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HEAT SPELL

Dir. Marie-Pier Dupuis

HEAT SPELL

2023 | General Info

A hot summer day. A half-unpacked house. A mother who needs room to breathe, and a child who needs space to exist. As the afternoon heat turns oppressive, time seems to move entirely differently for each person.

Crew

Written & directed by Marie-Pier Dupuis
Produced by Amélie Tremblay
Executive producer: Dominique Dussault
With: Agathe Ledoux, Gabrielle Poulin B., Simone Ledoux

Director of photography: Simran Dewan
Art director: Catherine White
Sound: Ilyaa Ghafouri, Martyne Morin, Geoffroy Mitchell
Costumes: Renée Sawtelle
Editor: Mathieu Bouchard Malo
Composer: Peter Venne

Festivals

BRUSSELS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, 2023- INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION *ARTE AWARD*
FEST – NEW DIRECTORS NEW FILM, 2023 – OFFICIAL SELECTION *SILVER LYNX AWARD *
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2023 – OFFICIAL SELECTION
SAN DIEGO INTERNATION KIDS FILM FESTIVAL, 2023 – OFFICIAL SELECTION
CINEFEST MISKOLC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2023 – OFFICIAL SELECTION
TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL, 2023
OFF-COURT TROUVILLE, 2023 – OFFICIAL SELECTION
FESTIVAL DU FILM FRANCOPHONE DE NAMUR, 2023 – COMPÉTITION DU COURT
FESTIVAL DU NOUVEAU CINÉMA, 2023 – NATIONAL COMPETITION
CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, 2023 – OFFICIAL SELECTION
FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU CINÉMA EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE, 2023 – OFFICIAL SELECTION
CINEMAGIC BELFAST, 2023 – OFFICIAL SELECTION
ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 2023

2023   |   Short fiction   |   FR  |   13 min  |   Canada  |   24 fps  |   2K  |   1.85:1  |   Stereo & 5.1

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