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The Head Vanishes

2016 9 min
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Franck Dion’s gentle, poetic film invites us to share the journey of an elderly woman living with degenerative dementia, as her confused mind leaves her open to danger.

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In this poetic short, animator Franck Dion (Edmond was a Donkey) invites us to share the journey of Jacqueline, an elderly woman living with degenerative dementia. Jacqueline isn’t quite in her right mind anymore, but she’s determined to take the train to the seaside, as she has done every summer. Only this year, she’s constantly being followed by some woman who claims to be her daughter, and the trip takes some unexpected and phantasmagorical turns.

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Co-produced by Papy3D Productions, the National Film Board of Canada and ARTE France.
Families Seniors Psychology and Psychiatry All subjects
  • writer
    Franck Dion
  • designer
    Franck Dion
  • editor
    Franck Dion
  • director
    Franck Dion
  • French voice
    Florence Desalme
  • English voice
    Jeannie Walker
    Kathleen Fee
  • English adaptation
    Kathleen Fee
  • casting
    Kathleen Fee
  • voice direction
    Kathleen Fee
  • animation
    Gilles Cuvelier
    Gabriel Jacquel
    Nicolas Trotignon
    Franck Dion
  • intern
    Bei Chen
  • 3D modeling
    Nicolas Trotignon
  • rigging
    Clément Vaucelle
  • textures
    Studio Salon Caulaincourt
  • sets
    Studio Salon Caulaincourt
  • 3D renderer
    Studio Salon Caulaincourt
  • compositing
    Studio Salon Caulaincourt
  • original score
    Pierre Caillet
  • executive music producer
    Pierre Caillet
  • music - performance
    Akosh S.
    Edward Perraud
    Ludovic Balla
    Pierre Caillet
  • music recording
    Thomas Vingtrinier
  • music recording - assistance
    Rémi Bourcereau
  • music mixing
    Thomas Vingtrinier
  • music mixing - assistance
    Rémi Bourcereau
  • sound design
    Pierre Yves Drapeau
  • foley
    Lise Wedlock
  • sound recording
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
  • technical direction
    Pierre Plouffe
  • technical coordination
    Daniel Lord
  • production coordination
    Michèle Labelle
  • administration
    Diane Régimbald
  • administrative team
    Diane Ayotte
    Karine Desmeules
  • producer
    Franck Dion
    Richard Van Den Boom
    Julie Roy

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