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Winkie

Upon discovering a young orphaned girl, a caring monster decides to raise the child as his own.

Director
Cast

Martin Dubreuil, Arlette Dubreuil, Éléonore Loiselle, Marie-France Marcotte

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2024

Language

No Dialogue

18+
24 min
Horror & Thriller Shorts
Daniel Duranleau (Porte 7)

Credits & Director

Producer

Daniel Duranleau

Screenwriter

Daniel Duranleau

Cinematography

Simran Dewan, Glauco Bermudez

Editor

François Larochelle

Production Design

Justin Lalancette

Original Music

Abèle Kildir

Daniel Duranleau headshot

Daniel Duranleau

Daniel Duranleau is a Canadian filmmaker who has been active on the Quebec film scene for over 15 years. A great defender of the poetic value of movies, he shapes his cinema with fantastical imagery in order to tackle themes that are dear to him: the human psyche, family relationships, and power dynamics. Following his short film Mizbrük (2015), Winkie is the second installment of an anticipated trilogy of films about monsters.

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