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L'inconvénient (working title)

Julien G. Marcotte / 202X / 13 min. / Canada

Synopsis

Amid labor protests for better working conditions during the Industrial Revolution, Marie and her sister Louise struggle daily to survive in the harsh, precarious world of a cotton mill. When Louise seriously injures her hand on a machine, Marie takes radical, morally questionable actions to keep her from losing her job. In the process, while confronting coworkers and the foreman, she ultimately alienates her younger sister.

Cast & Crew

  • Production : Laurence Lacroix
  • Script : Julien G. Marcotte
  • Cinematography : Nicolas Poitras-Gamache
  • Art direction : Rebecca Dory
  • Editing : Amélie Labrèche
  • Sound : Tiago McNicoll Castro Lopes
  • Sound design : Patrice LeBlanc
  • Cast : Jade Charbonneau, Gabrielle B. Thuot, Lou Thompson, Jonah Carson, Marcel Simoneau, Marie-Claude St-Laurent, Jérémie Earp

Genre

Fiction

Topics

Activism and social struggles, Women and feminism, History, Politics, Quebec, Work

Biography

Julien G. Marcotte is a screenwriter and director based in Montreal. Following his graduation in film studies at the Université de Montréal, he directed his first short film, Louise de 9 à 5 (2021). His next film, Les mains sales (2023), won the Best Canadian Short Film award at the Vancouver International Film Festival and was included in TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten.

Filmography

  • 2023
    Katshinau / 18 min.
  • 2021
    Louise from 9 to 5 / 12 min.

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