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The Girl With the Red Beret

Janet Perlman
2023 | 5 min

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A girl takes a wild ride on the metro in Montreal. Travelling from station to station, she encounters an array of colourful characters in a bizarre musical journey that’s peppered with hilarious and unexpected incidents. This joyful, heartwarming animated film portrays Montreal in all its vitality, creativity and diversity, with plenty of humour and good cheer, to the tune of Kate and Anna McGarrigle’s timeless hit “Complainte pour Ste-Catherine.”

Awards and distinctions

  • Best Canadian Short Film
    Festival International du film pour enfants (FIFEM), Montréal
    2024
  • Best International Short Film
    Animation Festival, Los Angeles
    2023
  • Honourable Mention for DGC Award for Best Canadian Animation
    International Animation Festival, Ottawa
    2023