Synopsis
Réal Gendron is an unremarkable old man. He believes in God. He believes in friendship. And he believes in life. So when he receives an e-mail from a total stranger in Africa informing him that he’s the sole legatee of an immense fortune, he believes that too.
Festivals
- Regard - Saguenay International Short Film Festival, Canada, 2021.
- Les Percéides - Percé International Film and Art Festival, Canada, 2021.
- OFF-Courts Trouville, France, 2021.
- Edmonton International Film Festival, Canada, 2021.
- Filmets Badalona, Spain, 2021.
- Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada, 2021.
- Images en vue, Canada, 2021.
- Cinemania, Canada, 2021.
- FICFA - Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie, Canada, 2021.
- Festival Francophone short Films in Harlem, USA, 2021.
- Festival Plein(s) Écran(s), Canada, 2022.
- Reel Canadian Film Festival, Canada, 2022.
- Festival international du film sur les handicaps, France, 2022.
Director: Roger Gariépy
Script: Roger Gariépy & André Paradis
Cast: Robert Lalonde; Paul Savoie; Isabelle Drainville; Sandrine Bisson
DOP: André Turpin
Sound: Laurent Ouellette
Editing: Sophie Leblond
Music: Jeannot Bournival and Julie Hamelin
Production: Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette
Version
Original: French
Subtitles: English
Format
16/9/5.1
DCP, Pro Res
Roger Gariépy graduated from the Ecole cantonale des beaux arts in Lausanne. In 2015 he resolved to make one short film per year, until rigor mortis set in, ESTONIA ON THE SEINE is the 8th in a series of 50.
