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Reste film image, director Ginger Le Pêcheur

Reste

Alone in a messy home, a young girl spends the day playing by herself.

 

Supported by

Community Broadcast Partner

Community Partner

Director
Cast

Maëllya Gauvin

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2022

Language

No Dialogue

Film Contact
G
8 min

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VIFF Short Forum: Program 5

Growing up is hard to do, often harder as we get older.

 

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Space Cadet

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146 min

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VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema

The Golden Spurtle

Dir. Constantine Costi
75 min

Each year the sleepy highland village of Carrbridge awakens with excitement as locals and competitors from around the globe vie for the honour of winning The Golden Spurtle in the World Porridge Making Championships.

VIFF Centre - Lochmaddy Studio Theatre

My Name Ain't Suzie

Dir. Angie Chen
96 min

Director Angie Chen introduces her 1985 film, an authentic and poetic portrait of the bargirl life in Wanchu, Hong Kong, 1955-1980, starring Pat Ha and a very young Anthony Wong.

VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema

Two Pianos

Dir. Arnaud Desplechin
115 min

Once promising concert pianist Mathias (François Civil) returns to his native Lyon after a long absence. He's here to pay homage to his mentor, Elena (Charlotte Rampling). But a chance encounter with an old flame sends him spiraling.

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The Kidannes Ethio-Jazz Ensemble + Broken Flowers Film Screening

181 min

The Kidannes Ethio-Jazz Ensemble will be performing a unique blend of traditional Ethiopian & Eritrean music, combined with a healthy dollop of Western Jazz, in advance of the Jim Jarmusch movie which popularized Ethiopian Jazz in the West.

VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema

Blue Heron

Dir. Sophy Romvari
90 min

In the late 1990s, eight-year-old Sasha and her Hungarian immigrant family relocate to a new home on Vancouver Island. Their fresh start is interrupted by increasingly dangerous behaviour from Jeremy, the family’s oldest child.

VIFF Centre - VIFF Cinema

Credits

Producer

Justine Martin

Screenwriter

Ginger Le Pêcheur

Cinematography

Myriam Payette

Editor

Antony Boudreau Savoie, Félix Bouffard-Dumas, Ginger Le Pêcheur

Art Director

Éliane Duplessis

Director

Ginger Le Pêcheur headshot, Reste director

Ginger Le Pêcheur

After exploring several artistic fields, Ginger Le Pêcheur moved to Montreal in 2017. She graduated from the University of Montreal with a Bachelor’s degree in Film Studies. Her cinematic specificity lies in the exploration of her life experiences and her feminist commitment. She is a board member of Réalisatrices Équitables and coordinator at Colonelle Films, while working on her own projects.