Aphasia (French: Aphasie) is a Canadian animated short film, written and directed by Marielle Dalpé and released in 2023.[1] Inspired in part by Dalpé's grandmother's struggle with Alzheimer disease, the film depicts the helplessness of a woman whose ability to communicate is impacted by aphasia, with both the animation and the sound design shifting to illustrate the loss of her words.[1]
| Aphasia | |
|---|---|
| French | Aphasie |
| Directed by | Marielle Dalpé |
| Written by | Marielle Dalpé |
| Produced by | Marc Bertrand |
| Starring | Clare Coulter Andrée Lachapelle |
| Edited by | Natacha Dufaux |
Production company | |
Release date |
|
Running time | 3 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
The film was released in both French and English versions, with the English narration performed by Clare Coulter and the French narration voiced by Andrée Lachapelle in one of her final performances before her death.[1] The English version premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, and the French version premiered at the 2023 Festival du nouveau cinéma.[2]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Rachel Ho, "Marielle Dalpé on Aphasia and Finding a Way with Words". Point of View, September 4, 2023.
- ^ "Aphasie, court-métrage d'animation présenté au TIFF". Ici Radio-Canada, September 13, 2023.
- ^ Jamie Lang, "Canadian Screen Awards 2024: All The Animation, VFX, And Video Game Nominees". Cartoon Brew, March 13, 2024.
 | This article related to a Canadian film of the 2020s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |