SHORT FILM | FICTION
ANGEL & ALIEN
A dramatic comedy by Sandrine Béchade
Synopsis
Lili has nothing in common with her family: her pathetic sister, her remarried father, and her mother who thinks she's crazy. She meets The Martian, a strange teenager. Together, they create a world in their own image: she is an angel, and he is an alien.
1:85 | 5.1 | color | 19 mins | Canada (Quebec) | DCP & ProRes
Distribution
Lénie B. Desrosiers, Loka Pelletier, Hélène Florent, Marcel Sabourin, Charles Lafortune, Devi-Julia Pelletier, Myriam Huard
Why is it Vital?
For its open ending... and everyone's interpretation of it.
Festivals and Awards
🏆 AWARDS AND FESTIVALS 🏆
BEST CANADIAN SHORT – Big Sound International Film Festival (Canada)
BEST SHORT FILM – Female Eye Film Festival (Canada)
RISING STAR AWARD (Lénie B. Desrosiers) & nominations
BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR & BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – Satisfied Eye International Film Festival (UK)
SPECIAL JURY SHORT AWARD – Cinema On The Bayou Film Festival (USA)
JURY AWARD & BEST DIRECTOR AWARD – Festival Libres Émois (France)
GRAND PRIZE – Dinan Short Film Festival (France)
🎖️ OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 🎖️
Oakland International Film Festival, IFF Pacific Meridian, FICFA International Francophone Film Festival in Acadia, FCVQ Quebec City Film Festival, RVQC Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, Rimouski International Film Carrousel, Off-Courts Trouville, Cannes Film Festival: Telefilm Canada's Not Short On Talent selection, Thess International Short Film Festival, etc.
Team
Script and direction – Sandrine Béchade
Direction of photography – Serge Desrosiers csc
Editing - Mirenda Ouellet
Sound - Martin M. Messier, Robert Labrosse, Jean Camden
Music - Shane Sinanoglu
Make-up - Alexandre Deslauriers, Marlène Rouleau
Hair - Géraldine Courchesne
VFX Supervision - André Ü Montembeault
Stunt Coordinator - Mike Chute
Production Manager - Carole Mondello
Producer - Serge Desrosiers
A Vital Productions production
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