The Depths (2019 film)

The Depths
FrenchLes profondeurs
Directed byAriane Louis-Seize
Written byAriane Louis-Seize
Produced byJeanne-Marie Poulain
StarringGeneviève Boivin-Roussy
CinematographyShawn Pavlin
Edited byMyriam Magassouba
Music byPierre-Philippe Côté
Distributed byTravelling Distribution
Release date
  • September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06) (TIFF)
Running time
21 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Depths (French: Les profondeurs) is a 2019 Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Ariane Louis-Seize.[1] The film stars Geneviève Boivin-Roussy as Justine, a young woman grieving her mother's recent death at the mother's lakefront cabin, who decides to go diving in the lake after finding a scuba suit among her mother's possessions.[2]

The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened at the Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, where it won the Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film.[4]

  1. ^ Marilou Lamontagne, "Un tapis rouge au TIFF pour la réalisatrice de l'Outaouais, Ariane Louis-Seize". Ici Radio-Canada Ottawa-Gatineau, September 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Frédéric Bouchard, "TIFF : « Les profondeurs », l'expérience sensorielle et immersive d'Ariane Louis-Seize" Lien Multimédia, September 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Le Québec rayonnera au TIFF". TVA Nouvelles, August 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Check out this year's Cinéfest award winners". Northern Life, October 3, 2019.