Blitzmusik
A FILM BY MARTIN AMIOT
Short film – Québec – 2024 – 09 min
Colour | No dialogue | 5.1
SYNOPSIS
It’s wartime. Gus and Lars, two enemy lieutenants in search of victory, find themselves in an abandoned music school. Both are locked in a classroom full of musical instruments. Only a wall separates the two soldiers. The attacks are fierce. When Gus runs out of ammunition, he taunts his enemy by banging on the snare drum on the wall. Lars retaliates with a trombone, making an unpleasant noise. A melody emerges as the exchange of sounds continues. The duel gradually turns into a duet…
CAST
Jacques Kuba-Seguin & Volodia Schneider
CREW
DIRECTOR: Martin Amiot
SCREENPLAY: Martin Amiot & Pier-Philippe Chevigny
PRODUCTION : Geneviève Gosselin-G. (Productions l’Unité Centrale inc.)
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Gabriel Brault-Tardif
MUSIC: Jacques Kuba-Seguin
SOUND DESIGN: Philippe Bellemare & Théo Porcet
EDITING: Martin Amiot, Volodia Schneider, Philippe Bellemare & Pier-Philippe Chevigny
Director's Notes
In times of war, this film is for me a way to speak of a truce between two enemy nations without using dialogue. Music is a powerful means of communication and reconciliation that can reach across all origins and cultures of the world.
BIOGRAPHY
Martin has been working as a director since 2012. He has to his credit several brand content projects, documentaries, and a documentary TV series: VolteFace. This series, broadcast on ICI Explora, earned him the Gémeau for Best Documentary TV Series Direction in 2015. His web series “Mon précieux déchet” for Bell Média won the Gémeau for Best Digital Magazine in 2021.
From one project to another, Martin switches between director, director of photography, and editor. His documentary “I BIKE” about Montreal’s fixed gear cycling scene has traveled to festivals, receiving special mentions in Germany, Belgium, France, and the United States. Martin recently received a production grant from SODEC and CALQ for his first fiction short film, “Blitzmusik.” He also gained the trust of Creators en Série (TV5 Fund), who awarded him a production grant for an upcoming web series, “What’s Going Well Today?”.
FILMOGRAPHY
BLITZMUSIK | 2024
VOLTEFACE | 2015
I BIKE. | 2014
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
Fantasia Film Festival, 2024