The Cannonball Woman

A Short film of

Albertine Zullo, David Toutevoix

Produced by

Helium Films, Parmi Les Lucioles Films

Production year2017

Runtime14 min

Synopsis

Madeleine and her husband are acrobats who travel from town to town to present a spectacular number in which Madeleine is ejected from a cannon miles into the air, watched by admiring specators. Their domestic life, where every day resembles the last, is less captivating, however. One morning, Madeleine makes a surprising decision which will change the course of their lives. But even though time passes, the love uniting the couple never fades.

Credits

Directors (2)

Albertine Zullo
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David Toutevoix
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Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producers : Helium Films, Parmi Les Lucioles Films

Foreign production companies : ONF - Office National du Film du Canada, RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse

Full credits (15)

Executive Producers : Claude Barras, Jérôme Duc-Maugé

Screenwriter : Germano Zullo

Director of Photography : David Toutevoix

Music Composer : Normand Roger

Assistant director : Marianne Chazelas

Editor : Valentin Rotelli

Sound Recordist : Pierre-Yves Drapeau

Line Producers : Marianne Chazelas, Maxime Fossier

Camera operators : Aurélie Sprenger, Maxime Fossier

Production managers : Nicolas Zen-Ruffinen, Maxime Fossier

Sound Editor : Pierre-Yves Drapeau

Production Designer : Ludovic Chemarin

Animation : Elie Chapuis, Peggy Arel, Carrie Mombourquette

Graphic designer : Albertine Zullo

Sound Mixer : Denis Séchaud

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Animated film
Sub-genre : Volumes , Puppets
Production language : French
Coproducer countries : Switzerland, France, Canada
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Minority French (Switzerland, France, Canada)
Production year : 2017
Runtime : 14 min 25 seconds
Visa number : 147.189
Visa issue date : 24/04/2018
Production formats : Digital creation
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Audio format : 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

Selections (7)

Dakar Court
2018
Programme films francophones
International Festival of Francophone Film in Acadie (FICFA)
Canada, 2018
Programme animation
Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival
Portugal, 2018
International Competition
Flickerfest
Australia, 2018
Compétition internationale

Resources

Presskit(1)

the-cannonball-woman-presskit-french.pdf

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