Helen at Dusk (2021)
SYNOPSIS
Helen is packing the contents of her flat. She does so elegantly, meticulously, smuggling her private sense
of beauty into the labor. She has managed to tame her solitude, but her belongings provoke recollections,
reminders of an unintended past, which give the twilight of her life a particular hue.
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
Narrative short film • Runtime: 15:43 • Full HD Video • Black and white • Aspect ratio: 1,66:1 • Language: French
CREDITS
Screenwriting: Geneviève Guernier and Marco Joubert
Directing, photography, editing, sound design, production: Marco Joubert
Production assistant: Geneviève Guernier
Assistant director and technical assistance: Matthew Powell • Additional technical assistance: William McQuarrie
Sound editing adviser: Thierry Gauthier • Foley: Geneviève Guernier and Marco Joubert
Original music, piano, electronics: Wayne Horvitz • Violin, viola: Alex Guy
Set photographer: Marie-Jeanne Ruvo
Cast: Marie Tifo, Pierre Curzi, Geneviève Guernier, Myriam Herman, Steve Pilarezik and Axelle Roy-Beaulieu
Postproduction / National Film Board of Canada
Technical support: Pierre Dupont, Marie-Josée Gourde, Patrick Trahan
Color grading and online editing: Yannick Carrier • Infographics: Cynthia Ouellet
Foley recording: Luc Léger • Re-recording mixer: Isabelle Lussier
Sound technician: Bernard Belley • Project coordinator: Marie-Christine Guité
With support from: ACIC • Independent Filmmaker Assistance Program • National Film Board of Canada
VIEWING LINK
Watch Helen at Dusk on Vimeo
FILMS
Marco Joubert | Filmmaker + cinegrapher
PHOTOGRAPHY
DRAWINGS
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Winner: Best International Short Film (2nd), Ayodhya Film Festival, Ayodhya, India, 2022
Winner: Best Actress, Korea International Short Film Festival, Seoul, South Korea, 2022
Nominee: Best Drama - North America, Alternative Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2022
Nominee: Best Actress, Alternative Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2022
Nominee: Best Short Under 20 Minutes, Scene Awards, Green Bay, United States, 2022
Nominee: Best Actress, Top Indie Film Awards, Tokyo, Japan, 2022
Nominee: Best Music, Top Indie Film Awards, Tokyo, Japan, 2022
Nominee: Best Sound, Top Indie Film Awards, Tokyo, Japan, 2022
Official Selection, AmiCorti Film Festival, Peveragno, Italy, 2022
Official Selection, Cinemaking International Film Festival, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2022
Official Selection, Ferfilm International Film Festival, Ferizaj, Kosovo, 2022
Official Selection, Festival del Cinema di Cefalù, Cefalù, Italy, 2022
Official Selection, Muestra Internacional de Videonarración A/R/Tográfica, Granada, Spain, 2022
Official Selection, Museum Talkies International Film Festival, Ernakulam, India, 2022
Official Selection, Northern Festival of Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 2022
Official Selection, ROFIFE - Rotary Short Film Festival, Bolu, Turkey, 2022
Official Selection, The Americas Film Festival of New York, New York, United States, 2022
Official Selection, The Unprecedented Cinema International Festival of Short Film, Tallinn, Estonia, 2022
Official Selection, Villammare Festival Film&Friends, Villammare, Italy, 2022
Official Selection, WIFI Film Festival, Topeka, United States, 2022
Honorable Mention, Ceylon International Film Festival, Santa Barbara, United States, 2022
Honorable Mention, Nassau Film Festival, Princeton, United States, 2022
Finalist, Ekurhuleni International Film Festival, Germiston, South Africa, 2022
Semi-finalist, Pompei Street Cinema Festival, Pompei, Italy, 2022
SCREENINGS
Kaçanik Cinema, Kaçanik, Kosovo, 09/2022
Hotel Le Piane, Villammare, Italy, 08/2022
City College Downtown (CWE), New York, United States, 06/2022
Rita Blitt Gallery - Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, United States, 04/2022
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, United States, 04/2022
Palacio de los Condes de Gabia, Granada Spain, 04/2022
Star and Shadow Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 04/2022
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