May 9, 2018
Release Date

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The Subject (2018)

Name: The Subject
Genre: Animation, Thriller
Released: 2018-05-09

10m

Running Time

May 9, 2018
Release Date

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Plot.

An animator dissects his own body, extracting memories, emotions and fears that will nurture his work. As he cuts into his skin, various symbolic objects recalling his past emerge. Reaching the heart, he succeeds in identifying the burden he’s been dying to cast off.

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Details.

Release Date
May 9, 2018

Original Name
Le Sujet

Status
Released

Running Time
10m

Genres
Animation Thriller

Last updated: 2025-02-24

Wiki.

The Subject (French: Le sujet) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Patrick Bouchard and released in 2018. An exploration of the creative process, the film features Bouchard performing a dissection on a model of his own body.

The film premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, in the Director's Fortnight stream. It was the only Canadian film screened at Cannes in 2018.

The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2018. It received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019, and won the Prix Iris for Best Animated Short Film at the 21st Quebec Cinema Awards.