Lola & Claire
Directed by Élisabeth Desbiens
Genre | Fiction |
Country | Canada |
Year | 2018 |
Length | 15 min |
Formats | DCP |
Sound | Stéréo |
Version | VOF, STA |
Synopsis
Lola & Claire tells the story of the unconditional love between Claire, a young woman living in a paralyzed body and Lola, her little sister. One lives in immobility and the other in movement. It's Lola’s birthday and the young girl realizes that Claire's days are numbered. She will do whatever it takes to free her big sister.
Themes
childhood, illness, brother-sister relationshipsBiography
Elisabeth Desbiens is a director based in Montreal. She studied dance and cinema. Her films have been selected in several festivals around the world, including SAPPORO in Japan, MashROME in Italy, Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois and Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay. She is the recipient of the SODEC / SARTEC Award for the adaptation of the poetry collection Était une bête in the scriptwriting contest Cours écrire ton court.
Cast
Lola : Rebecca Miville-Deschênes
Claire : Léa Girard Nadeau
Linda : Sandra Dumaresq
Team
Production | Patricia Bergeron (Productions Leitmotiv) |
Script | Élisabeth Desbiens |
CINEMATOGRAPHY | François Gamache |
PRODUCTION DESIGN | Frédéric Devost |
EDITING | Sylvain Lebel |
Sound | Michaël Binette |
Music | Peter Venne |
Awards
Prix PCC!, Montréal |2018| Prix FCTMN
Festival Interactif de Cinéma de Lévis, Qc |2019| Prix du meilleur scénario + Prix du public
Festivals
Talent Tout Court! TELEFILM au Marché de Cannes, France |2018| Market screening
Thessaloniki Int. Short Film Festival, Grèce |2018| Official Competition
Festival du Film de la Ville de Québec |2018| Official Competition
Festival du Film de St-Séverin |2018| Official Competition