I am beyond excited to release my latest short - Le Jour où je me suis ramassée dans l’champ - or, simply OMW in its English version. 

This film is set in the beautiful province of Quebec where I grew up, so the original version had to be in French. (Watch it here)

After years in the animation industry, I wanted to direct a film with no constraints. I wanted to write a story for myself. With a carte blanche and team of animators from Wizz, I seized the opportunity to write a short film. 

It is a film without concern of an audience, a film that I would want to watch. In reality, I never wrote a single word. This film was born from 'frames' that felt natural to illustrate and animate. It was a purely visual endeavor, a puzzle of scenes. 

The basic idea was simply to have a character go through a day akin to an obstacle course where troubles pile up, but at every 'pothole,' the character would get up and continue. This character, detached from each unpleasant moment, moves forward without hesitation. 

In hindsight, with my personal revelations and discussions with friends, I realised the subconscious symbols of my film. All of which stemmed from a storyboard-based and entirely automatic writing process. Naturally, I anticipated questions about the snake. Indeed, the image of the snake can evoke temptation and death. A snake is often associated with chaos, especially when it slithers along a woman's leg. However, as depicted in Renaissance works, it is also a symbol of rebirth and immortality.

Thanks again to my team for their hard work, I’m grateful for the opportunity offered by my lovely rep Wizz.

Credits Production: Matthieu Poirier @wizzdesign Production Coordination: Akito Martel & Rebeca Hayem Backgrounds: Basile Godard @_basilegodard & Emmanuelle Walker 2D Animation: Vincent Albert @vincent.anhson , Lison Breton, Virgile Chereaud @virgile_cheraud , Valentin Giuili @val_giui , Yosi Hsu, Alexis Maurice @aleximaurice , Marie Toury @marie_toury , Emmanuelle Walker 3D Animation and Modeling: Hugo Garnier @hugo__garnier 2D FX Animation: Paul Bouchart @paulbouchart Compositing: Guillaume Cassuto @gcassuto, Elliott Kajdan @_elio_ Music - "Oxygène" Germain Gauthier - Luc Plamondon - © Notation Éditions & Plamondon Publishing - With the authorisation of Peermusic France Sound Supervision: La Cuisine Sound Mixing, Sound Design & Mixing: Thomas Bauduin Additional voices: Caroline Lapinte Sound Post-Production Means: Badje