SHORT FILM | DOCU-FICTION
HELLO STRANGER
A docu-fiction by Amélie Hardy
Synopsis
Between loads of laundry at the corner laundromat, Cooper shares the story of her gender reassignment journey. Piecing together her memories, from her childhood in a small fishing village through her tumultuous medical process, Cooper attempts to make peace with the last male imprint remaining on her body: that annoying deep voice that sticks to her skin.
4 : 3 | 5.1 | color | 16 min | Canada (Quebec) | DCP & ProRes | English + STF
Cast
Josephine Cooper Holt
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION | Best documentary short
Festivals and Awards
PREMIERE: South by SouthWest (SXSW), 2024
Best Documentary Short, Canadian Screen Awards 2025
Best Short Documentary, Festival Filministes, 2025
Best Directing Québec, Off-Courts Trouville, 2024
Best Canadian Short Work, Whistler Film Festival, 2024
Best Short Documentary, Snake Alley Festival of Film, 2024
Documentary Short Film Award, Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF), 2024
Best Short Film International Documentary, Shorts México, 2024
Best Short Doc, San Diego International Film Festival, 2024
Best Film Spark Competition, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, 2024
Jury Award for Best Documentary Short, Reeling Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, 2024
Best Editing, Femme Filmmakers Festival, 2024
Special Mention - Young Cineastes Award, Palm Springs International ShortFest, 2024
Special Mention of Unicef Teens Competition, Lago Film Fest, Italy, 2024
Special Mention Best Short Documentary, Fantasia International Film Festival, 2024
Jury Special Mention, Sardinia Queer Film Expo, Italy, 2024
Finalist PCCQ Court, 2025
Senior Jury award, ZineGoak, 2025
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Team
Director: Amélie Hardy
Written by: Josephine Cooper Holt, Amélie Hardy
Producer: Fanny Drew, Sarah Mannering (Colonelle films)
Director of photography: Myriam Payette
Set designer: Judith Maltais
Costume designer: Fanny Tremblay-Goulet
Sound recordist: Camille Demers-Lambert
Editor: Amélie Hardy
Sound designer: Christophe Voyer
Sound mixer: Christophe Voyer
Music: Joseph Marchand
