SHORT FILM | DOCUMENTARY ESSAY
THE SHEDDING

A documentary by Benjamin Lussier

Synopsis
When Christophe, a rising actor, leaves Jean for his own double—a stand-in meant to replace him on set—Jean spirals into doubt and obsession. Between their apartment, haunted by memories, and the chaos of a film set where the line between artifice and reality blurs, he loses himself in a troubling search for identity. The more he tries to reinvent himself to win Christophe back, the more reality slips away, pulling him into a world where illusions take on a life of their own—and where he himself may become nothing more than a reflection.
16 : 9 | 5.1 | color | 24 mins | Canada (Quebec) | h264, ProRes, DCP | French + STE
Casting
Mickael Gouin, Francis Ducharme, Catherine Brunet, Cynthia Mateu, Benjamin Lussier, Vlad Alexis, Maxime Genois, Mathieu Bouillon
Why is it Vital?
To enter the world of the film, crafted with humor and originality by the director, and to discover the actors who deliver performances that leap off the screen… and even the screen within the screen.
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Team
Directed by Benjamin Lussier
Produced by Benjamin Lussier
Photo direction Jonathan Auger
Art direction Mélanie Truchon
Music Pierre-Philippe "Pilou" Côté
Editing Benjamin Lussier
Sound Yecine Meliani
Mixing by Steven Doman et Dominic Michel Boulanger
- Studio Le Nid

