The Beep Test Explained

The Beep Test
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Director:Maxime Aubert
Producer:Audrey D. Laroche
Starring:Théodore Pellerin
Antoine L'Écuyer
Antoine Desrochers
Music:Jérôme Guilleaume
Cinematography:Hugo Gendron
Editing:Maxime Aubert
Runtime:17 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

The Beep Test is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Maxime Aubert and released in 2017.[1] The film centres on Wojtek (Théodore Pellerin), a new student at his school who is bullied, but finds a way to turn the tables on his tormentors when they are all required to perform the multi-stage fitness test in physical education class.[2]

The film premiered in March 2017 at the Saguenay International Short Film Festival. In November it was included in the lineup of Plein(s) écran(s), an online festival of short films from Quebec which uses Facebook as its platform.[2]

The film was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award finalist for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/cinema/blogue/1085805/trois-nouveaux-visages-du-court-metrage-quebecois-gala-prends-ca-court "Trois nouveaux visages du court-métrage québécois"
  2. https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movies/facebook-is-the-cinema-in-pleins-ecrans-short-film-fest "Facebook is the cinema in Plein(s) écran(s) short film fest"
  3. http://www.filmsquebec.com/finalistes-prix-ecrans-canadiens-2018/ "Finalistes des Prix Écrans canadiens 2018"