A Crab in the Pool
2023
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Synopsis
In a run-down neighborhood, Zoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves. A young adolescent, Zoe is a ball of anger haunted by an intimate terror. Theo, still a child, flees reality into a fantastical world. During a scorching summer day, the two children will have to burst the abscess of their relationship so as not to lose each other.
A Crab in the Pool (2023) is a 00:11:11 animation short film by Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel. In a run-down neighborhood, Zoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves. Selected for Bolton International Film Festival (2024).
Key facts
Cast
Élisabeth Gauthier Pelletier, Jean-Sébastien Hamel, Alexandra Myotte, Valérie Lacasse, Michel Riou, Valentin Bariteau
Original language
French
Crew
Screenplay
Jean-Sébastien Hamel, Alexandra Myotte
Producer
Jean-Sébastien Hamel, Alexandra Myotte
Cinematography
Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel
Editing
Jean-Sébastien Hamel
Trailer
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Festival History
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025 generic
- Bolton International Film Festival 2024
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2024 generic - Short
- Ravenheart International Film Festival 2024
- Salute Your Shorts Festival 2024
- SXSW Film Festival 2024 generic
- AFI Fest 2023 generic - Short Film Competition
Full credits
| Director | Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel |
| Cast | Élisabeth Gauthier Pelletier, Jean-Sébastien Hamel, Alexandra Myotte (La harpie (voice)), Valérie Lacasse (La sirène (voice)), Michel Riou (Les frites (voice)), Valentin Bariteau (Les frites (voice)) |
| Screenplay | Jean-Sébastien Hamel, Alexandra Myotte |
| Producer | Jean-Sébastien Hamel, Alexandra Myotte |
| Cinematography | Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel |
| Editing | Jean-Sébastien Hamel |
| Production design | Alexandra Myotte |
| Sound | François Lacasse |
| Other | Alexandra Myotte, François Lacasse, Jean-Sébastien Hamel |
Technical
| Runtime | 12 min |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Colour | Color |
| Shooting format | HD |
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q130646752 |
| IMDb | tt29344315 |
| TMDB | 1184951 |
| FILMFREEWAY | ACrabinthePool |
Additional data: TMDB.
