The Perpetual Leek
Zoé Chantre
- Country France
- Year 2021
- Running time 82 min
- Language French
- Subtitles Catalan, English
- Image Colour
- Format Digital
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Subtitled in Catalan
with the support of the
Department of Culture
Synopsis
This film begins on 5 March. Every year, on this exact date, an ant comes in under the director's front door to herald the arrival of spring. This date also happens to be her mother’s birthday. This year, however, is different: Zoé is wondering whether or not to have a baby, just as her mother, who has cancer, is approaching the end of her life. A thought-provoking film diary in which the director reflects on her relationship with the world by drawing on a wealth of filmmaking resources and throwing in a healthy dash of humour.
Bio/Filmo
Zoé Chantre (Tulle, Francia, 1981) is a filmmaker, set designer and visual artist. She graduated from the Strasbourg École supérieure des arts décoratifs and made her directorial debut at the Berlinale in 2012 with Tiens-moi droite, a scrapbook-like audiovisual diary about the abnormal curvature of her spine.
- Production company Les films de l’astrophore, Nottetempo Films
- Producer Françoise Widhoff
- Screenplay Zoé Chantre
- Photography Zoé Chantre
- Animation Zoé Chantre
- Editing Zoé Chantre
- Contact [email protected]
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Festivals
- FID Marseille 2021 (Special Mention French competition, High School Award & Special Mention GNCR Prize)