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Year of prod. 2004
Running time 21 min. 57 sec.
Type Fiction drama
Director Simon Lavoie
Script Simon Lavoie,
Mathieu Moreau
Production Metafilms
Producers Simon Lavoie,
Sylvain Corbeil,
Pascal Bascaron
DOP Michel Caron
Sound Éloi Amesse
Editor Mathieu L. Denis
Actors Pierre Rivard,
Eugénie Beaudry
Versions French,
French with english subtitles
Financial contributions
NFB
Instead of giving money to a young homeless girl, a man invites her for a coffee at his place. Until dawn, these two strangers will get to know each other a little…

Director's biofilmography:

Simon Lavoie studies cinema and screenplay writing at UQAM (2002). During his studies, he directs a few shorts, notably Sanguine in 2001. In 2003, he delivers Nearness (Corps étrangers) which is awarded with the 2003 AQCC "best short" prize and nominated for the "Jutra" award 2004 in that same category. In May 2004, he directs Until Dawn, which is also nominated for the "best short" Jutra award. In August 2004, he also shot in 35mm another short fiction, Une Chapelle Blanche.
Nominated at the Jutra Awards 2005

- Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois 2005
- Saguenay International Short Film Festival 2005

- Worldwide Short Film Festival 2005 (Toronto)
- At the Paraloeil Theatre on november 7, 2006