A young boy discovers a family in the woods while playing and begins to question the purpose of his father’s militia, in Pier-Philippe Chevigny’s provocative, nuanced portrayal of a child’s unsettling encounter with the full implications of his family’s ideology.
Crew
Producer: Geneviève Gosselin-G
Director: Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Writer: Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Production Company: Unité Centrale
Distribution: h264 distribution
Festivals & Awards
- Talents Tout Court – Cannes, 2019
- Toronto International Film Festival – Shorts Cut, 2019
- Festival international du film francophone de Namur, 2019
- Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, 2019
- Festival Plein(s) Écran(s), 2020
- Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma (RVQC), 2020
- Busan International Short Film Festival, 2020
- REGARD, Saguenay International Short Film Festival, 2020
- NewFilmmakers Los Angeles Monthly Film Festival, 2020
*RÉALS Award for l’ARRQ for best short film - Tirana IFF, 2020
*Golden Owl, Best Short Film (Oscar-Qualifying) - Social World Film Festival, 2020
*Golden Spike, Best Short Film
*Best editing, Youth Jury - DC Shorts, 2020
*Audience Award - Off-Courts Trouville, 2020
- Rincon International Film Festival, 2020
*Director’s Choice – Best cinematography for narrative short film - Short to the Point, 2020
*Best Dramatic Film - Festival du Cinéma International d’Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 2020
- Gala Prends ça court !, 2020
*SARTEC Award for Best Screenplay - Cinema on the Bayou, 2021
- Stockholm International Film Festival Junior, 2021
- [+ than 130 festivals and +30 awards]
The Director
Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Pier-Philippe Chevigny is a filmmaker from Montreal, Quebec. His films combine anxiety-inducing camerawork and suspenseful scripts based on contemporary social issues. In 2019, his short film Rebel was an international success : over 130 festival selections (including TIFF, Busan, Namur, Stockholm, Vladivostok) and 30 awards including the Oscar-Qualifying Golden Owl Award at Tirana. His first feature Richelieu, completed in 2023, is currently enjoying a similar success on the Festival circuit, with prestigious selections at Karlovy Vary, Tribeca, Palm Springs, Fantasia, Vancouver, Athens and Namur where it won the Bayard for Best First Feature. Pier-Philippe has several projects in development at Le Foyer Films, including his follow-up feature.