The Primordial Impasse (2022)
SYNOPSIS
« Why be afraid of the nothing in store for us
when it is no different from the one which preceded us? »
A man shares his thoughts on the condition preceding our birth.
A handful of fortuitous auditors are ephemerally linked by the
synchronous experience of listening to this reflexive message.
The project is based on the writings of philosopher Emil Cioran.
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
Experimental short film • Runtime: 03:20 • 4K Video
Color • Aspect ratio: 1,78:1 • Language: French
CREDITS
Screenwriting, directing, photography, editing, sound design, production:
Marco Joubert
Narrator: Jean Marchand
Listeners: Alex Horvat, Arno Paré and Emm Rodriguez
Extras / Hands: Geneviève Guernier and Emm Rodriguez
Original Music: Nicholas Gnatenko
FILMS
Marco Joubert | Filmmaker + cinegrapher
PHOTOGRAPHY
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Winner: Outstanding Achievement - Best MLC Jewel, MLC Awards, North Little Rock, United States, 2023
Winner: Best Photography Award, Three Minutes Video Competition, Chiayi, Taiwan, 2022
Winner: Best Experimental Short, Top Indie Film Awards, Tokyo, Japan, 2022
Winner: Best Editing, Top Indie Film Awards, Tokyo, Japan, 2022
Nominee: Best Cinematography - Super Short Film, Alternative Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2023
Nominee: Best Experimental - Super Short Film, Alternative Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2023
Nominee: Best Director, Busan New Wave Short Film Festival, Busan, South Korea, 2022
Nominee: Best Experimental, Korea International Short Film Festival, Seoul, South Korea, 2022
Nominee: Best Cinematography, New York Odyssey Film Festival, New York City, United States, 2022
Nominee: Best Cinematography - Experimental Short Film, Tietê International Film Awards, Tietê, Brazil, 2023
Nominee: Best Acting Performance - Experimental Short Film, Tietê International Film Awards, Tietê, Brazil, 2023
Nominee: Best Cinematography, Top Indie Film Awards, Tokyo, Japan, 2022
Nominee: Best Original Idea, Top Indie Film Awards, Tokyo, Japan, 2022
Nominee: Best Music, Top Indie Film Awards, Tokyo, Japan, 2022
Official Selection, 21114 Film Fest, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2022
Official Selection, AmiCorti Film Festival, Peveragno, Italy, 2023
Official Selection, Asheville Fringe Arts Festival, Asheville, United States, 2023
Official Selection, Athens International Digital Film Festival, Athens, Greece, 2022
Official Selection, Cut International Short Film Festival, Linwood, United States, 2022
Official Selection, Deep Fried Film Festival, Airdrie, United Kingdom, 2022
Official Selection, Festival del Cinema di Cefalù, Cefalù, Italy, 2023
Official Selection, Festival Fotogenia, Mexico City, Mexico, 2022
Official Selection, FINCORTEX - Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Experimentales, Tunja, Colombia, 2023
Official Selection, Lifft India Filmotsav - World Cine Fest, Lonavala, India, 2022
Official Selection, Madame ZuZu's International Film Festival, Highland Park, United States, 2023
Official Selection, Maldives Indie Film Festival, Maldives, 2023
Official Selection, Photometria in Motion, Ioannina, Greece, 2023
Official Selection, Pune Short Film Festival, Pune, India, 2023
Official Selection, SATX Cinema Showdown, San Antonio, United States, 2022
Official Selection, The Americas Film Festival of New York, New York, United States, 2023
Official Selection, Video Art Miden, Kalamata, Greece, 2023
Official Selection, WIFI Film Festival, Topeka, United States, 2023
Finalist, International Moving Film Festival, Abadan, Iran, 2022
Honorable Mention, Tokyo International Monthly Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan, 2022
SCREENINGS
Centro Aldo Viglione, Chiusa di Pesio, Italy, 06/2023
Instituto Cervantes New York, New York, United States, 06/2023
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, United States, 04/2023
Madame ZuZu's Teahouse, Highland Park, United States, 04/2023
Grail Moviehouse, Asheville, United States, 03/2023
Veterinarska Ambulanta Darvin, Novi Sad, Serbia, 12/2022
Udruženje CPZV, Novi Sad, Serbia, 12/2022
Studio New Star Art Cinema, Athens, Greece, 12/2022
Centro Cultural Jaime Torres Bodet, Mexico City, Mexico, 11/2022
Levoy Theatre, Millville, United States, 10/2022