The Crying Conch is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Vincent Toi and released in 2017.[1] The film centres on a man who is drawn into a rebellion that parallels the 18th-century story of Haitian revolutionary François Mackandal.[1]
| The Crying Conch | |
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| Directed by | Vincent Toi |
| Written by | Vincent Toi |
| Produced by | Guillaume Collin Charles Jonas Vincent Toi |
| Starring | Zidor Montal Ebby Angel Louis Lovena Dieudonné |
| Cinematography | Marcel Cabrera |
| Edited by | Alexander Kasstan Vincent Toi |
| Music by | Andy Dacoulis |
Production companies | Licorne Production Arpent Films |
| Distributed by | La Distributrice de Films |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | Kreyol |
The film premiered at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival,[2] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival, where Toi won the award for Most Promising Director of a Canadian Short Film.[4]
The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in 2017.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Marie-Annick Savripène, "Vincent Toi: un besoin irrépressible de raconter…". L'Express, January 28, 2017.
- ^ "Un film tourné à Jacmel en compétition à la 67e Berlinale des courts-métrages". Carib Creole News, February 17, 2017.
- ^ Andrew Parker, "40 must-see shorts at TIFF 2017". TheGATE.ca, August 31, 2017.
- ^ Ian Bailey, "Wagamese adaptation wins audience award at VIFF: Based on the late author's popular novel, Indian Horse takes home the honour based on viewer feedback during the festival". The Globe and Mail, October 14, 2017.
- ^ Norman Wilner, "Canada’s Top Ten has some glaring omissions". Now, December 6, 2017.
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