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, fearBiography
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.
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