2016 | Québec | French + Eng. Subs.

Cast
Keven: Joseph DeLorey
Kelly: Tanya Quirion
Marco: Jérémy Labonté
Claude: Francis La Haye
Suzanne: Sandrine Bisson

Crew
Production : Hany Ouichou, Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette (Art & Essai)
Réalisation : Alexandre Dostie
Scénario : Alexandre Dostie
Direction photo : Vincent Biron
Direction artistique : Joëlle Péloquin
Montage : Stéphane Lafleur
Son : Jean-Sébastien Beaudoin-Gagnon, Sylvain Bellemare
Musique : Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux

Synopsis

In the summer of 1996, life throws a curveball in the face of Keven Guénette… And it strikes. Guided by his paraplegic baseball coach, Keven discovers the mutation, sex and love.

Bio

Born in the rural Quebec that now shade his works, Alexandre Dostie is a poet and performer. On screen, he created in 2010 the poetic web series Sainte-Cécile. Mutants is his first short film.

Festivals

Toronto Int. Film Festival, Canada |2016| Winner *SHORT CUTS AWARD, Best Canadian Short*
Whistler Int. Film Festival, BC |2016| Winner *CANADIAN SHORT WORK AWARD*
Caroussel du Film de Rimouski, Qc|2016| Official Competition *MENTION SPÉCIALE DIRECTION PHOTO*
Canadian Screen Award, Canada |2017| Winner *BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM*
Gala du Cinéma Québécois, Québec |2017| WINNER * IRIS DU MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE QUÉBÉCOIS*
Figari Int. Film Festival, Italie |2017| *WINNER* BEST DIRECTOR, BEST INT. SHORT FILM*
Basta Fest, Serbia |2017| Official Competition *JURY’S SPECIAL MENTION*
Thess Int. Short Film Festival, Greece |2017| Official Competition *CINEMATIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Guanajuato Int. Film Festival, Mexique |2016|
BFI London Film Festival, UK |2016|
Calgary Int. Film Festival, AB |2016|
FILMETS Badelona, Espagne |2016|
SPASM, Qc |2016|
Oaxaca Film Festival, Mexique |2016|
Festival de Cinéma en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Qc |2016|
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal, Qc |2016|
Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec, Qc |2016|
TIFF Canada TOP TEN, Canada |2017|
FlickerFest Int. Short Film Festival, Australie |2017|
Aspen Int. Short Fest, É-U |2017|
Les Rendez-Vous du cinéma Québécois, Montréal |2017|
Landshut Int. Short Film Festival, Allemagne |2017|
Nashville Int. Film Festival, É-U |2017|
Kyiv Int. Short Film Festival *Quebec Focus*, Ukraine |2017|
The Norwegian Short Film Festival, Norvège |2017|
Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival, Serbie |2017|
Dawson City Int. Short Film Festival, Yukon |2017|
NEXT Bucharest Film Festival, Romania |2017|
Palmspring Shortfest and Market |2017|
FEST – New Directors / New Films, Portugal |2017|
Flicker’s Int. Rhode Island Film Festival, É-U |2017|
Show Me Shorts, New-Zealand |2017|
Milwaukee Film Festival, USA |2017|
DC Short Film Festival, USA |2017|
Festival Plein la Bobine, France |2017|
Maremetraggio ShorTS In
TimiShort Film Festival, Romania |2017| t. Film Festival, Italie |2017|
Short of the week, WEB |2017|
Partie de Campagne, France |2017
STUFF Film Festival, Mexico |2017|
Pancevo Film Festival, Serbie |2017|
OFF-Court Film Festival, France |2017|
Waterstone Brighton – Bookshop Screening Room, UK |2017|
Fandependent, WEB |2017|
Flicker’s Int. Rhode Island Film Festival, É-U |2017|
BuSho Int. Short Film Festival, Roumanie |2017|
Northern Wave Film Festival, Islande |2017|
Kaunas Int. Film Festival, Lithuania |2017|
Lublin Int. Film Festival, Pologne |2017|
Cineramabc, Sao Paulo, Brésil |2017|
Tbilisi Int. Film Festival, Géorgie |2017|
Vilnius Int. Short Film Festival, Lithuanie |2018|
ZLIN Design Week, République Tchèque |2018|
MokiCourt, Paris |2018|
Festival Même Pas Peur, Ile-de-la-Réunion |2018|