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Agony

Agonie

World Premiere

Over the course of 15 days on a commercial trawler, a hyper-intimate portrayal of life and death on the high seas is documented.

 

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Director
Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

No Dialogue

Film Contact
Content Warning

Animal Cruelty

G
13 min

Featured in:

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Credits

Producer

Arnaud Beaudoux

Screenwriter

Arnaud Beaudoux

Cinematography

Arnaud Beaudoux

Editor

Manon Testud

Original Music

Éric Normand

Director

Arnaud Beaudoux headshot, Agony director

Arnaud Beaudoux

Born in the French countryside, Arnaud Beaudoux landed in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec in 2019 after studying and working in film in France. He works as a sound technician while developing and directing his own short film projects.