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Father Alphonse and the Fight Between Carnival and Lent

Canadian Premiere

A new priest must walk from his apartment to the town church during the last hour of Mardi Gras.

Director
Cast

Arne MacPherson

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2025

Language

English

Links
Content Warning

Drug & alcohol abuse

18+
10 min
Animation Comedy Shorts Women Directors

Credits & Director

Producer

Diana Thorneycroft

Screenwriter

Diana Thorneycroft

Cinematography

Mike Maryniuk

ANIM

Evin Collis, Mike Maryniuk,, Seth Woodyard

Editor

Mike Maryniuk

Production Design

Diana Thorneycroft

Diana Thorneycroft headshot

Diana Thorneycroft

Diana Thorneycroft is an award-winning visual artist living in Winnipeg, Canada. She has exhibited various bodies of work across Canada, the United States, and Europe, as well as in Moscow, Tokyo, and Sydney. Thorneycroft’s first animation, Black Forest Sanatorium (2020), had its premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival and has been shown in over a dozen festivals.

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