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Sylvie on the loose
Synopsis
Sylvie’s out of jail and back in town. She secretly visits her mother, trying to convince her to leave her violent husband. Facing her mother's refusal, Sylvie stays determined to enjoy every second of her new freedom. She rides her old chopper bicycle across the dirt roads, gets drunk, and thinks about kidnapping a neglected dog. But one thing is on Sylvie's mind: seeing her old lover, Coyote. Time flies, things change, and Sylvie must choose the only freedom available to her.
Cast & Crew
- Screenplay : Sara Bourdeau
- Cinematographer : Simon Lamarre-Ledoux
- Editor : Odrée Lapointe
- Sound : Samuel Carrier
- Sound mix : Joey Simas
- Sound editor : Samuel Gagnon-Thibodeau
- Music : Samuel Gris
- Artistic director : Rogé Francoeur & Romy Bouchard
- Cast : Anne Lapierre, Jacques Bertrand Jr, Lise Castonguay
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Director's statement
The film is a roadtrip to freedom.
Biography
Sara Bourdeau is a script writer and a director based in Montréal. She holds a master’s degree in Fines Arts from Concordia university. She also studied history and agriculture. She wrote and directed many shorts film that have travelled around de world. The Scent of Rain (2016) won many prizes such as jury price at Off-courts de Trouville, France. Roseline Like in the movies (2019) is her tenth short film.
Festivals
- 2024 -
Festival REGARD, Québec
Festival de films d’auteur de Val-Morin (FFAVM), Québec
Les Percéides, Québec
Off-Court Trouville, France
Charlotte Film Festival, Charlotte, USA
Thessaloniki International short film festival (TISFF), Thessalonique Grèce
St. John's International Women's Film Festival (SJIWFF), St John's, Canada
San Jose International Short Film Festival, San Jose, USA
Festival du court métrage d'Auch, Auch, France
- 2025 -
Big Water Film Festival, Ashland, USA
Festival du film court francophone – [Un poing c’est court], Vaulx-en-Velin, France
Cinema On The Bayou, Lafayette, Louisiane
Vues dans la tête ... , Rivière-du-loup, Québec
Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, Montréal, Canada
Festival de films féministes Filministe, Montréal, Québec | Prix du film coup de coeur par le jury de l'OFQJ
Porto Femme, Porto, Portugal
Toronto Film Week, Toronto, Canada
Francophone Short Films in Harlem NYC, NYC, USA
Somerville International Film Festival Somerville, USA
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival Rhode Island, USA
Festival de cinéma québécois de Biscarosse, Biscarosse, France
Spasm, Montréal, Canada
FIFAVA Anglet, Anglet, France
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