Saguenay international
short film festival

Synopsis

At the twilight of the 70s, a writer lies in his bed in a motel bedroom. Haunted by his encounter with the receptionist, he takes refuge in the story he is creating. That is when his writings incarnate themselves to offer him another reality…

Production :
Scaffographe Productions
Contact :
Animation :
Tanya Leahy
Music :
Claudie Bertounesque
Sound designer :
Leon Louder
Screenplay :
Hicham Chérif d'Ouazzane
Cast :
Maryève Alary and Martin Plouffe
Editing :
Hicham Chérif d'Ouazzane
Cinematographer :
Albarrán Pamela
Artistic direction :
Hicham Chérif d'Ouazzane

In competition for :


Public Award - Parallel Competition

Shoot No Matter What Award

Direction
  • Hicham Chérif d'Ouazzane

    Hicham Chérif d'Ouazzane draws a surrealist inspiration from the absurd and the sordid to extract the extraordinary in the banality of lives put to sleep by routine. SOMNUS is his first short film after his years of practice in architecture.