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, USA, 2020

 

Nominee: Best MLC Jewel - Creative Video,

MLC Awards,

Green Bay, USA, 2020

 

Official Selection + Honorable Mention,

Cadence: Video Poetry Festival,

Seattle, USA, 2020

 

Official Selection,

7 Seconds International Film Festival,

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2020

 

Official Selection,

17 Days Video Series,

Kalamazoo, USA, 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,

Baliwood Bali -

World Independent Short Film Awards,

Abiansemal, Indonesia, 2021

 

Official Selection,

Bizarrya Short Film Festival,

Porto, Portugal, 2020

 

Official Selection,

Coal City Film Festival,

Lagos, Nigeria, 2021

 

Official Selection,

Corto e a Capo - Premio Mario Puzo,

Venticano, Italy, 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 Internacional

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,

Le Festival du Film Fantastique de France,

Paris, France, 2021

 

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

 

Official Selection,

REELpoetry/HoustonTX,

Houston, United States, 2023

 

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, USA, 2020

 

Official Selection,

The Film and Video Poetry Symposium,

Los Angeles, USA, 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

 

Official Selection,

Tranås at the Fringe,

Tranås, Sweden, 2021

 

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

 

Reflet Médicis,

Paris, France, 10/2021

 

S.M. Joshi Socialist Foundation Auditorium,

Pune, India, 10/2021

 

Dimitris Hatzis Cultural Centre,

Ioannina, Greece, 09/2021

 

Villa Arianna,

Scisciano, Italy, 08/2021

 

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, USA, 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, USA, 04/2020

(Online due to COVID-19)

 

VIEWING LINK

 

Watch The Prophetess on Vimeo