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Sylvie on the loose

Sara Bourdeau / 2024 / 24 min. / Canada / FRENCH / Canada

Synopsis

Sylvie’s out of jail and back in town. She secretly visits her mother, trying to convince her to leave her violent husband. Facing her mother's refusal, Sylvie stays determined to enjoy every second of her new freedom. She rides her old chopper bicycle across the dirt roads, gets drunk, and thinks about kidnapping a neglected dog. But one thing is on Sylvie's mind: seeing her old lover, Coyote. Time flies, things change, and Sylvie must choose the only freedom available to her.

Cast & Crew

  • Screenplay : Sara Bourdeau
  • Cinematographer : Simon Lamarre-Ledoux
  • Editor : Odrée Lapointe
  • Sound : Samuel Carrier
  • Sound mix : Joey Simas
  • Sound editor : Samuel Gagnon-Thibodeau
  • Music : Samuel Gris
  • Artistic director : Rogé Francoeur & Romy Bouchard
  • Cast : Anne Lapierre, Jacques Bertrand Jr, Lise Castonguay

Genre

Fiction

Topics

Trailer

Biography

Sara Bourdeau is a script writer and a director based in Montréal. She holds a master’s degree in Fines Arts from Concordia university. She also studied history and agriculture. She wrote and directed many shorts film that have travelled around de world. The Scent of Rain (2016) won many prizes such as jury price at Off-courts de Trouville, France. Roseline Like in the movies (2019) is her tenth short film. 

Festivals

- 2024 -

Festival REGARD, Québec
Festival de films d’auteur de Val-Morin (FFAVM), Québec
Les Percéides, Québec
Off-Court Trouville, France

Director's statement

The film is a roadtrip to freedom.

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