Here and the Great Elsewhere
2012 Canadian film
| Here and the Great Elsewhere | |
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| French | Le Grand ailleurs et le petit ici |
| Directed by | Michèle Lemieux |
| Written by | Michèle Lemieux |
| Produced by | Julie Roy |
| Edited by | Annie Jean |
| Music by | Armand Amar |
| Animation by | Michèle Lemieux |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
Here and the Great Elsewhere (French: Le Grand ailleurs et le petit ici) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Michèle Lemieux and released in 2012.[1] Made using pinscreen animation, the film is a philosophical meditation on the ultimate meaning of life, through the story of an everyman figure confronting existential mysteries about the universe.[2]
Lemieux made the film on the pinscreen given to her by animator Jacques Drouin.[1]
The film premiered at the 2012 Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois.[3]
It was the winner of the Grand Prix at the Cinemania festival in Portugal,[4] and was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013.[5]
References
- ^ a b Odile Tremblay, "D'ombres et d'épingles". Le Devoir, February 14, 2012.
- ^ Maggie Lange, "It Took 240,000 Pins to Make the Most Innovative Short Film of the Year". The Atlantic, December 28, 2012.
- ^ "RVCQ : un court-métrage de Michèle Lemieux en ouverture". Radio-Canada, January 26, 2012.
- ^ "Le grand ailleurs et le petit ici primé". Le Devoir, November 21, 2012.
- ^ "Jutra : Laurence anyways et Rebelle en tête des nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, January 31, 2013.
External links
- Here and the Great Elsewhere at IMDb
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