Synopsis
Alex Anna’s body is a canvas : her scars come to life to tell a new story of self-harming. Live action and animation intertwine in this short and poetic documentary, both intimate and universal.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-production : Just Kidding Production
- Foreign production company : La 115e
- Film exports/foreign sales : Spira
Full credits (12)
- Director of photography : Marilee Goulet
- Music Composer : Victor Fournier-Novak
- Editor : Valérie Tremblay
- Foreign producer : Kélyna N. Lauzier
- Co-producer : Alex Anna
- Assistant Operator : Jessica Reitz
- Production manager : Kélyna N. Lauzier
- Sound editors : Tiffany Muzellec, Inoa Kan
- Animation : Clément Natiez
- Special Effects : Clément Natiez
- Grader : Johanna Dalmede
- Sound mixers : Thibaut Demoor, Clara Zilliox
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary, Experimental, Animated film
- Sub-genre : Portrait
- Themes : Adolescence, Psychology, Illness
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Canada (50.0%), France (50.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 50% French (Canada, France)
- Production year : 2020
- Runtime : 10 min
- Production formats : Live footage
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : Suitable for all viewers, with warnings
News & awards
Selections (7)
Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival
Germany, 2021
Compétition internationale
Awards (2)
Resources
Festivals Listing(1)
DownloadScars
(pdf - 69 Ko)
Website(1)
https://www.spira.quebec/film/472-scars.html
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