| Hope | |
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| Directed by | Pedro Pires |
| Written by | Pedro Pires |
| Based on | Jimmy, créature de rêve by Marie Brassard |
| Produced by | Phoebe Greenberg Penny Mancuso |
| Starring | Bill Croft Lucas Silveira |
| Cinematography | Pedro Pires Jean-François Lord |
| Edited by | Pedro Pires Aube Foglia |
| Music by | Robert Marcel Lepage |
Production company | Phi |
Release date |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
Hope is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Pedro Pires and released in 2011.[1] Inspired by Marie Brassard's theatrical play Jimmy, créature de rêve,[2] the film depicts a military general (Bill Croft) reflecting on his life as he lays dying on a battlefield.[1]
The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened in Montreal as the opening film for selected screenings of Lars von Trier's film Melancholia.[4]
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2011.[5] It was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 32nd Genie Awards,[6] and a Prix Jutra nominee for Best Short Film at the 14th Jutra Awards.
- ^ a b "Short Film, Short Review: Pedro Pires' HOPE". Screen Anarchy, September 14, 2011.
- ^ Danny Lennon, "HOPE de PEDRO PIRES à Telluride!". Voir, September 1, 2011.
- ^ "Bold Canadian shorts pack big punch". Toronto Star, September 9, 2011.
- ^ "Hope de Pedro Pires en première partie de Melancholia". La Presse, October 29, 2011.
- ^ "The Festival group releases Canada's annual top ten". Postmedia News, December 7, 2011.
- ^ "The complete list of 2012 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail, January 17, 2012.