Where I Am
Directed by Myriam Magassouba
| Genre | Fiction |
| Country | Quebec |
| Year | 2012 |
| Length | 24 min 35 s |
| Formats | DVD |
| Sound | 5.1 |
| Version | Original French version, English subtitles |
Synopsis
During a brutal Quebec winter, a teenage girl mourns her best friend killed in a car accident.
Themes
teenagers, friendship, mourningBiography
Born in Rouyn-Noranda, Myriam Magassouba is a director, scriptwriter and film editor. After studing cinema at l'UQÀM, she completed a Master of fine arts in film production at Concordia University. She has written and directed a few short fiction films and codirected the documentary «Sur le quai de la gare«, which has won the Pierre and Yolande Perrault prize at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québecois. «Là où je suis« is her new short film.
Cast
Virginie Léger, Marie Brassard
Team
| Production | Marie-Claire Lalonde, Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette (Voyous Films) |
| Script | Myriam Magassouba |
| CINEMATOGRAPHY | Geneviève Perron |
| EDITING | Isabelle Malenfant, Sarah Fortin, Myriam Magassouba |
| Sound | Martyne Morin, Marie-Pierre Grenier |
| Music | Daniel Campbell |
Awards
Gala des Prix Jutra | 2013 | MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE
Prix Prends ça court! | 2013 | PRIX ONF, PRIX COUP DE CŒUR, PRIX TÉLÉ-QUÉBEC
Fantasia | 2013 | MEILLEUR FILM, MEILLEURE ACTRICE
Festivals
Festival du nouveau cinéma
Festival de cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Festival international de cinéma francophone en Acadie
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois
BUFF International Children and Young People’s Film Festival
Indie Lisboa
Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay
Festival des Films de la Relève
Off-Courts de Trouville
Fantasia
Festival International du Film Black de Montréal
Cambridge International Film Festival
Milano International Film Festival
Festival de cinéma des Gens d’ici
Regent Park Film Festival
Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur