
A Crab in the Pool
Directed by Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel
Genre | Animation |
Country | Canada (Québec) |
Year | 2023 |
Length | 11m11s |
Formats | DCP |
Sound | 5.1 |
Version | English subtitles, French |
Synopsis
In a run-down neighborhood, Zoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves. A young adolescent, Zoe is a ball of anger haunted by an intimate terror. Theo, still a child, flees reality into a fantastical world. During a scorching summer day, the two children will have to burst the abscess of their relationship so as not to lose each other.
Themes
family relationships, brother-sister relationshipsBiography
Alexandra Myotte and Jean-Sébastien Hamel are a duo of writers-directors based in Montreal. Their award-winning animated short films and web series have been featured in numerous festivals around the globe. Their latest film No Title (2021) has won multiple awards, including Best Canadian Short Film at EIFF 2021, in addition to being nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 2022 IRIS Awards.
Cast
Zoé, Théo, Maman, la bimbo : Élisabeth Gauthier Pelletier
Le bum : Jean-Sébastien Hamel
Team
Production | Jean-Sébastien Hamel, Alexandra Myotte (Sémaphore Films) |
Script | Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel |
CINEMATOGRAPHY | Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel |
PRODUCTION DESIGN | Alexandra Myotte |
EDITING | Jean-Sébastien Hamel |
Sound | François Lacasse |
Music | n/a |
Awards
Ottawa International Animation Film Festival, Canada | 2023 *Best Canadian Short
Anim'est, Romania | 2023 *Best Film of Animest
Gala Prends Ça Court!, Canada | 2023 *Prix Ottoblix-Unité centrale, Prix Les copains du son, Prix UNIS TV, Prix El Toro Studio, Prix ACCQ
Festivals
Ottawa International Animation Film Festival, Canada | 2023 *Best Canadian Short
Anim'est, Romania | 2023 *Best Film of Animest
Gala Prends Ça Court!, Canada | 2023 *Prix Ottoblix-Unité centrale, Prix Les copains du son, Prix UNIS TV, Prix El Toro Studio, Prix ACCQ
Dok & Animation Leipzig, Germany | 2023
AFI FEST, US | 2023
Bogoshorts, Colombia | 2023
Festival Int. Du Film Francophe de Namur, Belgium | 2023
Fantoche - Int. Animation Film Festival, Switzerland | 2023
PÖFF Shorts, Estonia | 2023
Animatou, Switzerland | 2023
London International Animation Festival, UK | 2023
BitBang Festival, Argentina | 2023
Festival de Cinéma en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada | 2023
FICFA, Canada | 2023
GIRAF Animation film Festival, Canada | 2023
Spark Animation Film Festival, Canada | 2023
Yellowknife Int. Film Festival, Canada | 2023