Perfectly A Strangeness

Directed by Alison Mcalpine

2024

Docu-fiction

15 min

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Canada

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Color

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Unknown Language

poster

Synopsis

In the dazzling incandescence of an unknown desert, three donkeys discover an abandoned astronomical observatory and the universe. A sensorial, cinematic exploration of what a story can be.

Festivals

2024

  • Cannes Film Festival | Short Film Competition
  • International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala |
  • Toronto International Film Festival |
  • Montreal Festival Du Nouveau Cinema | National CompetitionGrand Prize
  • Hamptons International Film Festival |
  • Chicago International Film Festival | Documentary Short Film CompetitionSilver Hugo
  • Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival | Cinematic Achievement Award
  • Uppsala International Short Film Festival |
  • Tehran International Short Film Festival |
  • IDFA |

2025

  • London Short Film Festival |

Cast & Crew

Cast:
Palomo, Ruperto, Palaye
Script:
Alison Mcalpine
Cinematographer:
Nicolas Canniccioni
Editor:
Carolina Siraqyan
Sound design & mix:
Samuel Gagnon-thibodeau, Mixer Stéphane Bergeron
Music:
Ben Grossman
VXF:
Charles Marchand
Producer:
Alison Mcalpine. Consultant Producers: Aonan Yang; Andreas Mendritzki
Production Company:
Second Sight Pictures In Association With Greenground Productions

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