Synopsis
Gus and Lars belong to two enemy factions. In the midst of war, they find themselves trapped in a school, separated by a common wall. Both short of ammunition, they will fight with the first thing they can get their hands on: musical instruments.
Technical details
- Category
- Fiction
- Year
- 2024
- Country
- Canada, QC
- Running time
- 9 min
- Languages
- No dialogue
- Aspect ratio
- 2:40
- Picture
- Colour
- Sound
- Stereo, 5.1
Cast
Jacques Kuba-Seguin et Volodia Schneider
Crew
- Director
- Martin Amiot
- Screenplay
- Martin Amiot, Pier-Philippe Chevigny
- Production
- Geneviève Gosselin-G (Productions l'unité centrale)
- Director of photography
- Gabriel Brault-Tardif
- Art direction
- Geneviève Boiteau
- Editing
- Martin Amiot, Volodia Schneider, Philippe Bellemare et Pier-Philippe Chevigny
- Sound design
- Philippe Bellemare et Théo Porcet (Cult Nation)
- Sound
- Devin Ashton-Beaucage
- Music
- Jacques Kuba-Seguin
Stills
Festivals and awards
- 2026
- Ennesimo Film Festival
- 2025
- Les Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma
- Cleveland International Film Festival
- Vues du Québec
- Dawson City International Film Festival
- Made Here Film Festival
- Short Shorts Film Festival in Asia
- ShorTS Internaitonal Film Festival
- Les Percéïdes
- Minikino Film Week
- Festival SPASM
- Yellowknife International Film Festival
- 2024
- Fantasia International Film Festival
- Off-Courts Trouville
- Festival International du Cinéma en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Sapporo International Short Film Festival
- Images en vues
Filmmaker
Martin Amiot
Martin has been working as a director since 2012. He has to his credit several brand content projects, documentaries, and a documentary TV series: VolteFace. This series, broadcast on ICI Explora, earned him the Gémeau for Best Documentary TV Series Direction in 2015. His web series "Mon précieux déchet" for Bell Média won the Gémeau for Best Digital Magazine in 2021. From one project to another, Martin switches between director, director of photography, and editor. His documentary "I BIKE" about Montreal's fixed gear cycling scene has traveled to festivals, receiving special mentions in Germany, Belgium, France, and the United States. Martin recently received a production grant from SODEC and CALQ for his first fiction short film, "Blitzmusik." He also gained the trust of Creators en Série (TV5 Fund), who awarded him a production grant for an upcoming web series, "What's Going Well Today?".
Filmography
- 2024BLITZMUSIK
- 2015VOLTEFACE
- 2014I BIKE