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ROUTE 138

a film by Sarah Warren

Documentary | 18 minutes | 2024

Road 138

Language: French with English ST

filming: 4k - color

Ratio 1.85:1 | 5.1 sound

DCP - ProRes - H264

filming country: Canada (Quebec)

country of action: Canada (Quebec)

#race #family #cancer #siblings #road #surpassing

Technical information

Logline

Route 138 immerses us in Gaston's running odyssey to honor his sister Tatiana, proving that a brother's love can go a long way.

Short Synopsis

On June 10, 2023, Gaston embarked on a 138-kilometer run along Route 138, honoring his younger sister Tatiana's resilience in the face of cancer. For Gaston, this odyssey is his way of writing a love letter to his sister in the language he knows best: running.

Long Synopsis

Gaston, a fifty-year-old running enthusiast, challenged himself to run 138 kilometers on Route 138 on June 10, 2023. Through this superhuman ordeal, he hopes to pay tribute to the courage and resilience of his younger sister Tatiana, who battled cancer in her youth. Route 138 is a contemplative yet engaging documentary that immerses us in the odyssey of a brother who wants to show his sister how much he cares for her. Because for Gaston, running is the language he knows best and with which he will write his love letter to Tatiana.

Key speakers

Gaston and Tatiana Mogollones

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DIRECTOR - BIO

After completing a bachelor's degree in cinema at UQAM, Sarah directed her first short fiction film, 'Soleil de Minuit', in 2020, which was shown at several festivals such as Prends ça court! and Fantasia. She then developed and directed her first short documentary, Route 138, which is currently in the distribution process. In 2024, Sarah was a finalist at Cours écrire ton court with her short fiction film 'La nuit tous les chats sont gris', which she is currently developing. A multidisciplinary artist, she also works as an artistic director and graphic designer on various projects.

DIRECTOR'S WORD

With Route 138, I wanted to empathize with the story of Gaston and Tatiana and show a side of the fight against cancer that is less often discussed: the impact on loved ones and the fear of losing someone dear to us. This emotion, deeply rooted in this family and rekindled by the fulfillment of Gaston's promise, is what pushed me to complete this film. I wanted to make a film that, although centered on the sporting event and Gaston's determination, is imbued with empathy for Tatiana and also offers a sensitive window into her point of view, so that in the end, the brother and sister end up responding to each other in their gaze and affection for one another.