Synopsis:
Two characters meet and confront each other in a merciless battle. The story is revealed through a profusion of black and white drawings, evoking an etching in perpetual movement. Brief gestures are repeated in loops, to the point of exhaustion. Obsessive and hypnotic.
- Director:
- Thomas Corriveau
- Year:
- 2016
- Country:
- Canada
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Mixed media
- Original title:
- La Bêtise
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Thomas Corriveau
- Animators:
- Thomas Corriveau, Catherine Béliveau
- Script writers:
- François Dumont, Thomas Corriveau
- Music composer:
- Jean Derome
- Sound designers:
- Robert Langlois, Roger Guérin
- Editors:
- Thomas Corriveau, Catherine Béliveau
- Productions:
- Théâtre Galileo, Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture, Grupmuv, Hexagram-UQAM
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Cinéma du réel
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