Aspiration (film)

Aspiration
Directed byConstant 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]

  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.