BIRDIE
Directed by Alexandre Lefebvre
| Genre | Fiction |
| Country | Canada |
| Year | 2020 |
| Length | 11 min |
| Formats | DCP |
| Sound | 5.1 |
| Version | STA, English subtitles |
Synopsis
During his golf game, Marcel finally gathers his courage and invites Joanne, the 9 th hole canteen chef, on a romantic date. Far from thinking that his action would create this kind of shockwave. 18 holes. 431 miles. 2 golf bags. 1 reunited love.
Themes
life-philosophy, humour noir, black humor, lonelyness, sport, rural, absurd, existential crisis, identity, questBiography
Screenwriter and director, Alexandre Lefebvre makes documentaries and fictions since he graduated from college at UQAM in Quebec. Focused on human relations and quest for self knowledge, even his comedies try to understand the absurdity of the relation toward ourselves and others.
Cast
The Golf-Player : Denis Marchand
The Woman: Dominique Quesnel
The Cook: Gabriel-Antoine Roy
The Bag: Lucien
Team
| Production | Isabelle Grignon-Francke (Club Vidéo) |
| Script | Alexandre Lefebvre |
| CINEMATOGRAPHY | Émile Desroches |
| PRODUCTION DESIGN | Mathieu Turcotte |
| EDITING | Philippe Lefebvre |
| Sound | Jordan Choinière, Ilyaa Ghafouri, Luc Boudrias |
| Music | Pierre-Olivier Bolduc |
Festivals
PÖFF Shorts |2021|
Bogoshorts |2021|
RiverRun Film Festival |2021|
Akbank Int. Short Film Festival |2021|
Longue Vue sur le Court |2021|
Canadian Film Fest |2021|
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma |2021|
Fantasia |2021|
Festival du film de la Ville de Québec |2021|
Desertscape International Film Festival |2021|
Independent Istanbul Golden Film Festival |2021|
Loudoun Arts Film Festival |2021|
Footcandle Film Festival |2021|
Cinema on the Bayou |2021|
Landshut Film Festival |2021|
Duhok international film festival |2021|
Americana Film Fest |2021|
Filmfest Bremen |2021|
Kingston Film Festival |2021|