Tibbits Hill

Directed by Edith Jorisch

Genre	Fiction
Country	Canada (Québec)
Year	2021
Length	12:12 min
Formats	DCP
Sound	5.1
Version	No dialog

Synopsis

If the wind spoke the language of children, what would its voice be? Tibbits Hill tells the story of migrating children that have found refuge from war in an abandoned school, protected from the horrifying whistling of the wind. When one of them disappears, they decide to break the silence and reunite to commemorate the loss.

Themes

childhood, war trauma, rural, liberty, war, survival

Biography

Questioning contemporary notions of identity and migration, Montrealer Édith Jorisch writes and directs fiction and documentary films. Her documentary The Heir won two Geminis, in addition to being screened and broadcasted around the world. In 2019, her short film AWE stood out with its hybrid style, skillfully flirting between fiction and documentary. Tibbits Hill, short narrative film, is an allegorical fable about music as an anti-militaristic weapon, produced in collaboration with a children's choir and composer Alexandra Stréliski. Édith now devotes herself to writing her first feature, Parand.

Cast

Clara : Calixa Viau
Jules : Clara Chaîné
Thomas : Loïc McNeil

Team

Production	Maria Gracia Turgeon, Camille Mongeau, Edith Jorisch (Midi la Nuit / Coton & Club)
Script	Edith Jorisch
CINEMATOGRAPHY	François Messier-Rheault
PRODUCTION DESIGN	Marie-Pier Fortier
EDITING	Philippe Grenier
Sound	Maxime Navert, Pierre Olivier Rioux
Music	Alexandra Stréliski

Awards

Festivals

Prix Solveig Anspach, Iceland |2022| *Bronze Award
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Canada |2022| *Best Short Fiction
International Usak Short Film Festival, Turquie |2022| *Winged Seahorse Award for Best Sound Design
Festival du cinéma de Knowlton, Canada |2022| *Best Regional Film
CinéKid Film Festival (Market screening), Netherlands |2021|
Psaroloco Int. Children's & Young Festival, Greece |2021|
Busan International Short Film Festival, South Korea |2022|
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Canada |2021|
SPASM, Canada |2021|
Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie, Canada |2021|
Kingston Film Festival, Canada |2022|
THESSALONIKI CINEMA CLUB, Greece |2022|
FEST - New Directors / New Films, Portugal |2022|
International Children Care Film Festival, France |2022|
Regina International Film Festival & Awards, Canada |2022|
Festival du cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada |2022|
Still Voices Film Festival,Irlande |2022|
OFF-Courts de Trouville et Marché, France |2022|
Tbilisi Cinema Club, Georgie |2022|
FIFF Namur (projection Musique et son), Belgique |2023|
Festival du Film de St-Séverin, Canada |2022|
Le long weekend du court, Canada |2022|
Projection des journées de la Culture (La vitrine), Canada |2022|