Sides

Sides

BENOÎT TRUDEL | CANADA | 2023 | 8 MIN | ENGLISH

BENOÎT TRUDEL | CANADA | 2023 | 8 MIN | ENGLISH

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Synopsis

Struggling actors Ben and Vanessa have been trapped in the performance of a lifetime: their friendship. But not anymore...

Filmmaker Bio

Benoît Trudel is a Franco-Ontarian creator and scriptwriter, originally from Ottawa and now based in Montreal. With a degree in performance theater from Concordia University, he has performed on stage in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, notably in Simon a toujours aimé danser by Simon Boulerice at Théâtre de la Seizième in 2019. For his first short film, Sides, Benoît set himself the challenge of directing, acting and writing a universal story about the dual roles we all have to embody.

Writer

Benoît Tudel

Cinematographer

Florence Piat

Cast

Benoît Trudel
Veronica Baron

PARTNERS

HYDRO QUÉBEC

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