A Fortress
Synopsis
After the death of their adoptive daughter a couple goes to Haiti looking for her relatives. There, they meet with a DNA specialist who might have the power of resurrection.
Festivals
- Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK, 2018.
- VIFF - Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada, 2018.
- FNC - Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Montreal, Canada, 2018.
- RVQC - Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, Montreal, Canada, 2019.
- Rencontres Paris / Berlin, France, 2019.
- FilmFest Dresden, Germany, 2019.
- Longue vue sur le court, Montreal, Canada, 2019.
- Vienna International Short Film Festival, Austria, 2019.
- Les Percéides - Festival International de cinéma et d'art de Percé, Canada, 2019.
Director: Miryam Charles
Script: Miryam Charles
Cast: Eve Duranceau, Annie Darisse, Florence Blain M'Baye, Matthew Rankin, Maxime DeCotret, and Mariola Camillien
DOP: Miryam Charles
Sound design: Miryam Charles
Editing: Miryam Charles
Music: Miryam Charles
Production: Miryam Charles/Chimney Two
Version
Original: French
Subtitles: English
Format
16mm, 1:85, Stereo
DCP, Blu Ray, Pro Res
Miryam Charles is a Haitian-Canadian filmmaker based in Montreal. Her films have been presented at various festivals in Quebec and internationally. Her first feature film, This House, premiered at the Berlinale and was later shown at the AFI Film Festival. It was also included in TIFF’s Top 10 and listed among Sight and Sound’s best films of 2022. Her work has been exhibited at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the MoMA, the Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery, the Everson Museum, and the Palais de Tokyo.
