Films catalogue
Greluche
Synopsis
Greluche is a 64-year-old clown and also happens to be the director's mother. On the verge of retirement, Greluche navigates the intersection of her whimsical stage persona and her real-life identity, revealing how imagination has been her means of coping with aging and preserving her sense of wonder.
Cast & Crew
- Screenplay, editor : Daphnée Côté-Hallé
- Cinematographer : Guillaume Langlois, Raphaël Ouellet
- Music, Sound, Sound mix : Alejandro Magańa Martinez
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Director's statement
I don’t escape the cliché, my first film is deeply personal and explore my family roots. I wanted to make a film that is sensitive, funny, independent, and handcrafted, just like the way my mother has always practiced her art. More broadly, by constructing a portrait of my mother’s profession, I aim to situate it within a larger issue that inevitably speaks on feminism within a marginalized institution where female clowns embody a rare social specificity as a marginalized subgroup, with the image of the clown in the collective consciousness being inherently masculine. It is important for me to give voice to a woman with an unconventional profession who reclaims and redefines the codes of what some might call "madness."
Biography
Actress and screenwriter, Daphnée plays the female lead in both seasons of the French series WEEK-END FAMILY, broadcast on Disney +. Trained in screenwriting at UQAM, she collaborated on the script for FAUVE, a short film nominated for an Oscar in 2019. Her first web series SYMPHONIE PATHÉTIQUE, which she co-wrote and starred in with Lysandre Ménard, is broadcast on Noovo. In 2024, she headlined the series DEUX FILLES AUX TOILETTES, broadcast on UnisTv.
Festivals
[2025] Fantasia, Montréal, Canada | Jury's special mention - best cinematography; ARRQ's jury special mention - best directing
[2025] Spasm, Montréal, Canada
[2025] Festival du court métrage d'Auch, France
[2026] Festival Filministes, Canada
[2026] Festival REGARD, Canada | Special mention - Tourner à Tout Prix Competition
[2026] Indy Film Fest, USA
[2026] Festival Émergence, Canada
[2026] Festival Les Percéides, Canada
[2026] Off-Courts Trouville, France
