My Tomato Heart

Directed by Benoît Le Rouzès Ménard

Genre	Fiction
Country	Canada (Québec)
Year	2023
Length	14m44s
Formats	DCP
Sound	5.1
Version	English subtitles, French

Synopsis

Madeleine is forced to quit her position at the neighborhood grocery store. Except that her job is her whole life; her colleagues, her only family. The quinquagenarian spends her last days of work fighting to save what is near and dear to her heart…

Themes

neurodiversity

Biography

Benoît Le Rouzès Ménard is an independent filmmaker born in Trois-Rivières (Québec). He developed his talents as a screenwriter, editor and director during his travels around the world.

Cast

Stéphanie Colle: Madeleine
Éric Leblanc: Gilles
Jeanne Bellefeuille: Daphné
Nicolas Michon: Petit commis
Charles-Aubey Houde: Grand commis
Dominic Roch-Sickini: Boucher
Frida Pétion: Boulangère
Noémie O’Farrell: Intervenante

Team

Production	Cynthia Mateu (Les productions Pic Pocket Inc.)
Script	Benoît Le Rouzès Ménard
CINEMATOGRAPHY	Vincent Biron
PRODUCTION DESIGN	Mélanie Truchon, Chiara Fossati
EDITING	Benoît Le Rouzès Ménard
Sound	Yecine Meliani
Music	Frédérick Desroches

Awards

International Usak Short Film Festival, Turkey | 2024 *Special Jury Prize

Festivals