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An Extraordinary Person

Monia Chokri

  • 2013
  • Fiction
  • 28 min
  • S16mm
  • 1.66:1
  • colour

Sarah, a beautiful and intelligent 30-year-old, has everything to succeed. But her fear of banality keeps her in a permanent state of inertia. One day, she wakes up in an unknown suburban house after a complete blackout. Helpless, she calls her friend Catherine and lands, against her will, in a bachelorette party with old acquaintances. As the night unfolds and the tension builds, Sarah’s pursuit of authenticity leads to a merciless climax where secrets are unveiled, and friendships, destroyed.

Credits

Sarah 
Magalie Lépine Blondeau
Guylaine 
Anne Dorval
Catherine 
Sophie Cadieux
Amélie 
Évelyne Brochu
Justine 
Émilie Bibeau
Ève 
Anne-Élisabeth Bossé
Céleste 
Laurence Leboeuf
Simone 
Émilie Gilbert
Fanny 
Marilyn Castonguay
Narratrice 
Anne-Marie Cadieux

Written and directed by 
Monia Chokri
Production 
Nancy Grant
Director of photography 
Josée Deshaies
Art direction 
Éric Barbeau
Costume design 
Olivia Leblanc
Makeup department 
Maïna Militza
Editing 
Xavier Dolan
Sound 
Sylvain Bellemare
Original score 
Frédéric Lambert et Clara Furey

Prizes

Jutra du Meilleur court métrage, Québec, 2014
Staff Price, 18th Milano Film Festival, Milano, Italia, 2013
Prix du meilleur court métrage, 27e Festival International du Cinéma Francophone en Acadie,
Moncton, Nouveau Brunswick, 2013
Promotional Prize International Competition, International Short Film Festival Winterthur,
Suisse, 2013
Prix du meilleur court international, Jury Jeunesse, 66e Festival del film Locarno, Suisse, 2013
Prix du meilleur court métrage Focus Québec/Canada, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Québec,
2013


Festivals

37th Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2013
18th Milano Film Festival, Milano, Italia, 2013
66e Festival del film Locarno, Locarno, Suisse, 2013


Distribution

La Distributrice de films
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Montréal (Québec) H2T 1X3
Canada
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