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ODYSSEY ON A LOOP

Odyssey on a Loop

A film by Benjamin Lussier

Fiction

2025
30 min
French, English, German, Catalan with English subtitles

With Catherine Brunet, Samuel Gauthier, Thomas Wilkinson Fullerton, Vlad Alexis, Danny A. De Matos, Cynthia Mateu, Benjamin Lussier, Annie Li

LOGLINE

When Marie considers giving her boyfriend a spare set of keys, her mind leads her into a dizzying labyrinth where doubt reveals unsuspected depths. An absurd and psychedelic odyssey, trapped in the meanders of her consciousness.

SYNOPSIS

Marie stands on the threshold of a seemingly trivial decision: whether or not to give her boyfriend a spare set of keys to her sanctuary. But what should be a simple gesture of trust begins to crack under the weight of runaway introspection. In the drifting haze of an acid trip, her mind twists reality, turning the question into something immense, absurd and inextricable. Shadows of the past seep in – fragments of childhood, echoes of abandonment – blurring the line between memory and hallucination. As her thoughts coil in on themselves, trusting in love becomes an existential riddle, swelling to proportions that border on the irrational. What does it really mean to let someone in? To give up control? To believe they won't leave? Trapped in the labyrinth of her own mind, Marie sets off on a surreal odyssey where logic dissolves, doubt deepens, and the simplest act of intimacy turns into a kaleidoscopic journey through fear, desire and the fragile architecture of human connection.

Technical information

Duration: 29 minutes, 44 seconds

Languages: French, English, German, Catalan with English subtitles

Filming: 2K - Color

16:9 ratio | 5.1 sound

DCP - ProRes - H264

Filming location: Canada (Quebec)

Festivals and awards

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Director

Producer

Benjamin Lussier

Cynthia Mateu

Biography

Benjamin is a visual artist, director, and screenwriter whose work explores the unconscious and dream worlds. Passionate about animation and the visual arts, he uses them to give form to the impulses of the imagination where reality reaches its limits. His sensitive style, often tinged with humor, shines through in his fiction projects, commercials, and music videos. Since 2008, he has distinguished himself through his versatility and the originality of his visual language.


Filmography

POOL - 17 minutes (2015)

I'll Get There - 7 minutes (2013)


Director's Note

The creation of this project unfolded like a cinematic exquisite corpse, spread over six years. An instinctive and fragmented approach: filming a little, then letting it rest, before returning with a fresh perspective, rewriting and adapting the story as time went on. The goal was to maintain a thread, but one of a particular nature, similar to those that emerge in dreams. Just enough logic to follow, but never enough to break the inherent momentum of the unconscious. A fluid narrative, where each shoot added a new layer to this inner odyssey, shaping a work in perpetual metamorphosis.

Beyond the process itself, this project was driven by a team and actors whose joy in creating never wavered. Each shoot was a playground where instinct and imagination reigned supreme, experimentation was key, and everyone's enthusiasm fueled the film's energy. It was one of the freest and most exhilarating creative experiences, a collective journey where the unexpected was always embraced as a creative force.

Biography

Cynthia Mateu keeps taking on increasingly complex productions. A polyglot with a multidisciplinary background, Cynthia is a true Swiss Army knife. She studied piano for nearly fifteen years before moving on to camera acting and dance in Paris. She then studied screenwriting in Montreal to deepen her knowledge of the seventh art, followed by visual arts to broaden her skills. She combines her passion for cinema with production, and much more!


Filmography

L'Odyssée de la boucle / 30 min / 2025 / Directed by Benjamin Lussier

La mue / 24 min / 2026 / Directed by Benjamin Lussier

Fantas / 12 min / 2024: Best Canadian Short - Kingston Film Festival (Canada), TIFF (Canada), Berlinale (Germany), FNC (Canada)

Witchboard / 115 min / 2024: Fantasia Festival (Canada)

Mon coeur de tomate / 14 min 44 / 2023: Jury Prize - International Usak Short Film Festival (Turkey), SXSW (USA), Indy Shorts Heartland Film Festival (USA), Cleveland International Film Festival (USA), FNC (Canada), VIFF (Canada), Festival Off-Courts - Marché international du film de court de Trouville (France)

Your Name Engraved Herein / 114 min / 2020: Best Cinematography & Best Original Film Song - Golden Horse Awards (Taiwan), Best New Director - São Paulo International Film Festival (Brazil), Taipei Film Awards (Taiwan)

Nous sommes Gold / 99 min / 2019

Team

Screenplay - Benjamin Lussier

Cinematography - Alexandre Lampron

Art direction - Mélanie Truchon, Chiara Fossati

Editing - Benjamin Lussier

Music - Pierre-Philippe "Pilou" Côté

Sound - Charles Montambour

Mixing - François Bélanger - Cult Nation

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Press contact

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Contact distribution

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Distribution Manager, 

elisabeth@vitaldistribution.ca

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