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

 

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

 

Nominee: Best Experimental,

YES! Let's Make a Movie Film Festival,

Montreal, Canada, 2023

 

Nominee: Best Under 100$,

YES! Let's Make a Movie Film Festival,

Montreal, Canada, 2023

 

Official Selection,

21114 Film Fest,

Novi Sad, Serbia, 2022

 

Official Selection,

AmiCorti Film Festival,

Peveragno, Italy, 2023

 

Official Selection,

Arouca Film Festival,

Arouca, Portugal, 2023

 

Official Selection,

Asheville Fringe Arts Festival,

Asheville, United States, 2023

 

Official Selection,

Athens International Digital Film Festival,

Athens, Greece, 2022

 

Official Selection,

Cultur'halle Film Festival,

Geneva, Switzerland, 2023

 

Official Selection,

Cut International Short Film Festival,

Millville, United States, 2022

 

Official Selection,

Deep Fried Film Festival,

Airdrie, United Kingdom, 2022

 

Official Selection,

Festival Cinemística,

Granada, Spain, 2023

 

Official Selection,

Festival del Cinema di Cefalù,

Cefalù, Italy, 2023

 

Official Selection,

Façade Video Festival,

Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 2023

 

Official Selection,

Festival Fotogenia,

Mexico City, Mexico, 2022

 

Official Selection,

FINCORTEX - Festival Internacional

de Cortometrajes Experimentales,

Tunja, Colombia, 2023

 

Official Selection,

FIVA - Festival Internacional de Videoarte,

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2023

 

Official Selection,

FONLAD - Festival Internacional

de Vídeo Arte e Performance,

Coimbra, Portugal, 2023

 

Official Selection,

Global Bengaluru International Film Festival,

Bangalore, India, 2023

 

Official Selection,

Instants Vidéo Numériques et Poétiques,

Marseille, France, 2023

 

Official Selection,

Kurdistan International

Independent Film Festival,

Erbil, Iraq, 2023

 

Official Selection,

Lifft India Filmotsav - World Cine Fest,

Lonavala, India, 2022

 

Official Selection,

Link International Film Festival,

Virginia Water, United Kingdom, 2023

 

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,

Tournadeau Film Festival,

Worcester, United States, 2024

 

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

 

Corrala de Santiago,

Granada, Spain, 11/2023

 

Fonction: Cinéma -

Maison des Arts du Grütli,

Geneva, Switzerland, 10/2023

 

Friche la Belle de Mai,

Marseille, France, 10/2023

 

Dimitris Hatzis Cultural Centre,

Ioannina, Greece, 09/2023

 

Lapidarium,

Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 09/2023

 

Loja Interativa de Turismo,

Arouca, Portugal, 09/2023

 

Casa da Esquina,

Coimbra, Portugal, 07/2023

 

Vista Marina,

Kalamata, Greece, 07/2023

 

Centro Aldo Viglione,

Chiusa di Pesio, Italy, 06/2023

 

Instituto Cervantes New York,

New York, United States, 06/2023

 

S.M. Joshi Socialist Foundation Auditorium,

Pune, India, 05/2023

 

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