Nyctophobia
Synopsis
Jean-François Boisvenue tells us about his childhood fears and his history of mental illness. On the screen, we can see a series of hand-drawn animations projected onto his body that plunges us into psychosis and depersonalization. The whole was captured by the camera without postproduction effects.
Festivals
- Focus Québec, Clermont Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France, 2018
- Regards : Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay, Chicoutimi, Canada, 2018.
- Imagine Science, New York, USA, 2018.
- Au Contraire Film Festival, Montreal, Canada, 2018.
- FICFA - Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie, Moncton, Canada, 2018.
- Cinema on the Bayou, Lousiana, USA, 2019.
- RVQC - Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, Montreal, Canada, 2019.
- Courts d'un soir, Montreal, Canada, 2019.
- Dawson City Film Festival, Montreal, Canada, 2019.
- Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2019.
- Leiden Int Short Film Experience, Netherlands, 2019.
Director: Jean-François Boisvenue
Script Jean-François Boisvenue
Cast: Jean-François Boisvenue
DOP: Alexandre Leblanc
Sound design: Geoffrey Mitchell, Jean-Francois Boisvenue
Editing: Alexandre Leblanc
Set design: Claire Renaud, Jean-Francois Boisvenue
Music: Jean-François Boisvenue
Production: Jean-François Boisvenue
Version
Original: French
Subtitles: English
Format
1:85, stereo, 5.1
DCP, Pro Res
Jean-François is a multidisciplinary artist who graduated from the École Supérieure de Théâtre de l'UQAM in 2006. As a filmmaker, he has produced and directed several short films, including Nyctophobia, which was also adapted on stage in October 2021. He also has to his credit a feature film called Toujours Encore, released in 2016. With a master's degree in German studies and having begun a doctorate in comparative literature, he is very interested in research and his exploratory works always have a documentary aspect.
