THE DANGER IN FRONT
A FILM BY ALEXIS CHARTRAND
Short Film – Quebec – 2020 – 17 min
B&W | French with English subtitles | 2.35 | Stereo
SYNOPSIS
While observing life outside his shop, a barber thinks he sees someone who is after his life and his family. Confronted with imminent danger, the barber decides to react.
Cast
Bruno Marcil, Guillaume Cyr, Guillaume Lambert
crew
DIRECTOR: Alexis Chartrand
PRODUCER: Patrick Francke-Sirois (Productions Club Vidéo)
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Thierry Sirois
SOUND & ORIGINAL MUSIC: Éric Shaw
EDITING: Louis Chevalier-Dagenais & Alexis Chartrand
DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY
At the age of 18, Alexis left on a 5 years trip that stretches to the Yukon and as far as the Algarve. Armed with his Minolta x-300, he’ll tenaciously take images of the people he meets and the landscapes he sees. Thinking it’s garbage, his girlfriend throws out the bag which contained approximately 140 rolls of film : the entire inventory captured during the journey. Now, Alexis works in digital. And he is no longer with that girlfriend.
FILMOGRAPHY
LANGUE À L’OUVRAGE | 2020
IL NOUS RESTE UN PAYS À ÉCRIRE | 2020
APNÉE | 2016
AMOS BEAUTY | 2016
LOUIS-JOSÉ HOUDE : PETIT PRÉCIS DU COMIQUE | 2015
Whistler Film Festival, 2020
Torino Short Film Market, 2020
Slamdance, 2021
Cleveland Film Festival, 2021
Festival de la Francophonie à Lima, 2021
Krakow Film Festival, 2021
Gala Prends ça Court!, 2021
REGARD Film Festival, 2021 *PUBLIC’S FAVOURITE AWARD
Krakow Film Festival, 2021
La Guarimba International Film Festival, 2021
LA Shorts, 2021
Desertscape International Film Festival, 2021 *BEST OF FEST AWARD
Galway Film Fleadh, 2021
Fantasia, 2021 * MELS AWARD FOR BEST FILM ; ÉCOLE NAD-UQAC DES MEILLEURS EFFETS VISUELS AWARD
Les Percéides, 2021
Off-Courts Trouville, 2021
La Guarimba International Film Festival, 2021
DC Shorts International Film Festival, 2021
Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival, 2021
Oldenburg International Film Festival, 2021
San Diego International Film Festival, 2021
Festival du cinéma international en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (FICFA), 2021
Festival SPASM, 2021 *BEST DIRECTOR *PUBLIC AWARD 3e PLACE
Images en Vues, 2021 *PUBLIC AWARD – BEST SHORT OF THE FESTIVAL
St. Louis International Film Festival, 2021*BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT
Longue vue sur le court, Novembre 2021 *PRIX SLA LOCATION – BEST QUÉBÉCOIS DIRECTING *SPECIALE MENTION – PRIX DU PUBLIC SENIOR
FILMETS Badalona Film Festival, 2021
San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival, 2021 *BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, 2022
Plein(s) Écran(s), 2022
Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival, 2022
Lundis Tous Courts, 2022
Festival de Cinéma de la ville de Québec, 2022
Satisfied Eye Film Festival, 2023