Touching Rocks
Synopsis
Tattooed hands gently glide over a rock face, probing it with the tips of the fingers. Three women, arms raised to a high boulder, appear to be in prayer. Hidden in a cave, two others stare at their bloody palms. Touching Rocks depicts bouldering as a pagan ritual.
Festivals
Written and directed by: Laurence Olivier
With: Julianna Ferronato, Kendel Rogers, Maria Ediriweera, Saphia Ediriweera, Ming Tang, Marli Gallagher, Émilie Lemieux, Nicole Scott, Tess Mihell, Liz Mutus
DOP: Isabelle Stachtchenko
Editing: Laurence Olivier
Sound design: Marie-Pierre Grenier
Production: Laurence Olivier & Mylène Corbeil
Version
No dialogues
Format
4:3 / 5.1
H264, ProRes, DCP
Laurence Olivier is a Quebec filmmaker and author living in British Columbia. Her short film Phantom Poem received the Best experimental short prize from festival Vues dans la tête de (2023). Her novel Répertoire des villes disparues (2015) was adapted for the screen by Denis Côté (Ghost Town Anthology, 2019). Some of her poems, short stories and essays were awarded prizes in Canada and in France. Her writing and filmmaking’s process are led by conceptual experimentation.
