Saguenay international
short film festival

Synopsis

The cathartic journey of a wounded man in the maze of his inner darkness, in search of a part of himself once left behind and which prevents him, as an adult, from being complete.

Production :
Sémaphore Films
Distribution :
Travelling Distribution
Animation :
Alexandra Myotte
Music :
Brandon Hopkins and François Lacasse
Screenplay :
Jean-Sebastien Hamel and Alexandra Myotte
Cast :
Jack Hackel and Jean-Sébastien Hamel
Editing :
Jean-Sébastien Hamel
Artistic direction :
Alexandra Myotte

In competition for :


Best animation

FIPRESCI award

Audience award Official competition

Jury Award

Direction
  • Alexandra Myotte

    Jean-Sébastien Hamel and Alexandra Myotte are a writer-director duo based in Montreal. Their award-winning animated short films have been showcased at hundreds of festivals around the world.
    Un trou dans la poitrine (A Crab in the Pool) has won over 30 awards, including at SXSW and the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, and was shortlisted for the 2025 Academy Awards.

  • Jean-Sebastien Hamel

    Jean-Sébastien Hamel and Alexandra Myotte are a writer-director duo based in Montreal. Their award-winning animated short films have been showcased at hundreds of festivals around the world.
    Un trou dans la poitrine (A Crab in the Pool) has won over 30 awards, including at SXSW and the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, and was shortlisted for the 2025 Academy Awards.