LE FRÈRE (THE BROTHER)
28 min, documentary/animation, Canada, 2019Directed byJérémie Battaglia
Produced byLes Films Extérieur Jour - Amélie Lambert-Bouchard
LanguagesFrench, Japanese
Film details
Synopsis :
Living with an illness that is causing him to lose the use of his body, Kaïs is awoken every morning by a different member of his family. Though paralyzed, he dreams he is the hero of his favorite manga, along with his brothers: Fehd, the bodybuilder and Zaïd, the ninja.
Credits :
Written and Directed by Jérémie Battaglia
Production : Les Films Extérieur Jour – Amélie Lambert-Bouchard
Director of photography : Jérémie Battaglia
Artistic director (animation) : Jin Park Hyun
Editing : Andrea Henriquez
Sound Design : Marie-Pierre Grenier
Sound Mix : Isabelle Lussier
Music : Anaïs Larocque
Sound : Jérémie Battaglia et Lenny Fontaine
Actors (voice over for animation) : Dai Tabuchi, Keita Jimmy Hara
With the participation of : Sanaa Skalante Karouani, Fouad Karouani, Zaïd Karouani, Kaïs Karouani and Johan Fehd Karouani
Direction
Jérémie Battaglia
French-Canadian filmmaker based in Montreal where he co-founded the production company Extérieur Jour, Jérémie Battaglia defines himself as an admirer of ordinary heroes. In his films, he explores themes of adversity, the body, and its limits, as seen in works like “Perfect,” “The brother” (HotDocs 2020, Best Documentary Short Film at the 2021 Prix du cinéma québécois, nominated for Canadian Screen Awards), and “ADONIS.” He gained recognition in 2012 with the documentary short film “Pots and pans” about the student protests in Quebec, which quickly went viral. He has since collaborated with the National Film Board of Canada on several award-winning web documentary projects. Through his films, he seeks to explore the form of his medium, often collaborating with artists from other disciplines such as animation, theater, dance, or music. He co-directed the circus film “The sum of our dreams” with Johanne Madore, and the dance film “The goddam milky way” with Mélanie Demers, both selected in numerous festivals. “Une jeunesse française” is his second feature-length documentary, premiered at Hot Docs festival in 2024.
Filmography :
A FRENCH YOUTH, 84 min, Documentary, 2024
ADONIS, 52 min, Documentary, 2024
LA SOMME DE NOS RÊVES, Art film,77 min, 2022
LA GOUTTE DE TROP, Documentary, 52 min, 2021
LE FRÈRE, 28 min, Documentary, 2019
QU’AVONS NOUS FAIT DE NOS VACANCES, 52 min, Documentary, 2019
PARFAITES, 78 min, Documentary, 2016
TOI, MOI ET LA CHARTE, Webdocumentary, 2013
LE PRINTEMPS D’APRÈS, Webdocumentary, 2013
LE POIDS D’UNE VOIX, Webdocumentary, 2012