît Le Rouzès Ménard
Producer: Cynthia Mateu

Madeleine is forced to quit her position at the neighborhood grocery store. Her job is her whole life; her colleagues, her only family. The quinquagenarian spends her last days of work fighting to save what is near and dear to her heart.

Canada, 2023, 14 min.


MY TOMATO HEART was nominated for Best Narrative Short at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival.


Benoît Le Rouzès Ménard is an independent filmmaker born in Trois-Rivières, Québec. He developed his talents as a screenwriter, editor and director during his travels around the world. He is also known for La marche de Jacob, and Le Silver Fox.

Writer: Benoît Le Rouzès Ménard
Principal cast: Stéphanie Colle, Dominic Roch-Sickini, Éric Leblanc, Frida Pétion, Jeanne Bellefeuille, Noémie O’Farrell, Nicolas Michon, Charles-Aubey Houde