Dog

Dog

Directed by Pascal Sanchez

Genre Fiction
Country Canada
Year 2019
Length 20 min
Formats DCP
Sound 5.1
Version Original French version, English subtitles

Synopsis

In a Guadeloupean village, a young boy adopts a stray dog. Devastated by his new companion’s sudden disappearance, he sets out on a quest through this unknown island.

Themes

amitié, enfance, rural

Biography

Pascal Sanchez is a Québec filmmaker. Un arbre avec un chapeau (A Tree with a Hat), his first work of fiction, was shown at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in Montréal and at Toronto International Film Festival. He next directed L’Île (The Island). With La reine malade (The Ailing Queen), he received the Gémeaux award for best documentary. In 2015, Les Vaillants (The Undaunted) was screened at the opening of the RIDM (Montreal International Documentary Festival). His next documentary, Loin de Bachar (Far from Bashar), is in production at NFB. Chien (Dog) is his second short film.



Cast

Raoul Sanchez : Émile
Adan Barnabot : Adan
Anna Sanchez : Anna

Team

Production

Pascal Sanchez (Les Films de l'Autre)

Script

Pascal Sanchez

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Hong An Nguyen

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Rogé Francoeur

EDITING Natalie Lamoureux
Sound Simon Plouffe