REBEL
Since 2017, Quebec is home to unprecedented influx of illegal migrants entering the country by hiking through the wilderness that borders the United States. Radical groups are gaining supporters as citizens grow dissatisfied with their government’s mishandling of the crisis.
2022. The world is changing fast but Alex, a naive 6 years old boy, is oblivious to it. Raised by an immature but loving father, he leads a normal life in a small town near the border. To him, the mysterious walks his father leads with his friends are just more occasions to go play hide and seek out in the woods. That morning, though, it all came into focus.
Director: Pier-philippe Chevigny
Live-Action, Canada, Quebec, 2020
15:00 min | trailer
nominiert für Best New Horizon Short Film 20MINMAX 2021
Pier-Philippe Chevigny is a young filmmaker from Montreal, Quebec. His films share a common signature, combining sociopolitical subject matter with suspenseful writing and intense, often frantic camerawork. For the past few years, his short film have garnered international attention, with Tala (2013) scoring a deal with European broadcaster ARTE and Vétérane (2017) selected in numerous world-class festival including Winterthur and Mecal Pro. With his latest short Rebel (2019) competing at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival, Pier-Philippe is currently finishing the script for his first feature length movie.
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