Aphasia (film)

Aphasia
FrenchAphasie
Directed byMarielle Dalpé
Written byMarielle Dalpé
Produced byMarc Bertrand
StarringClare Coulter
Andrée Lachapelle
Edited byNatacha Dufaux
Production
company
Release date
  • September 11, 2023 (2023-09-11) (TIFF)
Running time
3 minutes
CountryCanada

Aphasia (French: Aphasie) is a Canadian animated short film, written and directed by Marielle Dalpé and released in 2023.[1] Inspired in part by Dalpé's grandmother's struggle with Alzheimer disease, the film depicts the helplessness of a woman whose ability to communicate is impacted by aphasia, with both the animation and the sound design shifting to illustrate the loss of her words.[1]

The film was released in both French and English versions, with the English narration performed by Clare Coulter and the French narration voiced by Andrée Lachapelle in one of her final performances before her death.[1] The English version premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, and the French version premiered at the 2023 Festival du nouveau cinéma.[2]

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Rachel Ho, "Marielle Dalpé on Aphasia and Finding a Way with Words". Point of View, September 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Aphasie, court-métrage d'animation présenté au TIFF". Ici Radio-Canada, September 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Jamie Lang, "Canadian Screen Awards 2024: All The Animation, VFX, And Video Game Nominees". Cartoon Brew, March 13, 2024.