Films catalogue

Soap Box

Jimmy G. Pettigrew / 2024 / 16 min. / Canada / FRENCH

Synopsis

A group of kids gather to compete in the annual soap box race down La montagne de la Mouerté, the village's highest peak. Hubert, 10 years old, will try to win the race for the first time, in order to charm Anouk Sauvages, the girl who makes his heart beat faster.

Cast & Crew

  • Screenplay : Jimmy G. Pettigrew
  • Cinematographer : Yannick Nolin
  • Editor : Jimmy G. Pettigrew
  • Sound, Sound editor : Mathieu Grégoire
  • Sound mix : Isabelle Lussier
  • Music : Antoine Binette Mercier
  • Artistic Director : David Pleau

Genre

Fiction

Topics

Action, Youth, Adventure

Trailer

Biography

Jimmy G. Pettigrew graduated from film school and quickly began producing, writing, directing and editing silly short clips for the web. Since then, he's been producing and directing short films and other fiction essays that mix live action, puppetry and animation. He mixes shadow and light, truth and lies, magic and pathos, cartoons and real people.

Festivals

- 2024 -

Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), Canada
Seminci - Valladolid International Film Festival, Valladolid, Espagne
Spasm, Montréal, Québec | Prix des meilleurs effets visuels
Festival du court Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Mot du réalisateur

SOAP BOX is a simple story of children competing in a race, but it's a bit like playing in a swimming pool with a foam noodle, the imagination runs wild, and the next thing you know, you're fighting a giant snake in the middle of the Amazon River. SOAP BOX is an over-the-top sports comedy that pays tribute to the imagination of kids in a world of gadgets, animation and puppets.

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