Foam (French: Écume) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Omar Elhamy and released in 2020.[1] The film stars Hakim Loudyi as Hakim, a man whose return to work at a car wash following a stint in jail does not go as expected, when his boss announces that the car wash is closing.[2]
| Foam | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| French | Écume |
| Directed by | Omar Elhamy |
| Written by | Omar Elhamy Paul Chotel Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr |
| Produced by | Paul Chotel Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr |
| Starring | Hakim Loudyi Abdelghafour Elaaziz Papedame Diongue |
| Cinematography | Casper Wolski |
| Edited by | Omar Elhamy |
| Music by | Melody McKiver |
Production company | Les Films Rôdeurs |
| Distributed by | Les Films du 3 mars |
Release date |
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Running time | 28 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film premiered at the 70th Berlin Film Festival in February 2020.[3] It had its Canadian premiere at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in October 2020, where it won the National Short Film Competition.[4]
It was subsequently named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in 2020.[5]
The film won the Prix Iris for Best Live Action Short Film at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021.[6]
References
edit- ^ "ÉCUME de Omar Elhamy – En compétition officielle à la 70e Berlinale". L'Initiative, February 10, 2020.
- ^ Charlie Cliche, "FNC: Les courts-métrages d'ici à ne pas manquer". Atuvu, October 15, 2020.
- ^ Marc-André Lussier, "Hommage à la grande Helen Mirren à la Berlinale". La Presse, February 28, 2020.
- ^ "La Louve d’or remise à Atlantis". La Presse, October 19, 2020.
- ^ Victoria Ahearn, "Toronto International Film Festival releases Top Ten lists for 2020" Archived 2021-01-04 at the Wayback Machine. Squamish Chief, December 9, 2020.
- ^ André Duchesne, "La déesse des mouches à feu grand gagnant". La Presse, June 6, 2021.
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