Shooting Star (2020 film)

Shooting Star
FrenchComme une comète
Directed byAriane Louis-Seize
Written byAriane Louis-Seize
Produced byFanny Drew
Sarah Mannering
StarringMarguerite Bouchard
Whitney Lafleur
Patrick Hivon
CinematographyShawn Pavlin
Edited byStéphane Lafleur
Music byPierre-Philippe Côté
Production
company
Colonelle Films
Release date
  • September 14, 2020 (2020-09-14) (TIFF)
Running time
23 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Shooting Star (French: Comme une comète) is a 2020 Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Ariane Louis-Seize.[1] The film stars Marguerite Bouchard as Chloé, a teenage girl travelling with her mother Nathalie (Whitney Lafleur) and her mother's boyfriend Christopher (Patrick Hivon) to observe shooting stars, only to begin developing a sexual and romantic attraction of her own to Christopher.[2]

The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] It was subsequently screened at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival, where it won the Prix Télébec,[3] and at the Whistler Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian ShortWork.[4]

The film received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Norman Wilner, "10 must-see Canadian short films at TIFF 2020". Now, September 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Andrew Parker, "A Look at Short Cuts Programme 04 | TIFF 2020". TheGATE.ca, September 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Le Festival du cinéma réussi malgré la pandémie et l'évacuation de la salle". Ici Radio-Canada Première, November 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Craig Takeuchi, "Whistler Film Festival 2020 award winners: From B.C.'s Indian Road Trip to Newfoundland's Little Orphans". The Georgia Straight, December 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Jean-François Vandeuren, "La déesse des mouches à feu part en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma 2021". Showbizz.net, April 26, 2021.


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