Virga
Directed by Jean-François Leblanc
| Genre | Fiction |
| Country | Canada (Quebec) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Length | 23m59s |
| Formats | DCP |
| Sound | 5.1 |
| Version | English subtitles, French |
Synopsis
Pascal suspects the worst when he reads the post of Jérémy, a former classmate. He immediately alerts the police, convinced that Jérémy is on the verge of attacking his ex-colleagues. Feeling that the police won’t do anything, Pascal decides to go help the young man himself.
Themes
Biography
Born in Quebec City, Jean-François has directed several short films including The Guy From Work (TIFF 2015), The Prince of Val-Bé (SIFF 2019) and Landgraves (55 festival selections, 17 awards). Virga is his eighth short film. He is currently working on the development of two feature films.
Cast
Pascal : Justin Leyrolles-Bouchard
Jérémy : André Kasper
Team
| Production | Geneviève Gosselin-G. (Unité Centrale) |
| Script | Charles Dionne |
| CINEMATOGRAPHY | François Messier-Rheault |
| PRODUCTION DESIGN | Gabrielle Bossé-Beal |
| EDITING | Jules Saulnier |
| Sound | Laurent Ouellette, Simon Gervais, Stéphane Bergeron |
| Music | Xavier Germain-Poitras |
Festivals
Festival Regard, Canada (Québec) |2023|