Films catalogue

Scars

Alex Anna / 2020 / 10 min. / Canada/France / FRENCH

Synopsis

Alex Anna’s body is a canvas : her scars come to life to tell a new story of self-harming. Live action and animation intertwine in this short and poetic documentary, both intimate and universal.

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TW : Self-harming (cutting), self-depreciation, depression
CW : Nudity

Cast & Crew

  • Director : Alex Anna
  • Cinematographer : Marilee Goulet
  • Editor : Valérie Tremblay
  • Sound : Joël Eugène-Adolph
  • Sound mix : Thibaut Demoor
  • Sound editor : Clara Zilliox
  • Music : Victor Novak
  • Production : Kelyna N. Lauzier / La 115e

Genre

Documentaire

Topics

Youth, Mental Health

Trailer

Biography

Alex Anna is a director and script supervisor in love with cinematographic language and words in all their beauty. As a queer and feminist filmmaker, she signed her first short film “The Fruit of Our Womb” in 2017 (as Laurie Mannessier), and uses art as a way to fight for a better world.

Festivals

- 2020 -
TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival, Canada
Atlantic Film Festival, Canada
Cinémental, Canada / Meilleur court métrage
Whistler Film Festival, Canada
Vues dans la tête..., Canada / Mention spéciale

- 2021 -
Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois et Francophone, Canada
Festival de films féministes - Filministes, Canada
Kingston film festival, Canada / Best Canadian Short
Seattle International Film Festival, États-Unis
Festival Vues sur mer, Canada / Meilleur court métrage
Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma, Canada
Palm Springs International ShortFest, États-Unis
Social World Film Festival, Italie
Partie(s) de campagne - Festival du film court d'Ouroux-en-Morvan, France
Curtas Vila do Conde, Portugal
Galway Film Fleadh, Irlande
Festival du Film Au Contraire, Canada
Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival, Brésil / Mention honorable pour la Meilleure animation étrangère de la part de l’ABCA (Association Brésilienne du Cinéma d’Animation)
Nevada City Film Festival, États-Unis
Not Film Fest, Italie / Meilleure Réalisation (catégorie Super Short Docs)
Adriatic Film Festival (AFF), Italie / Adriatic Award Miglior Montaggio
Courts d'un soir, Canada
Portobello Film Festival, Royaume-Uni
Off-Courts Trouville, France / Prix Originalité de la proposition artistique
Minikino Film Week 7 – Bali International Short Film Festival, Indonésie
Seoul International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival, Corée du Sud
Festival Les Percéides, Canada
Reeling Chicago Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, États-Unis / Jury Award for Best Documentary Short
Intersections: rencontres citoyennes de cinéma féministe, Canada
Tirana International Film Festival, Albanie / Best Short Documentary Award
Sedicicorto Forlì International Film Festival, Italie
TiSFF Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival, Grèce
Scottish Queer International Film Festival, Royaume-Uni
International Film Festival of Lanzarote, Espagne / Meilleur Documentaire
Toronto Arthouse Film Festival, Canada / Best Documentary Short Film
SHNIT Worldwide Shortfilmfestival, Suisse
International Short Film Festival - Film Front, Serbie
Rendezvous with Madness, Canada
Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Royaume-Uni
Festival international du film francophone de Tübingen, Allemagne
Escales Documentaires, France
Mix Brasil Festival of Diversity, Brésil
Shorts That Are Not Pants, Canada
Festival du Film Court de Villeurbanne, France
Festival Chéries-Chéris, France
Cine-Sister, Royaume-Uni
Longue vue sur le court, Canada / Prix de la cinéaste émergente et Prix Public Jeune
Traces de vie, France
International queer film festival Merlinka, Serbie

- 2022 -
Short Film Breaks Film Festival, Roumanie
Brussels Independent Film Festival, Belgique
Positively Different Short Film Festival, Grèce / Mention honorable du jury
Cours Mais Trash - Brussels Independent Short Film Festival, Belgique
Doc.London Documentary Film Festival, Royaume-Uni / Best Short Documentary Film
Journées du cinéma québécois en Italie, Italie
ClujShorts International Short Film Festival, Roumanie
Capital City Film Festival, États-Unis
Festival du Cinéma européen de Lille, France
Ghent Viewpoint Documentary Film Festival, Belgique / Best Hybrid Documentary Film
Made Here Film Festival, États-Unis
IMMAGINARIA International Film Festival of Lesbians & Other Rebellious Women, Italie
Doc.Sydney Documentary Film Festival, Australie
Festival Psy de Lorquin, France
Festival Elles Tournent, Belgique
Festival International du Film Ethnographique du Québec (FIFEQ), Canada
FICSAM International Mental Health Film Festival, Portugal
White River Indie Films, États-Unis
Davis Feminist Film Festival, États-Unis
New Jersey Independent Film Festival / Best Animated Short
Festival de Cinéma de Loches, France / Prix du Meilleur Documentaire et Prix de la Meilleure Forme Filmique Audacieuse
Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival, Chine / Best Documentary Film
International Short Film Festival Detmold, Allemagne
Manlleu Film Festival, Espagne
Over-the-Rhine International Film Festival, États-Unis
Boston Short Film festival, États-Unis
Interaction: Short Docs Festival, Serbie
Västerås Film Festival, Suède
Venice Film Week, Italie
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, États-Unis
Plons! Int. Short Documentary Festival, Pays-Bas
New York Super Shorts Film Festival, États-Unis
Obskuur Ghent Film Festival, Belgique / Best Animated Short Film
En compétition | SorsiCorti Short Film Festival, Italie
Amsterdam Independent Film Festival, Pays-Bas / Best Documentary Short Film
Cinéfranco Film Festival (Édition spéciale Festival d'automne), Canada
Manhattan Independent Film Festival, États-Unis / Best Documentary Film
Breaking Down Barriers, Russie / Best Director
Los Angeles Super Shorts Film Festival, États-Unis
Doc.Berlin Documentary Film Festival, Allemagne / Best Animated Documentary Film

- 2023 -
Rencontres Images Mentales, Belgique
The International Biennal Dona i Cinema – Mujer y Cine – Woman & Film, Espagne / Mention honorable dans la catégorie meilleur court documentaire
Rencontres Images In Cabestany, France / Grand Prix du Jury

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