The Pedophile
Directed by Ara Ball
Genre | Fiction |
Country | Quebec |
Year | 2014 |
Length | 13 min 21 s |
Formats | DCP |
Sound | 5.1 |
Version | Original French version, English subtitles |
Synopsis
Nina has lived a traumatizing past since she's a little girl. She attempts to break this vicious circle and take reality back into her own hands.
Themes
childhood sexual abuse, childhood, mother-daughter relationships, revenge, violence, memory, homosexualityBiography
Passionate filmmaker and traveler, Ara Ball was born in Montreal on July 30, 1982. He was the child of a french and Anglophone couple. His family, with a highly developed artistic side, plunged him into the world of art from an early age. In 2004, he began studying film at O'Sullivan College. He finished the Media and Technology program on a film set in 2005. In 2007, he was manager of the advertising company Manwin Productions. He now works there full-time as an editor. Since then, he has directed three short films, including one having won three awards in North America. In 2011 he continued his journey and visit India for 6 months. Some months after his return, he wrote HURRICANE: FYT, completed in July 2013.
Cast
Patrick Renaud, Monia Chokri, Valérie Fortin, Kennedy Brodeur, Lesley Marie Reade
Team
Production | Estelle Champoux, Jean-Philippe Bernier (Les enfants terribles) |
Script | Ara Ball |
CINEMATOGRAPHY | Jean-Philippe Bernier |
PRODUCTION DESIGN | Christina Vincelli |
EDITING | Ara Ball |
Sound | François Bélanger, Pierre-Hugues Rondeau, Maxime Dumesnil |
Music | Father Zinger |
Awards
Festival Court Mais Trash | 2015 | PRIX PLONG & REPLONK
Festivals
SPASM
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois
Mecal International Short Film Festival
Regard sur le court métrage
Festival International du Film de Mont-Tremblant
Landshut Short Film Festival
Dresden International Film Festival
SXSW
Vivisection Horror Film Festival
Festival Court Mais Trash
St. Louis International Film Festival