The weight of emptiness
Directed by Alain Fournier
Genre | Fiction |
Country | Quebec |
Year | 2011 |
Length | 13 min |
Formats | DVD, HDCAM |
Sound | Stereo |
Version | Original French version, English subtitles |
Synopsis
Thomas suffers from strange weightlessness crises. Distressed, his mother takes every means to to bring him down to earth.
Themes
mother-son relationships, affective disorderBiography
Alain Fournier is particularly interested with the fantasy genre, in which the atmospheres are always a strong feature. His first short film Of Mother and Tides (À Mères et Marées) won several awards (Fantasia, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Festival Off-court Trouville-sur-Mer). Then he directed two short films with puppets : ÖKO (nominated for the 2010 Jutra Award (Quebec, Canada) for Best Animation) and InnerCity (La Cité entre les Murs), recently released. The weight of emptiness (Le Poids du vide) is a supernatural drama, his fetish genre. Alain Fournier is currently developping his feature film project.
Cast
Simone-Élise Girard, Vassili Schneider
Team
Production | Dock Films |
Script | Alain Fournier |
CINEMATOGRAPHY | Mathieu Laverdière |
EDITING | Alain Fournier |
Sound | Claude Meunier |
Music | Patrick Lavoie |
Festivals
Toronto International Film Festival
Festival de cinéma de la Ville de Québec
Toronto After Dark Film Festival
Festival de cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie