Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous Explained

Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous
Director:Mélanie Charbonneau
Producer:Virginie Nolin
Starring:Frédéric Lemay
Noémie O'Farrell
Music:Antoine Rochette
Cinematography:Ariel Méthot-Bellemare
Editing:Simon Sauvé
Studio:Hutte Films
Runtime:15 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous is a Canadian short film, directed by Mélanie Charbonneau and released in 2018.[1] The film stars Frédéric Lemay and Noémie O'Farrell as Daniel and Claude, a man and a woman who set off on a road trip, with Daniel dressed as an astronaut and Claude dressed as a tampon, in the hopes of reaching the moon, with Daniel hoping to scatter his late mother's ashes and Claude hoping that being on the moon will stabilize her menstrual cycle.[2]

The film premiered at the 2018 Locarno Film Festival,[3] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2018 Festival du nouveau cinéma.[1]

The film was a Prix Iris nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards in 2019.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://qfq.com/spip.php?article67341 "Le FNC programme « Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous » de Mélanie Charbonneau"
  2. https://ctvm.info/lunar-orbit-rendezvous-realise-par-melanie-charbonneau-presente-en-premiere-mondiale-a-locarno/ "Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous de Mélanie Charbonneau en première mondiale à Locarno"
  3. André Duchesne, "Un court métrage québécois à Locarno". La Presse, July 11, 2018.
  4. Web site: Gala Québec Cinéma : 1991 de Ricardo Trogi mène la course avec 16 nominations . April 11, 2019 . June 23, 2020 . . fr.