Saguenay international
short film festival

Synopsis

In a run-down neighborhood, Zoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves. A young adolescent, Zoe is a ball of anger haunted by an intimate terror. Theo, still a child, flees reality into a fantastical world. During a scorching summer day, the two children will have to burst the abscess of their relationship so as not to lose each other.

Production :
Sémaphore Films
Distribution :
Travelling, les films qui voyagent
Contact :
Animation :
Alexandra Myotte
Sound designer :
François Lacasse
Screenplay :
Jean-Sébastien Hamel and Alexandra Myotte
Cast :
Élisabeth Gauthier Pelletier and Jean-Sébastien Hamel
Editing :
Jean-Sébastien Hamel
Artistic direction :
Alexandra Myotte

In competition for :


Jury Award

Best animation

FIPRESCI award

Audience award Official competition

Direction
  • Alexandra Myotte

    Alexandra Myotte and Jean-Sébastien Hamel are a duo of writers-directors based in Montreal. Their award-winning animated short films and web series have been featured in numerous festivals around the globe. Their latest film No Title (2021) has won multiple awards, including Best Canadian Short Film at EIFF 2021, in addition to being nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 2022 IRIS Awards.

  • Jean-Sébastien Hamel

    Alexandra Myotte and Jean-Sébastien Hamel are a duo of writers-directors based in Montreal. Their award-winning animated short films and web series have been featured in numerous festivals around the globe. Their latest film No Title (2021) has won multiple awards, including Best Canadian Short Film at EIFF 2021, in addition to being nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 2022 IRIS Awards.