Synopsis:
Confronted with doubt and feelings of emptiness, drunk with unhappiness and seeking to drown his sorrow, Barnabé experiences a curious metaphysical visitation; lightning strikes the spire of his church and a mysterious bird appears, forcing him to reconsider his life
- Director:
- Jean-François Lévesques
- Year:
- 2020
- Country:
- Canada
- Running time:
- 15 min.
- Technique:
- 3D Animation, Stop Motion Animation, Mixed media
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Julie Roy
- Animators:
- Jean-François Lévesque, Valérie Dupras, Patrick Bouchard
- Script writer:
- Jean-François Lévesques
- Music composer:
- Robert Marcel Lepage
- Sound designer:
- Olivier Calvert
- Editor:
- Annie Jean
- Production:
- National Film Board of Canada
- Genres:
- Drama, Tragicomedy, Experimental
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Death, Religion, Relationships, Animals, Poetic, Transformation, Dreams, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
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