Synopsis
Aska oversees the pilgrimage of two young sisters through the landscapes of Iceland in their quest to appease an ill-tempered volcano. Having trapped their mother’s spirit inside a box, they race against Nature’s decay and prepare to feed her to the Snake of Fire before he brings death upon their land.
Technical details
- Category
- Fiction
- Genre
- Fantastic
- Year
- 2021
- Country
- Quebec
- Running time
- 14 min
- Aspect ratio
- 2:39.1
- Picture
- Black and white
- Sound
- Stéréo
Cast
Rakel Ýr Stefánsdóttir Lilja Rúriksdóttir
Crew
- Direction
- Clara Milo
- Screenplay
- Clara Milo
- Production
- Rafael Perez, Lou Bélanger, Marie-Pierre Bellerose (St Laurent TV)
- Direction of photography
- Kristof Brandl
- Art direction
- Kita mendolia
- Editing
- Clara Milo
- Sound design
- Yan Veillette
- Original score
- Man5
Stills
Festivals and awards
- 2022
- Snowdance Independant Film Festival
- Berlin Independent Short Film Festival
- Conofest
- Beeston Film Fest
- Canadian Film Fest
- Dawson City International Film Festival
- Les Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma
- Gala Prends ça court!
- NFFTY (National Film Festival of Talented Youth)
- FEST New Directors - New Films
- Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
- Festival Courts d'un soir
- Bengaluru International Short Film Festival
- Cinéfest Sudbury
- Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec
- Off-Courts Trouville
- DC Shorts
- Tehran International Short Film Festival
- Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival
- Festival SPASM
- Izmir International Short Film Festival
- Aesthetica Short Film Festival
- Images en vues
- Yellowknife International Film Festival
- 2021
- Fantasia International Film Festival
- New Renaissance Film Festival
- Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid - Seminci
- Evolution! Mallorca International Film Festival
- Annual Copenhagen Film Festival
Filmmaker
Clara Milo
Raised in Montreal, Clara’s French upbringing, bohemian entourage and early exposure to art has influenced her to tirelessly push the boundaries of narrative aesthetics. Whether it’s on paper or behind the lens, Clara seeks to create surrealist universes in order to better comprehend the world surrounding her.
Filmography
- 2021ASKAShort film