Madeleine

Canada (Québec) | 2023 | 15 min. | Raquel Sancinetti

Two friends, decades apart, take a whimsical trip to the sea in this hybrid animated documentary that blurs the lines between the real and imagined.

  • Director: Raquel Sancinetti
  • Principal Cast: Raquel Sancinetti, Madeleine
  • Country: Canada (Québec)
  • Year: 2023
  • Running Time: 15 min.
  • Producer: Raquel Sancinetti
  • Screenplay: Raquel Sancinetti
  • Cinematographers: Stéphanie-Anne Weber Biron
  • Editors: Sharron Mirsky, Raquel Sancinetti
  • Music: Sacha Ratcliffe
  • Website: Official Film Website
  • Awards: Saguenay International Short Film Festival 2023 (FIPRESCI Critic's Choice Award), Edmonton International Film Festival 2023 (Grand Jury Prize, Best Documentary Short), Uppsala Short Film Festival 2023 (Grand Jury Prize, Public Prize)
  • Language: French
  • International Sales: La Distributrice de Films

This film is playing as a part of ShortsFest Opening Night

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