Synopsis
A man reproduces in spite of himself the actions of François Mackandal, a famous Haitian slave. Following a man trapped in an ancestral curse, this modern-day fable blends the scents of the past with resilience in the present.
Festivals
- Berlin International Film Fetsival - Berlin, Germany, 2017
- Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Kochi, India, 2017
- Dresden Short Film Fest, Dresden, Germany, 2017
- Olhar De Cinema, Curitiba, Brazil, 2017
- Curtas Vila Do Conde, Vila Do Conde, Portugal, 2017
- Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2017
- Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, Quebec, Canada, 2017
- Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver, Canada, 2017
- Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Montreal, Canada, 2017
- Film Africa, United Kingdom, 2017
- Africa In Motion, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2017
- South Western International Film Festival, Canada, 2017
- Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie, Moncton, New-Brunswick, 2017
- Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival, Greece, 2017
- Riga International Film Festival, Latvia, 2017
- TIFF Top Ten - Toronto International Film Festival, Canada, 2017.
- Un poing c'est court / Festival du film court francophone, Vaulx-en-Velin, France, 2018.
- Regard : Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay, Chicoutimi, Canada, 2018.
- Mecal Barcelona, Spain, 2018.
- Luxor African Film Festival, Egypt, 2018.
- Rencontres Martinique, France, 2018.
- MOOOV Festival, Bruges, Belgium, 2018.
Director: Vincent Toi
Script: Vincent Toi
Cast: Zidor Montal, Ebby Angel Louis
DOP: Marcel Cabrera
Sound design: Pierre-Olivier Rioux, Kaveh Nabatian
Editing: Vincent Toi, Alexander Kasstan
Art direction: Barbara Content
Music: Andy Dacoulis, Ebby Angel Louis
Production: Guillaume Collin, Charles Jonas, Vincent Toi
Version
Original: creole
Subtitles: French, English
Format
2:35, 5.1
DCP, Pro Res, H264
Vincent Toi is a Canadian filmmaker of Mauritian origin. His films address the complexity of human relationships on post-colonial islands. His latest short film, The Scream of the Lambi (2017) had its world premiere in competition at the Berlinale Shorts before being presented at more than thirty festivals. Vincent won the award for best Canadian short film director at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2017.
