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Herd Florence Lafond 2017

Herd

Florence Lafond / 2017 / 11 min. / Canada / FRENCH / ENGLISH SUBS

Synopsis

That morning, as she gets ready for her dance audition, Alex is outraged when her mother forces her once again to babysit her disabled sister.

Cast & Crew

Screenplay: Florence Lafond
Cinematographer: Francis Rufiange
Editor: Marie-Pier Dupuis
Sound, Sound design & Sound mix: Ilyaa Ghafouri
Music: The Posterz
Artistic Direction: Justine Dorval
Cast: Amélie Caron, Geneviève Dupont-Morin, Martine Francke

Genre

Fiction

Topics

Youth, Danse, Family, Disability and deafness, Initiation story

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Biography

Graduated from the University of Quebec in Montreal in cinema, Florence Lafond wrote and directed Herd as her first movie after her degree.

Festivals

- 2017 -
In Competition | Fantasia Film Festival, Canada
In Competition | IFF Ale Youth, Poland

- 2018 -
In Competition | REGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival, Canada
In Competition | Dresden Film Festival, Germany
In Competition | Cucalorus Film Festival, USA
In Competition | Les Percéides, Canada
In Competition | Un poing c'est court, France

- 2019 -
In Competition | Cinema on the Bayou, USA
In Competition | Clermont-Ferrand Int. Short Film Festival, France
In Competition | Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma, Canada
In Competition | Muestra de Palencia, Spain
In Competition | Kingston Film Festival, Canada
In Competition | Filmistes, Canada
In Competition | Les P'tites vues, Canada
In Competition | Short Shorts Asia, Japan
In Competition | Festival 48 secondes, Canada
In Competition | Festival du Cinéma Québécois des Grands-Lacs, France
In Competition | Made Her Showcase, USA
In Competition | Jeunes Bobines - Festival du Film pour Enfants, France

Awards

- 2018 -
Runner-Up | Prix Solveig Anspach, Iceland

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