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Through the Wall

Larissa Corriveau / 2020 / 20 min. / Canada / FRENCH / SUBS ENGLISH

Synopsis

Emond, the only child of Jacques and Marie, lives in a world without words, a situation which slowly creates a breach in the heart of the family home. Diving into the depths of her despair, Marie discovers the surprising universe hidden in her son's silence.

Cast & Crew

  • Screenplay : Fanny Rainville
  • Cinematographer : François Messier-Rheault
  • Editor : Isabelle Malenfant
  • Sound : Philippe Lavigne
  • Sound mix : Bernard Gariépy Strobl
  • Sound editor : Olivier Calvert
  • Artistic director : Alex Hercule Desjardins
  • Cast : Évelyne Rompré, Hubert Proulx, Charles-Émile Leblanc
  • Production : La Créative Films

Genre

Fiction

Topics

Drama, Childhood, Family, Fantasy, Mental Health

Biography

An outstanding artist, Larissa Corriveau is an actress, author and director with several years of experience in music, photography and dance. She has worked with more than 30 stage directors in Montreal. In 2019 she made a striking entrance in cinema with her character of Adele in Denis Côté’s Ghost Town Anthology (International competition, 69th Berlinale). Nominated twice for the Arthur Rimbaud prize of the Maison de Poésie de Paris, her poems have been published in a widespread variety of medias in Quebec and Europe and her short films have traveled the world to many different film festivals. She is the artistic Director of Production Company La Demeure.

Festivals

- 2020 -
In Competition | REGARD - Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay, Canada
In Competition | International Short Film Festival 20minmax, Germany
In Competition | Festival Entre' 2 marches, France
In Competition | Carroussel de Rimouski, Canada
In Competition | Figari Film Festival, Italy 
In Competition | Portoviejo Film Festival, Ecuador
In Presentation | Gala Prends ça court!, Canada
In Competition | Off-Courts Trouville, France
In Competition | Tirana International Film Festival, Albania
In Competition | SF Indie Short Fest, USA
In Competition | TISFF Thessaloniki Film Fest, Greece
In Competition | Cinémania, Canada
In Competition | 20MinMax International Short Film, Germany
In Competition | Visioni Corte Short Film Festival, Italy
In Competition | Hamilton Film Festival, Canada
In Competition | Macau International Short Film Festival, China 
In Competition | Festival Tous Courts, France

- 2021 -
In Competition | Cinema on the Bayou, USA
In Competition | Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois et Francophone à Vancouver, Canada
In Competition | Journées du cinéma québécois en Italie, Italy
In Competition | Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma, Canada
In Competition | Festival Entre2Marches, France
In Competition | Sorsi Corti Short FilmFestival, Italy
In Competition | Cinema Sisters International Film Festival, USA
In Competition | Made Here Showcase, USA
In Competition | Hamilton New York International Film Festival (HNYIFF), USA
In Competition | Aladerri International Film Festival (AIFF), USA
In Competition | The Extraordinary Film Festival, Belgium
In Competition | AutFest Texas Autism Film Festival, USA
In Competition | Guam International Film Festival, USA
In Competition | FERATUM International Fantastic Film Festival, Mexico
In Competition | Festival International de Cinéma de Kinshasa (FICKIN), Democratic Republic of Congo

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