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Deep blue

Franie-Éléonore Bernier / 2021 / 10 min. / Canada

Synopsis

A hotel phone rings. A woman answers. It is the sea calling.

Cast & Crew

  • Screenplay : Franie-Éléonore Bernier
  • Cinematographer : Maxime Valsan
  • Editor : Franie-Éléonore Bernier
  • Sound mix : Mathieu Morin, La Majeure
  • Sound editor : Mathieu Morin, La Majeure
  • Music : Paul Hinton
  • Artistic director : Stéphanie Bubano
  • Cast : Tatiana Zinga Botao, Mary-Lee Picknell
  • Production : Franie-Éléonore Bernier / La charmante production

Genre

Fiction

Topics

Drama, Fantasy, Women and feminism, Mental Health

Trailer

Biography

Franie-Éléonore has directed many short films including Heartburn (Regard Festival), Deep blue (Palm Springs international Film Festival) and Danavan (Show Me Short Film Festival). Her varied experiences led her to take to take a course in filmmaking at L’inis and direct various advertising campaigns for brands like Volkswagen, Loto-Québec, Gadoua, Desjardins. Actually, Franie-Éléonore is developing her first feature film called Papa Burger. She wants to create cinematographic experiences filled with humour to touch people's hearts and minds.

Festivals

- 2021 -

Festival du nouveau cinéma, Montréal, Canada

- 2022 -

Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, Montréal, Canada
Palm Springs International ShortFest, Palm Springs, USA
Courts d'un soir, Montréal, Canada
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, Rhode Island, USA
MINIKINO FILM WEEK (MFW), Denpsar, Indonésie
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada
Calgary International Film Festival, Calgary, Canada
Encounters Film Festival, Bristol, UK
WNDX Festival of Moving Image, Winnipeg, Canada
FestCurtasBH, Belo Horizonte, Brésil
Shorts That Are Not Pants, Toronto, Canada

- 2023 - 

Plein(s) Ecran(s), Montréal, Canada
Festival Filministes, Montréal, Canada | Prix du meilleur film de fiction
International Short Film Week Regensburg, Regensburg, Allemagne
Porto Femmes International Film Festival, Porto, Portugal
L'Art est au 3e, Granby, Canada
The Quarantine Film Festival, Varna, Bulgarie
New Jersey Independent Film Festival, New Jersey, USA
Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival, Hong Kong, Chine
Open-Air Filmfest Weiterstadt, Weiterstadt, Allemagne
Cindependent Film Festival, Cincinnati, USA
Obskuur Ghent Film Festival, Ghent, Belgique
Cine Underground, Busto Arsizio, Italie
Toronto Arthouse Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
Festival de cinéma québécois de Biscarosse, Biscarosse, France
Los Angeles Super Shorts Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA

Director's statement

Wishing to continue creating despite the pandemic, Franie-Éléonore Bernier (director) and Maxime Valsan (director of photography) came together to develop this film that blends strangeness and poetry. This short film combines drama, absurdity, and fantasy. Born from a creative impulse, the project was inspired by various anxiety-inducing feelings brought on by the pandemic, while also exploring themes of isolation, mental illness, and femininity. The goal was to create a unique world—an immersive experience through image and sound—addressing psychological distress with a touch of whimsy, while remaining open to interpretation. 

Photos

Deep blue - Franie-Éléonore Bernier - 2021
Deep blue - Franie-Éléonore Bernier - 2021
Deep blue - Franie-Éléonore Bernier - 2021

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