Harvest Time

Harvest Time

Directed by Jeanne Leblanc

Genre Fiction
Country Quebec
Year 2008
Length 22 min 40 s
Formats DVD
Sound Stereo
Version Original French version, English subtitles

Synopsis

Under the sweltering July sun, the phantom-like silhouettes of Mexican farm workers stand in the fields of rural Quebec. One of them, Gonzalo, a young father, is plagued by the desire to enter the wealthier world of the Québécois. His desire manifests itself in the purchase of an item that he would have never dared even dream of before.

Themes

farming, immigration, technologies, stealing, richness

Biography

After studying communications at UQÀM where she directed her first short film, Emergency Exit, Jeanne Leblanc began his career in film as a director assistant. Between an artistic residence in Spain and her work in Quebec, she continues to write and develop her own film projects.



Cast

Jorge Colorado Martinez, Marco Ledezma, Leonardo Fuica, Normand D'Amour, Lancelot D'Amour

Team

Production

Anata Productions

Script

Jeanne Leblanc

CINEMATOGRAPHY

John Ashmore

EDITING Mathieu L. Denis
Sound Daniel Masse, Patrice Leblanc, Stéphane Bergeron
Music Anthony Rozankovic

Festivals

Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois
Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay