The fall

The fall

Directed by Olivia Boudreau

Genre Fiction
Country Quebec
Year 2017
Length 23 min 53 s
Formats
Sound Stereo
Version Original French version, English subtitles

Synopsis

A woman wakes up from a long coma surrounded by her relatives. Suffering from amnesia, she tries to understand who she is. Marty will experience a past and a future that do not seem to belong to her. Without words, without memories, can she liberate herself?

Themes

family relationships, anger, culture, perte de mémoire

Biography

Olivia Boudreau is a Montreal-based visual artist. She works in video installations, films and performances. She has been screened and exhibited extensively in Canada and abroad. The fall is her second short film for theatres.



Cast

Sophie Cadieux, Florence Blain-Mbaye, Marie Brassard, Daniel Brière, Jasmin Ricard, Marion Solar

Team

Production

Olivia Boudreau

Script

Olivia Boudreau

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Julien Fontaine

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Geneviève Huot

EDITING Olivia Boudreau
Sound Luc Bouchard, Bernard Gariepy-Strobl

Awards

Prix Prends Ça Court!, Québec |2018| Official Competition *PRIX FCTMN*


Festivals

Atlantic Film Festival, Canada |2017| Official Competition
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Montreal |2017| Official Competition
Rendez-vous with Madness, Canada |2017| Official Competiiton
Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois, Montreal |2018| Official Competition
Ankara Film Festival, Turquie |2018| Official Competition