| Shooting Star | |
|---|---|
| French | Comme une comète |
| Directed by | Ariane Louis-Seize |
| Written by | Ariane Louis-Seize |
| Produced by | Fanny Drew Sarah Mannering |
| Starring | Marguerite Bouchard Whitney Lafleur Patrick Hivon |
| Cinematography | Shawn Pavlin |
| Edited by | Stéphane Lafleur |
| Music by | Pierre-Philippe «Pilou» Côté |
Production company | Colonelle Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 23 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Shooting Star (French: Comme une comète) is a 2020 Canadian short drama film, written and directed by Ariane Louis-Seize.[1] The film stars Marguerite Bouchard as Chloé, a teenage girl travelling with her mother Nathalie (Whitney Lafleur) and her mother's boyfriend Christopher (Patrick Hivon) to observe shooting stars, only to begin developing a sexual and romantic attraction of her own to Christopher.[2]
The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[1] It was subsequently screened at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival, where it won the Prix Télébec,[3] and at the Whistler Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian ShortWork.[4]
The film received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021.[5]