Mutants is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Alexandre Dostie and released in 2016.[1] The film stars Joseph DeLorey as Keven, a teenager who, after being injured at baseball practice, is sent on an unexpected emotional journey of discovery.
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| Directed by | Alexandre Dostie |
| Written by | Alexandre Dostie |
| Produced by | Hany Ouichou Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette |
| Starring | Joseph DeLorey Francis La Haye Sandrine Bisson |
| Cinematography | Vincent Biron |
| Edited by | Stéphane Lafleur |
| Music by | Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux |
Production company | Art & Essai |
| Distributed by | Travelling Distribution |
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Running time | 17 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film's cast also includes Francis La Haye and Sandrine Bisson.
Awards
editAt TIFF, the film won the award for Best Canadian Short Film.[2] It was subsequently named to the festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list of the year's best short films.[3]
At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, the film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama,[4] and at the 19th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2017, the film won the award for Best Short Film.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Le premier court-métrage d'Alexandre Dostie sera présenté au TIFF". L'Hebdo Journal (in French). August 10, 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13.
- ^ "TIFF People's Choice Award cements La La Land's place in Oscar race". Entertainment Weekly. 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Canada's Top Ten goes for quality over legacy". Now. December 7, 2016.
- ^ "Écrans canadiens 2017 : Xavier Dolan triomphe". Le Devoir. March 12, 2017.
- ^ Helen Faradji (June 15, 2017). "Alexandre Dostie, un cinéaste et poète anticonformiste, que ça plaise ou non". Ici Radio-Canada.
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