GRO$ LOT
Jackpot
A film by Sharbel Showairy
Fiction
2022
8 min
Français avec S-T français ou anglais
With SACHA BOLDUC & LÉNIE B. DESROSIERS
LOGLINE
Après un accident de travail, Jordan reçoit en cadeau un billet de loterie qui lui fait gagner, avec son ami Sam, un million de dollars — une fortune soudaine qui les forcera à défendre leurs idéaux à tout prix.
SYNOPSIS
After a work accident at a Christmas village, Jordan receives a lottery ticket as a gift from his friend Sam, who is trying to comfort him. To their great surprise, they win a million dollars! The two friends will, however, have to fight to defend their ideals.
Technical information
Duration: 8 minutes
Language: French with French or English subtitles
Filming: 4k - color
Ratio 2:1 | Sound 5.1DCP - ProRes - H264
Country of action: Canada (Quebec)
Filming location: Canada (Quebec)
Festivals and awards
41st RVQC - Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma (Canada)
7th One Night Shorts - Montreal International Short Film Festival (Canada)
24th ShorTS International Film Festival - Maremetraggio Section (Italy)
12th FCVQ - Quebec City Film Festival (Canada)
37th FICFA - Acadian International Francophone Film Festival (Canada)
3rd FFAVM - Val-Morin auteur film festival (Canada)
8th OTTAWA Canadian Film Festival (Canada)
Director
Sharbel Showairy
Biography
Born in Lebanon, Sharbel Showairy is a screenwriter and director living in Montreal. Questioning the world around him, he seeks to tell original stories that reveal the raw realities of humanity. "Gro$ lot" is his second short film.
Producer
Serge Desrosiers
Biography
Co-founder, president, and executive producer of Vital Productions, Serge Desrosiers is the producer behind numerous projects, including the documentaries *Mon Oncle Patof* (2021), *Amour Cougar: au-delà du mythe* (2017), and *Lise Watier: une vie à entreprendre* (2014), several short films such as *Pacific Bell* and *Ange & Ovni*, as well as Renée Beaulieu's feature film *Habiter la Maison* (2024). Also a cinematographer, he is a leading figure in the Quebec film industry, where he has worked for nearly 30 years.
In 2009, he co-founded Vital Productions with director and content producer Sandrine Béchade and took a course at HEC in television and film management to add production to his impressive career.
He brings his industry knowledge to Vital Productions' projects while continuing to work as a director of photography. Serge Desrosiers also shares his talents as a public speaker in Los Angeles and Paris, notably at the American Film Market Association and Ciné-Québec. Deeply involved in his community, he has served on the boards of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, the Sainte-Adèle Chamber of Commerce, the CLD des Pays-d'en-Haut, and the Canadian Society of Cinematographers.
Filmography
THE CHRYSALIS, feature-length documentary, 2026
A REVERSAL, feature-length documentary, 2026
TIGHT LETTUCE, feature film, 2026
THE LOVE OF THE BIG BALLOON, feature-length documentary, 2026
HERBY, feature-length documentary, 2026
AT THE FOOT OF THE WALL, feature-length documentary, 2026
WALK IN THE REAL LAND, feature-length documentary, 2025
ONE LAST SCAR, feature-length documentary, 2025
LIVING IN THE HOUSE, feature film, 2025
PACIFIC BELL, short film, 2022
MERRY SWISSMAS, feature film, 2022
GRO$ LOT, short film, 2022
MY UNCLE PATOF, medium-length documentary, 2021
DOE & WOLF, short film, 2020
THE CROWN: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF ADRIANO GOLDMAN, medium-length documentary, 2020
ANGEL & UFO, short film, 2018
COUGAR LOVE: BEYOND THE MYTH, medium-length documentary, 2017
12 WEEKS, short film, 2016
LISE WATIER, A LIFE TO UNDERTAK, feature-length documentary, 2015
Team
Produced by - SHARBEL SHOWAIRY
Screenplay - FRÉDÉRICK BRETON, SHARBEL EL-SHOWAIRY
Script Consultant - SANDRINE BÉCHADE
Editing - YVANN THIBAUDEAU
Images - FRÉDÉRICK BRETON
Sound - JÉRÔME BOITEAU
Art direction - MARIE-ANDRÉE BRIÈRE
Makeup - SHANTAL BARD
Costumes - ZOÉ FAVREAU
Rental Management - PATRICK VEZEAU
Produced by SERGE DESROSIERS
VITAL PRODUCTIONS
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