Joëlle Desjardins Paquette is a Montreal-based writer and director. She has written and directed 6 short films that have made their mark in the festival circuit, including Wintergarten / Paparmane, Sans Dehors Ni Dedans, and Beyond Blue Waves / Flots Gris, which premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival in 2016. Her short films were the subject of a retrospective at Filmfest Dresden in 2018, entitled "FOCUS QUÉBEC: MANIFESTO FOR A POETICALWHIMSICAL- REALISM". Alongside her work in cinema, she evolves as a director in advertising and television. Stampede / Rodéo is her first feature film.