Desastre

Desastre
Directed byJay Field
Written byJay Field
StarringKendall Negro
CinematographyBrett Van Dyke
Edited byRoss Birchall
Release date
Running time
10 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Desastre is a Canadian short comedy film, directed by Jay Field and released in 2004.[1] A parody of the cultural divide between English and French Canadians, the film stars Kendall Negro as a young boy who is culturally French despite having been born to an English-speaking family.[2]

The cast also includes Irene Burns, Lada Darewych, Max Farnell, Paul Fowles, Tanya Fraser, Jamie Levack, Douglas Tardif, Thomas Timmerman and Julie Wiarda.

The film premiered at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in 2004, and had its Canadian premiere at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 25th Genie Awards in 2005.[4]

  1. ^ Eli Kooris, "SXSW Film Reviews". The Austin Chronicle, March 14, 2005.
  2. ^ "Critical List". The Globe and Mail, November 5, 2005.
  3. ^ Deanna Wong, "Wide spectrum in Short Cuts Canada". Playback, August 30, 2004.
  4. ^ Jay Stone, "Big, small get Genie nods". Kingston Whig-Standard, February 9, 2005.