Saguenay international
short film festival

Synopsis

Two only daughters of two single mothers react viscerally to their parent’s comments. Cocunut uses those reactions as raw material for a sensitive reflection, in words and gestures, on contemporary motherhood.

Production :
Lion Lion
Distribution :
Lion Lion
Contact :
Music :
Antoine Félix Rochette
Sound designer :
Ilya Ghafouri
Cast :
Stacey Désilier and Claudel Doucet

In competition for :


Public Award - Official Competition

Best Documentary Short Film Award

International FIPRESCI Critic’s Award

Jury Prize

Direction
  • Frédérique Cournoyer Lessard

    An alumna of the National Circus School in Montreal and Concordia University, where she studied film production, Frédérique Cournoyer Lessard is an independent filmmaker and circus performer who explores the narrative potential of physical movement on the stage and in film.