The River's Lazy Flow Explained

The River's Lazy Flow
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Director:Joël Vaudreuil
Producer:David Pierrat
Animator:Joël Vaudreuil
Nicolas Moussette
Music:Joël Vaudreuil
Cinematography:Joël Vaudreuil
Editing:Joël Vaudreuil
Distributor:Travelling Distribution
Runtime:9 minutes
Country:Canada

The River's Lazy Flow (French: Le courant faible de la rivière) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Joël Vaudreuil and released in 2013.[1] The film centres on an older man who is at a river cabin with his family, and begins to reminisce about his teenage experience when he had a crush on a girl for the first time.[1]

The film premiered at the 2013 Annecy International Animation Film Festival,[2] and was screened at the 2013 Sommets du cinéma d'animation.[3]

The film won the Jutra Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 16th Jutra Awards in 2014.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Nick Wangersky, "Le courant faible de la rivière (Review)". Hollywood North Magazine, January 4, 2016.
  2. André Duchesne, "Cinéma d'animation: le Québec en force à Annecy". La Presse, March 31, 2013.
  3. Odile Tremblay, "Menu éclaté aux 12es Sommets du cinéma d’animation". Le Devoir, November 14, 2013.
  4. Manon Dumais, "Jutra 2014: Le triomphe de Louis Cyr". Voir, March 23, 2014.