Jarvik

Jarvik

Directed by Emilie Mannering

Genre Fiction
Country Canada
Year 2019
Length 18 min
Formats DCP
Sound 5.1
Version Original French version, English subtitles

Synopsis

As the summer is coming to an end, Léa needs to breath but her brother's mechanical heart constantly reminds her that life hangs by a thread.

Themes

family relationships, childhood, illness, brother-sister relationships, fear

Biography

Emilie’s first short film STAR (2015) won several national and international awards. In 2016, she directed the feminist web-serie Les Brutes. In 2017, she was selected by the TIFF Talent Lab and co-directed her second short film Mahalia Melts In the Rain. She is currently working on writing her first feature film, Tous mes premiers amours.

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Cast

LÉA: Léïa Scott
TOM: Maxime Roberge
ZOÉ: Maëlla Gougeon-Larouche
LOUISE: Monia Chokri

Team

Production

Johannie Deschambault (SPORT)
Script

Caroline Becker
CINEMATOGRAPHY

Étienne Roussy
PRODUCTION DESIGN

Catherine K. Pelletier
EDITING Myriam Magassouba
Sound Jean-Sébastien Beaudoin Gagnon, Sylvain Bellemare

Festivals

Toronto Int. Film Festival, Canada |2019| Official Competition