Our Familly

Our Familly

Directed by Terence Chotard

Genre Fiction
Country Quebec
Year 2017
Length 18 min 55 s
Formats DCP
Sound 5.1
Version Original French version, English subtitles

Synopsis

At 16, Pierre doesn't know who he is and fears he will never become the person he imagined. He escapes into the wilderness to meet Michel, a man who has mysteriously come to train him. In the depths of the forest, cut off from the world, Pierre lets himself be guided by the paternal authority and charisma of his new mentor.

Themes

family relationships, mother-son relationships, teenagers, anger, self esteem, incest, violence

Biography

A graduate of literature and film studies, filmmaker and editor Terence Chotard examines the poetry of cinematic language while questioning audience expectations. As an avid cinema enthusiast, his intimate knowledge of film history and its many facets is inherently present in all his films. He lives and works in Montréal, Québec.



Cast

Vlace Samar, Laurent Lucas, Emmanuel Schwartz, Martine Francke, Marianne Farley

Team

Production

Jeanne-Marie Poulain (Art & Essai)

Script

Terence Chotard

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Hong N’Guyen

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Annick Marion

EDITING Terence Chotard
Sound Fernand-Philippe Morin-Vargas, Frédéric Cloutier
Music Peter Venne