Snowbirds

Every year thousands of Quebecers flock south to escape the harsh winters Using a quirky Wes Andersoninspired aesthetic Snowbirds examines their hibernation destination the Frenchspeaking community of Hallandale Beach in Florida There we meet characters like Agathe affectionately nicknamed Aunty by the other seniors an 88yearold Quebecoise who eats chocolate bars and drinks Pepsi for lunch Her secret to a pillfree old age A fanatical worship of the sun Many others come for the same reason and together their days at this campground community are dictated by English conversation classes jaunts to the beach and afternoon lawn bowling With lots of tenderness and good humour the film considers the joys and woes of aging the importance of community and AmericanCanadian cultural differences