2:40pm
Sat, Oct 08
Guam Museum Indoor Theatre
part of the Int’l. Comedy Shorts program
General Admission
$5.00 USD
at the door
(cash only)
Fermata
Canada | 9 min. | Pacific Asia Premiere | French w/ English subtitles
Drama, dramedy | GIFF Guide: Parental Guidance – some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
Synopsis
In a secluded cabin surrounded by untrodden snow, a man delves into his childhood memories with his father. Nothing can disrupt this moment of introspection, not even the most dangerous threat.
Screenings and Awards
Festival du court métrage d’Auch, France In competition, Détours en cinécourt, France
Benoit Ouellet (Writer, Director)
From Rivière-du-Loup (Eastern Québec, Canada), Benoit Ouellet was first exposed to cinema during his college years at Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup. He then left for the Université du Québec in Chicoutimi to pursue a Bachelor of Arts (film studies).
After a year, his student path led him to the Université du Québec in Montréal where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Communications (cinema), with a specialization in cinematography. After graduating, he gained valuable experience on several professional production sets while conducting his own creative projects. During this period, he was also introduced to corporate video, through which he expressed a sense of creativity and screenplay writing skills that did not go unnoticed.
Besides directing various video projects, Benoit Ouellet teaches at the Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup for the Film and Video Industry School. In 2017, he founded Bongo Films. Since its release in 2019, his short L’amour has been selected by more than a dozen film festivals and has received great praise.
Website: Spira
Funding has been provided to Guam International Film Festival, Inc. from Humanities Guåhan and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the federal ARP Act of 2021.