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Zoé film image; close on face in dim lighting

Zoé

VIFF Short Forum

Canadian Premiere

Zoé is a captive zombie, whose vague memories of the past motivate her desire for freedom.

 

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Director
Cast

Nisha Coleman, Pierre-Luc Fontaine

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2024

Language

No Dialogue

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Content Warning

Graphic violence

18+
16 min
Drama Horror & Thriller Shorts

Credits & Director

Producer

Johannie Deschambault, Jean-Sébastien Beaudoin Gagnon

Screenwriter

Rémi St-Michel

Cinematography

François Messier-Rheault

Editor

Rémi St-Michel

Original Music

Peter Venne

Art Director

Clélia Brissaud

Rémi St-Michel headshot; Zoé director

Rémi St-Michel

Rémi St-Michel has directed several short films including The Deer (Le Chevreuil), Little Brother (Petit-Frère) and HeartBomb (Une Bombe au Coeur). He released his first feature film, Before We Explode (Avant Qu’on Explose), in 2019. Zoé is his most recent project.

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