Synopsis
Jessica, a young woman living with Down syndrome, seeks to quench her thirst for fishing. Trapped in Diane’s group home, she decides one night to flee towards the frozen lake.
Festivals
- REGARD - Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay, Canada, 2019.
- Dawson City Film Festival, Montréal, Canada, 2019.
- FCVQ - Festival du cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada, 2019.
- SWIFF - South Western International Film Festival, Ontario, Canada, 2019.
- Festival de cinéma québécois de Biscarosse, France, 2019.
- Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, Montréal, Canada, 2020.
Director: Colin Nixon
Script: Colin Nixon
Cast: Laura Rattray, Jennifer Chamberlain, Francis Nadeau, Marie-Lou Verdon
DOP: Natan B. Foisy
Sound: Guillaume Hebert, Patrice Leblanc, Luc Boudrias
Editing: Philippe Lefebvre
Music Anaïs Larocque
Art direction: Audrey Lorrain
Production: Etienne Hanez (Bravo Charlie), Colin Nixon
Version
Original: French and English
Subtitles: English
Format
HD, 1:85, 5.1
DCP, Pro Res, H264
Colin is a proud native of the Eastern Townships, passionate about both documentary and fiction. He has been working in the community for eight years, working in particular for a summer camp for people living with a disability and/or an autism spectrum disorder. Among his recent achievements, “Le Scream de la Marmot” won the “Best Documentary” award at the REGARD festival, as well as the “Prix de la - ICI RDI” at the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM).
