Camélia, an escort with a troubled past, is newly employed at an erotic massage parlour in eastern Montreal. Met coldly by her competitive new colleagues, she struggles to establish a clientele while maintaining her dignity.
Crew
Producer: Geneviève Gosselin-G
Director: Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Writer: Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Production Company : DAVAI
Distribution: h264 distribution
Festivals & Awards
- Gala Prends Ça Court, 2017
*UNION DES ARTISTES Award for Best Actress
*enRoute AIR CANADA Award
*SPIRA Award - Festival international du film francophone de Namur, 2017
- Québec en Court au Festival International du Court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand, 2017
- Off-Court Trouville, 2017
- Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, 2018
- Mecal Pro, Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival, 2018
*Special mention from the critical jury - Diffusion en ligne sur TOU.TV, 2018
- Plymouth Rebel Film Festival, 2018
*Best Fiction
*Roger Deakins Award - Thess International Short Film Festival, 2018
*Cinematic Achievement Award - Plein(s) Écran(s), Canada, 2018
- Cinema on the Bayou, USA, 2019
Le réalisateur
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.