Death to the Bikini!

Death to the Bikini!

Directed by Justine Gauthier

Genre Fiction
Country Canada (Québec)
Year 2023
Length 16m36s
Formats DCP
Sound 5.1
Version English subtitles, French

Synopsis

Lili, a feisty 10-year-old girl, has always swam topless. When her parents force her to wear a bikini top for a trip to the water park, she rebels: why should she hide her flat chest when her friends, all boys, don't have to?

Themes

childhood, feminism

Biography

Justine Gauthier is a Montreal-based director and editor. L'appartement, her first short film, was rewarded at Regard festival and traveled around the world. As an editor, she collaborated, among others, with Monia Chokri (La Femme de mon frère) and Philippe Falardeau (Le temps des framboises).

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Cast

Lili : Mia Garnier 
Alex : Etienne Cardin 
Marc-Antoine : Aksel Leblanc 
Julien : Olivier Leblanc 
Guillaume: Johnnovan Jobin 
Claire: Eve Pressault 
Simn: Eric Robidoux

Team

Production

Léonie Hurtubise (Colonelle films)
Script

Justine Gauthier
CINEMATOGRAPHY

Gabrielle Bergeron
PRODUCTION DESIGN

Yola van Leeuwenkamp
EDITING Marie-Pier Grignon
Sound Jacob Marcoux, Ilyaa Ghafouri, Joey Simas
Music Viviane Audet & Robin-Joël Cool

Awards

Palm Springs Shortfest and Market, US | 2023| *Audience Award (Live Action Short)
Festival Regard, Canada (Québec) |2023| *Best Youth Film, Youth Audience Pick
CineFest Sudbury, Canada | 2023 *Audience Award
Calgary International Film Fest, Canada | 2023 *Best Live Action
FICFA, Canada | 2023 *Best Canadian Short Film
Festival de Cinéma en Abitibi-Témiscamingue,  Canada (Québec) | 2023 *Télé-Québec Award
Fargo Film Festival | 2024 *Jury Honorable Mention
Festival Images en Vues,  Canada (Québec) | 2023 *Audience Award 
Gala Prends ça court! | *Roméo Award, Fonds Bell Award, Les Films Opale Award, SODEC Award, Unis.TV Award

Festivals

Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont Ferrand (Youth Section), France |2024|
Cinekid, Netherlands |2023| 
Palm Springs Shortfest and Market, US | 2023| *Audience Award (Live Action Short)
Festival Regard, Canada (Québec) |2023| *Prix meilleur film jeunesse, Chouchou du public jeunesse
CineFest Sudbury, Canada | 2023 *Audience Award
Calgary International Film Fest, Canada | 2023 *Best Live Action
FICFA, Canada | 2023 *Prix La vague du Meilleur court métrage canadien
Festival de Cinéma en Abitibi-Témiscamingue,  Canada (Québec) | 2023 *Prix Télé-Québec
Fargo Film Festival | 2024 *Jury Honorable Mention
Festival Images en Vues,  Canada (Québec) | 2023 *Prix coup de cœur du public
Gala Prends ça court! | *Prix Roméo, Prix Fonds Bell, Prix Les Films Opale, Prix SODEC, Prix Unis.TV
Festival Int. Du Film Francophone de Namur (Campus), Belgium |2023| 
Int. Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino, Poland |2023| 
OFF-Courts de Trouville, France |2023| 
Festival international du film d'éducation, France |2023|
IndieJúnior - International Children’s and Youth Film Festival of Porto, Portugal |2024|
The Academy of Death Racers Festival, US |2024|
Les Percéides,  Canada (Québec) | 2023
Festival du film de la Ville de Québec, Canada (Québec) | 2023
Cinemania, Canada (Québec) | 2023
Festival Plein(s) Écran(s) | 2024
Shorts That Are Not Pants, Canada | 2023