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THE SHEDDING

a film by Benjamin Lussier

Fiction | 24 minutes | 2025

La mue

Language: French + STE

shooting format: 4k - couleur

ratio 16:9 |   Sound 5.1  

DCP - ProRes - H264​

country: Canada (Quebec)​

#lover  #actor  #double  #filmset  #relationship

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Logline

When his lover, a rising actor, leaves him for his own stand-in, Jean spirals into doubt and obsession. Caught between dream and reality, on a chaotic film set where everything is an illusion, he embarks on a troubling quest—must he reinvent himself to win him back, or risk losing himself entirely?

Synopsis - short

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.

Cast

Jean                Mickael Gouin

Christophe     Francis Ducharme

Mathilde         Catherine Brunet

Julie                Cynthia Mateu

Thomas          Benjamin Lussier

Sammy           Vlad Alexis

double            Maxime Genois

stuntman       Mathieu Bouillon

DIRECTOR - BIO

Benjamin is a visual artist, director, and screenwriter whose work blurs the line between reality and dream. With a deep love for animation and visual arts, he harnesses their power to bring imagination to life in ways the real world cannot. His storytelling balances striking imagery, emotion, and humor, creating worlds that feel both vivid and surreal. Since 2008, he has built a distinct visual language where every frame serves the story.

Director's Filmography

POOL - 17 minutes (2015) 

I’ll Get There - ​7 minutes (2013)

Team

script                        Benjamin Lussier

production               Cynthia Mateu

cinematography     Jonathan Auger

artistic direction     Mélanie Truchon

editing                      Benjamin Lussier

music                       Pierre-Philippe "Pilou" Côté

sound                       Yecine Meliani

mix                            Steven Doman et Dominic Michel Boulanger - Studio Le Nid

Pictures

Contact

Elisabeth Dumouchel

Head of Distribution

elisabeth@vitaldistribution.ca

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