Ghost Town Anthology

Répertoire des villes disparues

60th TIFF: Greek Premiere

A village in Quebec is stunned by the loss of a 21-year-old man. Although it isn’t clear if it was an accident or a suicide, everyone suspects the latter. While the community is overwhelmed by grief and unspoken guilt, a series of uncanny events take place: muted silhouettes appear out of the blue, mysterious sounds coming from nowhere. Elliptical and enigmatic, an atmospheric allegory for the withering of small communities, the fear of the Other, the collective memory denial.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Denis Côté
Script: Denis Côté
Cinematography: François Messier-Rheault
Editing: Nicolas Roy
Sound: Yann Cleary, Glovis Gouaillier, Fridiric Cloutier
Actors: Robert Naylor, Josée Deschênes, Jocelyne Zucco, Normand Carrière, Rachel Graton, Hubert Proulx, Diane Lavallée, Rémi Goulet, Larissa Corriveau, Jean-Michel Anctil
Production: Couzin Films
Producers: Ziad Touma
Art Direction: Marie-Pier Fortier
Costumes: Caroline Bodson
Camera: Lou Scamble
Make Up: Dominique T. Hasbani
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Canada
Production Year: 2018
Duration: 97΄
Contact: Films Boutique, contact@filmsboutique.com

Denis Côté

Denis Côtéis one of the most prominent figures in modern independent cinema landscape, living in Quebec. His experimental films have been shown at top-class film festivals around the world. He studied Film in Montreal and made a number of short films, before making his directorial debut in 2005 with the film Les états nordiques, which won the Golden Leopard at Locarno Int’l Film Festival.

Filmography

2005 Les états nordiques | Drifting States
2009 Carcasses (doc)
2012 Bestiaire (doc)
2013 Vic + Flo ont vu un ours | Vic + Flo Saw a Bear
2017 Ta Peau si Lisse| A Skin So Soft
2018 Répertoire des villes disparues| Ghost Town Anthology
2019 Wilcox