Pachyderm

Pachyderm (2024)

Pachyderme

As every summer, Louise is entrusted to her grand-parents for a few days of vacation in the country. The green grass of the garden, the swimming in the lake, the fishing with Grandpa, everything seems as sweet as Grandma's strawberry pies. Yet this year, the snow will fall in summer and a monster will die.

Date of release
2024-02-16
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (23)
Runtime
11m
Genres
Animation, Drama
Director
Stéphanie Clément

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Pachyderme is a 2022 French animated short film directed by Stéphanie Clément. Blending traditional and computer animation, the film is a subtle narrative about a young girl's survival of childhood abuse. The animation creates a visual metaphor for the dissociative nature of the trauma she suffers. It features the voice of Christa Théret. It won Best Short Film at the Manchester Animation Festival and Best Animated Short at the Foyle Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards.

Production

The film follows a young woman named Louise who remembers her summer vacation to the countryside to stay with her grandparents. The story is told through fairytale-like, concise animations that evoke the style of children's books, and which ambiguously and subtly create an eerie atmosphere where the young girl perceives the grandfather as a silent, foreboding presence.

Stéphanie Clément and screenwriter Marc Rius both originate from Provence. The project began from their shared desire to work together and approach the topic of incest. They worked to craft a film based on various psychological defense mechanisms, such as dissociation and repression. According to Clément, their story focuses on "an emotionally anesthetized character who struggles with their own memories".

Pachyderme was produced by Tu Nous ZA Pas Vus (TNZPV) Productions and Folimage. It received support from the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Arte France, Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Région Grand Est, Département de la Haute-Savoie, Département de la Drôme, Valence Romans Agglo, and SACEM in association with the Maison du Film.

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