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The last rhino

Guillaume Harvey / 2023 / 19 min. / Canada / FRENCH / Canada

Synopsis

The last of the northern white rhinos is dead. Lili, a rather well-off 70 year-old grandmother, led a comfortable retired life until these news have her dive deep into eco-anxiety. What kind of world will she leave for her granddaughter Gaby?

Cast & Crew

  • Screenplay : Guillaume Harvey
  • Cinematographer : Natan B. Foisy
  • Editor : Valérie Tremblay
  • Sound : Francois Grenon
  • Sound mix : Joey Simard
  • Sound editor and music : Ilyaa Ghafouri

Genre

Fiction

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Biography

Writer, director and teacher, Guillaume Harvey has been exploring dramatic comedy since his film studies at UQAM in Montréal, working in short format as well as web series. After A Bomb, Waiting for Pascal and Beaten Paths, The Last Rhinoceros is his fourth short film.

Festivals

- 2023 -

Fantasia, Montréal, Québec | Prix Écogestes à l’écran
Les Percéïdes, Gaspésie, Québec
FCVQ, Québec
Shorts Mexico - Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Mexico, Mexique
Cinémania, Montréal, Québec | Prix Francophonie des Amériques pour le meilleur court-métrage

- 2024 -

Festival International du Film Politique (FIFP), France
Colorado Environmental Film Festival, USA
Vues dans la tête de....  Rivière du loup, Québec
RVQC, Montréal, Québec
Ismailia International Film Fest, Égypte
Carrousel de Rimouski, Rimouski, Québec
The Canadian Film Fest, Toronto, Canada
Festival du Film Vert, Suisse
Projection Les courts du vendredi / La balade du court, France
ClujShorts International Short Film Festival, Roumanie | Persona Association Award
Cleveland International Film Festival, USA
Courts d'un soir, Montréal, Québec | Meilleur film Franco-Canadien
Made Here Film Festival, USA | Prix du jury
Corti da Sogni - Antonio Ricci, Italie
LIFE AFTER OIL International Film Festival, Italie
Projection de l'Alliance Française - Festival Cinémania/Cinéma Public, Montréal, Québec
Festival du film pour l'environnement de Portneuf, Saint-Casimir, Québec
BNP Paribas Green Festival Festival, Varsovie, Pologne
Open-Air Filmfest Weiterstadt, Weiterstadt, Allemagne
Portobello Film Festival, Portobello, UK
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec (FCVQ) 2024, Québec, Québec
Heart of Gold International Film Festival, Queensland, Australia
FICKIN, Kinshasa, Rép. Dém. du Congo
Innsbruck Nature Film Festival, Innsbruck, Allemagne | Prix Best Green Fiction Film
Cindependant on campus, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Another Way Film Festival, Madrid, Espagne
Ekotopfilm - Envirofilm Film Festival, Bratislava, Slovaquie
Ojai Film Festival, Californie, USA
Sulmona International Film Festival (SIFF), Sulmona, Italie
Yellowknife int. film festival, Yellowknife, Canada
Aaretaler Kurzfilmtage, Berne, Suisse
Festival de cinéma québécois de Biscarosse, Biscarosse, France

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