The Prophetess (2019-2020)
SYNOPSIS
Drawing from the observations, experiences and thoughts gathered throughout her life, the prophetess,
in a surge of hope and altruism, shares her conception of a world which should have been, could or
will be: a manifesto, for a fictitious or latent generation. The text is freely inspired by a Francis Ponge
poem, The Law and the Prophets (1930), reinterpreted and rewritten to better anchor it to the contemporary
context as well as to my own ideals.
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
Experimental short film • Runtime: 02:20 (original version) • 01:40 (silent version) • 03:00 (extended version)
Full HD Video • Black and white / color • Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 • Language: French
CREDITS
Screenwriting, directing, photography, editing, sound design, production: Marco Joubert
The Prophetess: Pauline Vaillancourt
Extras: Baby Aida, Isak Goldschneider, Imogen Prince and Marie-Jeanne Ruvo
Music: Isak Goldschneider
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Winner: Best Experimental Short, Top Indie Film Awards, Tokyo, Japan, 2020
Nominee: Best Editing, Top Indie Film Awards, Tokyo, Japan, 2020
Nominee: Best Original Idea, Top Indie Film Awards, Tokyo, Japan, 2020
Nominee: Best Cinematography - North America, Alternative Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2020
Nominee: Best Color Treatment, MLC Awards, Green Bay, United States, 2020
Nominee: Best MLC Jewel - Creative Video, MLC Awards, Green Bay, United States, 2020
Official Selection + Honorable Mention, Cadence: Video Poetry Festival, Seattle, United States, 2020
Official Selection, 7 Seconds International Film Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2020
Official Selection, 17 Days Video Series, Kalamazoo, United States, 2020
Official Selection, Akbank Short Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, 2021
Official Selection, Alternative Film Territory, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2020
Official Selection, Andromeda Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, 2020
Official Selection, Arouca Film Festival, Arouca, Portugal, 2020
Official Selection, Bizarrya Short Film Festival, Porto, Portugal, 2020
Official Selection, Coal City Film Festival, Lagos, Nigeria, 2021
Official Selection, EMAP - Ewha Media Art Presentation, Seoul, South Korea, 2020
Official Selection, Esto Es Para Esto, Monterrey, Mexico, 2020
Official Selection, Façade Video Festival, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 2020
Official Selection, Faludi International Film Festival and Photo Competition, Budapest, Hungary, 2020
Official Selection, Festival del Cinema di Cefalù, Cefalù, Italy, 2021
Official Selection, Festival Fotogenia, Mexico City, Mexico, 2020
Official Selection, Filmfest Bremen, Bremen, Germany, 2021
Official Selection, FINCORTEX - Festival Int. de Cortometrajes Experimentales, Tunja, Colombia, 2020
Official Selection, Helios Sun Poetry Festival, Mexico City, Mexico, 2020
Official Selection, Himachal Short Film Festival, Kullu, India, 2021
Official Selection, International Film Festival of Ahmednagar, Ahmednagar, India, 2021
Official Selection, International Video Poetry Festival, Athens, Greece, 2021
Official Selection, Invisible Film Festival, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2020
Official Selection, Kalakari Film Fest, Dewas, India, 2021
Official Selection, Karnavati International Film Festival, Ahmedabad, India, 2021
Official Selection, Kinam Festival Internacional de Cine Diferente, Mexico City, Mexico, 2021
Official Selection, Kiné Muestra Internacional de Cortometrajes, Puebla, Mexico, 2020
Official Selection, Lifft India Filmotsav - World Cine Fest, Lonavala, India, 2020
Official Selection, Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Madurai, India, 2020
Official Selection, Muestra de Video Arte Faenza, Bogotá, Colombia, 2020
Official Selection, Nature & Culture - Poetry Film Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2021
Official Selection, Ó Bhéal International Poetry-Film Competition, Cork, Ireland, 2020
Official Selection, Orange Shorts Festival, Luján, Argentina, 2020
Official Selection, Palma de Mallorca International Films Infest Festival, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 2020
Official Selection, Papaya Rocks Film Festival, London, United Kingdom, 2021
Official Selection, Paraná Internacional Films Festival, Paraná, Argentina, 2020
Official Selection, Photometria in Motion, Ioannina, Greece, 2021
INFO
Official Selection, Shorts@Fringe, Mirateca, Portugal, 2021
Official Selection, Sphere Digital → World Cinema Carnival, Kolkata, India, 2021
Official Selection, Standalone Film Festival & Awards, Rancho Cucamonga, United States, 2021
Official Selection, The Cut Film Series, Canton, United States, 2020
Official Selection, The Film and Video Poetry Symposium, Los Angeles, United States, 2020
Official Selection, Three Minutes Video Competition, Taipei, Taiwan, 2020
Official Selection, Tlanchana Fest - Festival de Cine y Arte Digital, Valle de Bravo, Mexico, 2020
Official Selection, Tracce Cinematografiche Film Fest, Nettuno, Italy, 2020
Finalist, Athens International Digital Film Festival, Athens, Greece, 2020
Finalist, Bordeaux Shorts, Bordeaux, France, 2020
Out of Competition, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, Oberhausen, Germany, 2020
SCREENINGS
El Expendio, Monterrey, Mexico, 07/2021
Cinema Auditório da Madalena, Madalena, Portugal, 06/2021
Espaço Cultural Multiusos da ilha do Corvo, Vila do Corvo, Portugal, 06/2021
Biblioteca Pública e Arquivo Regional Luís da Silva Ribeiro, Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal, 06/2021
La Bamba Bazar Store, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, 06/2021
Teatro Municipal Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Bogotá, Colombia, 05/2021
Kaleidoscope / The Film Institute, Madurai, India, 12/2020 (Online due to COVID-19)
Long Valley Bar, Cork, Ireland, 11/2020 (Online due to COVID-19)
Premier Kultcafé, Budapest, Hungary, 11/2020 (Online due to COVID-19)
N Figueroa Street / S Avenue 58, Los Angeles, United States, 11/2020
Poryadok Slov Bookstore, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 10/2020
Lapidarium, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 09/2020
Bianco Bar, Arouca, Portugal, 09/2020
Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea, 06-07/2020 (Online due to COVID-19)
Lichtburg Filmpalast, Oberhausen, Germany, 05/2020 (Online due to COVID-19)
Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, United States, 04/2020 (Online due to COVID-19)