Synopsis
Émile, 8 years old, is enjoying the last warm evenings of summer with his sister Françoise. As they scan the sky for shooting stars, their contemplation is interrupted by an act of unspeakable cruelty.
Festivals
AWARDS
Audience Award: Hiroshima Animation Season, Japan, 2026
Hugues Fléchard Award for Best Script: OFF-COURTS Trouville, France, 2026
Best Canadian Animation: Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada, 2026
Honorable Mention - Animation for Teen Audiences 13+: Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada, 2026
Grand Prize - National Competition: Montreal nouveau cinema Festival (FNC), Canada, 2026
SELECTIONS
Festival d'animation Annecy, France, 2026 (World Premiere)
Hiroshima Animation Season, Japan, 2026
OFF-Courts Trouville, France, 2026
Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada, 2026
TIFF - Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, 2026
VIFF - Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada, 2026
Montreal nouveau cinema Festival (FNC), Canada, 2026
Taichung International Animation Festival, Taïwan, 2026
Alice nella città, Italy, 2026
Festival International Gbaka Animation, Togo, 2026
DOK Leipzig, Germany, 2026
Beirut Shorts International Film Festival, Lebanon, 2026
Stratford Film Festival, Canada, 2026
Written & directed by: Julie Charette
With: Laurent Lemaire, Camille Rivard, Victor Bourget, David Gauthier-Canicchio, Auguste Jourdain
Set design: Julie Charette
Editing: Alexandre Leblanc
Sound design: Samuel Gagnon-Thibodeau
Composer: Simon Trottier
Animation: Julie Charette, Valentine Dumez, Marie-Noëlle Moreau Robidas
Production: Embuscade Films
Version
French, with English subtitles
Format
1.85 / 5.1
H264, ProRes, DCP
Julie Charette studied fine arts and animation at Concordia University, where she developed a strong interest in messy mediums, traditional animation and under the camera work. Her graduation film « Milk Teeth » has been selected in numerous international festivals. Since then, she has worked as an animator on several independant short and feature films.
