Sugar cube
Directed by : Jean-Philippe Nadeau-Marcoux
2023 / Quebec, Canada / 22 min / French
Synopsis:
In 1918, during the Great Conscription, a group of French-Canadian resistance fighters rise up against the Canadian government, leading to civil war. During a firing squad, officer Winston Gottinham must deal with the disobedience of his soldiers. He is faced with a moral dilemma: punish their refusal or understand their motives. This intense, moving film questions the nature of obedience, sacrifice and justice in the context of war.
Postproduction :
Maxel Films handled the color-grading and colorimetry for Le Cube de Sucre in collaboration with the ACIC/ONF program, an initiative that enhances the visual aspect of the film while supporting independent productions.
Team :
Production: Phare Bleu, Thomas Rodrigue, Carl-Emmanuel Blanchet, Ludovic Fleury
Screenplay: Jean-Philippe Nadeau-Marcoux, Benjamin Tessier
Director of photography: Stéphane Thériault
Editing: Stéphane Thériault, Jean-Philippe Nadeau-Marcoux
Calibration: Productions Optimales, Stéphane Thériault
Sound recording: Marie-Andrée Cormier
Mixing: Productions Optimales, Ludovic Fleury
Sound design: Productions Optimales, Ludovic Fleury
Music: Alexandre Côté
Artistic director: Xavier Bélanger-Dorval
Performers :
Jérémie Earp, Eliott Guay, Denis Marchand, Sylvio Arriola, Félix-Antoine Duval, Valérie Cross
Festivals :
Take it short, Montreal, Quebec
Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival, Louisiana, USA
Portobello Film Festival, London, UK
Busho Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary
Visioni Corte International Short Film Festival, Gaeta, Italy | Best Cinematography Award
In 1918, during the Great Conscription, a group of French-Canadian resistance fighters rise up against the Canadian government, leading to civil war. During a firing squad, officer Winston Gottinham must deal with the disobedience of his soldiers. He is faced with a moral dilemma: punish their refusal or understand their motives. This intense, moving film questions the nature of obedience, sacrifice and justice in the context of war.
Maxel Films handled the color-grading and colorimetry for Le Cube de Sucre in collaboration with the ACIC/ONF program, an initiative that enhances the visual aspect of the film while supporting independent productions.
Production: Phare Bleu, Thomas Rodrigue, Carl-Emmanuel Blanchet, Ludovic Fleury
Screenplay: Jean-Philippe Nadeau-Marcoux, Benjamin Tessier
Director of photography: Stéphane Thériault
Editing: Stéphane Thériault, Jean-Philippe Nadeau-Marcoux
Calibration: Productions Optimales, Stéphane Thériault
Sound recording: Marie-Andrée Cormier
Mixing: Productions Optimales, Ludovic Fleury
Sound design: Productions Optimales, Ludovic Fleury
Music: Alexandre Côté
Artistic director: Xavier Bélanger-Dorval
Jérémie Earp, Eliott Guay, Denis Marchand, Sylvio Arriola, Félix-Antoine Duval, Valérie Cross
Take it short, Montreal, Quebec
Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival, Louisiana, USA
Portobello Film Festival, London, UK
Busho Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary
Visioni Corte International Short Film Festival, Gaeta, Italy | Best Cinematography Award