THE WASP
A FILM BY MARC BEAUPRÉ
Short Film – Québec – 2022 – 28 min
Color | French with English subtitles | 5.1
SYNOPSIS
Simone single-handedly runs a seedy motel, day and night, day after day. She is raising money for her 17-year-old daughter’s education. But when a stranger checks in, everything changes. He doesn’t fit in: he is well-dressed, he has money, and he wants a room for several days. But worst of all, this strangely familiar man seems a bit too interested in Simone’s daughter…
Cast
Marie-France Marcotte, Éléonore Loiselle et Emmanuel Schwartz
Crew
DIRECTOR : Marc Beaupré
WRITER : Marc Beaupré
PRODUCERS : Jeanne-Marie Poulain, Anaëlle Béglet, Line Sander Egede et Irène Bessone (Art et essai)
CINEMATOGRAPHY : Vincent Gonneville
PRODUCTION DESIGN : Valérie-Jeanne Mathieu
SOUND DESIGN : Benoit Beaupré
EDITING : Marie-Pier Dupuis
MUSIC : Antoine Binette Mercier
DIRECTOR’S BIOGRAPHY
Marc Beaupré studied at the National Theatre School of Canada and enjoyed immediate critical and popular success. For several years, he has been directing radical stage works, seeking the most current, short and obvious formal means to return to the heart of the classics that have moved him. His work has been acclaimed by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television and by the Association québécoise des critiques de théâtre. The Wasp is his first work as a filmmaker.
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
Fantasia International Film Festival, 2022 *OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE AWARD FOR MARIE-FRANCE MARCOTTE *AUDIENCE AWARD – BRONZE – BEST QUEBEC SHORT FILM *PRIX DU PUBLIC – BRONZE 2022 – MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE QUÉBÉCOIS
Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival, 2022
Off-Courts Trouville, 2022
CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival, 2022
Longue vue sur le court, 2022
Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma (RVQC), 2023
Cinema on the Bayou, 2023
Short Film Market Picks – Clermont-Ferrand, 2023
Gala Prends Ça Court!, 2023 *PRIX UNION DES ARTISTES – INTERPRÉTATION FÉMININE À MARIE-FRANCE MARCOTTE