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In festivals The Left Hand Maxime Robin 2022

The Left Hand

Maxime Robin / 2022 / 13 min. / Canada / FRENCH / ENGLISH SUBS / Canada

Synopsis

Young Maxime's mother starts worrying about her son when he is declared "not normal" by his 2nd grade teacher. After a distressing visit to the hospital, she decides to confront the teacher, only to see the whole situation in a new light when the most trivial misunderstanding occurs. A short movie about gender, especially when it’s projected on others.

Cast & Crew

Screenplay: Maxime Robin
Cinematographer: François Gamache
Editor: Laura Bergeron
Sound: Mathieu Grégoire
Sound mix: Martin Lemay
Sound editor: Alex Bernatchez
Music: Louis-Étienne Santais
Artistic director: Pier Ann St-Jean
Cast: Oscar Vaillancourt, Evelyne Rompré, Anne-Marie Côté, Marie-Ginette Guay, Maxime Robin
Production : Claudine Thériault

Genre


Fiction

Topics


Sexual Diversity, Childhood



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Biography

Trained at the Conservatoire d’art dramatique de Québec and at the Mel Oppenheim School of cinema, Maxime divides his time between screen and stage, and works as an actor, a writer and a director. His first short BALLET JAZZ won the creation fund award at the Quebec city CineFest in 2017. He also co-produced, -wrote, and -directed the webseries BEST BEFORE, which won Best webseries at HollyFest, best Comedy at Sidney Webfest and “Coup de coeur Fonds Bell” at FCIAT.


Festivals

- 2022 -
In competition | REGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival, Canada
In presentation | Talent tout court - Festival de Cannes, France
In competition | Le long week-end du court, Canada
In competition | Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada
In competition | FIN Atlantic International Film Festival, Canada
In competition | Cinémania, Canada
In competition | FICFA, Canada
In competition | Longue vue sur le court, Canada


Awards

- 2022 - 
Prix de la meilleure mise en scène 2022 | Fantasia Film Festival, Canada

Prix Coup de coeur du jury | Longue vue sur le court, Canada





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