Aspiration (film)

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Aspiration
Directed by Constant Mentzas
Written bySylvain Arcand
Constant Mentzas
Produced byConstant Mentzas
StarringNicolino Marinacci
CinematographyConstant Mentzas
Edited byConstant Mentzas
Production
company
Cosmodeon Films
Release date
  • 2002 (2002)
Running time
12 minutes
CountryCanada

Aspiration is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Constant Mentzas and released in 2002. The film is a silent depiction of a man (Nicolino Marinacci)'s isolation and anguish. [1]

The film was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Film at the 5th Jutra Awards in 2003. [2] It was subsequently screened at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film; in his acceptance speech, Mentzas joked that he knew he had won the award when he realized that he was the only director of a Canadian short film who had been invited to the awards luncheon, before thanking the jury for paying attention to the film and not falling asleep. [3]

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References

  1. "Barbarian Invasions a winner". Hamilton Spectator , September 16, 2003.
  2. John Griffin, "Seraphin leads with 9 Jutra nominations". Montreal Gazette , January 29, 2003.
  3. Liam Lacey, "Two veterans take the top film-festival honours". The Globe and Mail , September 15, 2003.