• I'll End Up in Jail

    Directed by Alexandre Dostie
    Canada | 23 minutes |

A stay-at-home mom gets into a murderous car crash where nobody wants to take the blame.

In competition for the Best of the Festival Award

film synopsis

film details

Director: Alexandre Dostie
Producers: Hany Ouichou
Screenwriter: Alexandre Dostie
Cinematographers: Vincent Biron
Editor: Stéphane Lafleur
Music: Simon Trottier
Cast: Martine Francke, Emile Schneider, Guy Thauvette, Joseph Delorey, Stéphane F. Jacques
Original Language Title: Je finirai en prison
Country: Canada
Language: In French with English subtitles.
Year: 2019
Running Time: 23 minutes
Awards: Best International Short Film, Vimeo’s Unofficial Sundance Jury Awards; Audience Award, Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec
Primary Company: Traveling
Contact Email: festival@travellingdistribution.com
Website: https://www.alexandredostie.com/

director biography

Born in rural Quebec, Alexandre Dostie is a self-taught artist with a unique background. Published poet, booze-bruised punk singer and filmmaker, his first short narrative fiction, Mutants (2016) screened in over 100 festivals and won numerous awards, including Best Canadian Short at TIFF. The film was also released as a Vimeo Staff Pick Premiere, gathering close to 700K views. I’ll End Up in Jail (2019), his latest offering, already screened at TIFF, Sundance and Clermont-Ferrand. Alexandre is currently working on his debut feature, SHAPE.

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