Film details

Synopsis

Boy and his rabbit embark upon a voyage into the night. On a music by Debussy, La Traversée is inspired by the anguishes that sometimes occurs at night, and that vanishes once morning comes.

Credits
Screenplay and direction : Élise Simard
Animation : Élise Simard, Catherine Racette et Éric Bond

Sound conception: Jean-François Sauvé

Sound recording: Nicolas Dallaire
Production : Élise Simard (Productions Dark Holiday)

Financial partner

SODEC

Direction

Élise Simard

Elise Simard is an animation director and visual effects artisan. She has contributed to the visual signatures of numerous documentary features and animated shorts, and enjoys collaborations with amazing filmmakers and artists. Her filmography includes the tiny musical Breakfast (2013), produced while in residency at the Aberystwyth Art Center in Wales, and My Little Underground (2012), a National film Board of Canada production, where she often takes part in stimulating projects and research.