Art Film

Clementine

A visceral awakening

Clémentine, a cry from deep within, between the mineral, the beast, and the human, an unusual encounter with matter to become one with its shadows and its light, a journey through glitter and mud leading to the pure and natural state where memories are shipwrecked to free the soul.

Honours

Awards

2024 - Best Dance video - Beyond The Screen Festival, Envers, Belgique
2021 - Best Canadian Dance Short Film - FASS Forward du Festival des arts de Saint-Sauveur, Canada
2021 - Best Experimental - Amsterdam Short Film Festival Best Experimental, Pays-Bas
2021 - Best choreography - Depth of Field International Film Festival, Nassau, É-U
2021 - Honorable mention for the Best Dance film - Roma Short Film Festival, Italie
2020 - Best Experimental - Sicily Independent Film Festival, Italie
2020 - Film award - Experimental Dance and Music Film Festival de Toronto, Canada
2020 - Best Experimental - Women Over 50 Film Festival, Royaume-Uni
2020 - Honorable MentionScreendance - R.E.D International Film festival, Norvège

Nominations

2021 - Finalist in the categories Best Actress et Best Expérimental - International Short&Symbolic Art Film Festival, Saint-Petersburg, Russie
2021 - Finalist in the category Dance film - New Wave Short film Festival, Munich, Allemagne
2021 - Finalist in the category Experimental - Tokyo International Short Film Festival, Japon
2021 - Finalist in the category Experimental - Séoul Short Film Festival, Corée
2020 - Semi-finalist Finalist in the category Experimental - Montréal Independent Film Festival, Canada
2019 - Finalist Prix Lumières - Cinédanse, Ottawa, Canada

Official selections

2026 - Festival Vues du Québec, Florac, France
2026 - Quebecuá, Festival de cine de Québec, La Rioja, Spain
2023 - Expérimental Award, London International Film Festival, United Kingdom
2023 - Cinedanse Caraquet, Canada
2021 - Toronto International Women Festival, Canada
2021 - Toronto Indie Shorts, Canada
2021 - XXIVe Rencontres Internationales Traverse de Toulouse, France
2021 - Venice Shorts Film Festival, Los Angeles, United States
2020 - Festival Quartiers Danses, Montréal
2020 - Festival Waterproof (Ciné-Corps) de Rennes, Brittany
2019 - San Francisco Dance Film Festival, United States

« The dancer is spectacular! A work of art of striking beauty, I watched it twice and would love to see it a third time, it’s so beautiful and there is so much to see »

– Participant of Wildsound Festival de Toronto

Details

Duration : 7 minutes 42 seconds
Location/format: Screening

A film by :
Chantal Caron

Choreography :
Chantal Caron

Performer :
Clémentine Schindler

Editor :
Mirenda Ouellet

Original music :
Pierre-Marc Beaudoin

Assistant director :
Albert Girard

Director of photography and post-production:
Julia Perron Langlois

Cameraman :
Richard Saint-Pierre

Text :
Angélique Caron St-Pierre et Jean St-Pierre