Here and the Great Elsewhere (2012)

Name: Here and the Great Elsewhere
Genre: Animation
Released: 2012-11-01

14m

Running Time

November 1, 2012
Release Date

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Plot.

This abstract yet compelling philosophical tale uses the Alexeïeff-Parker pinscreen as a metaphor for the particles that make up the universe. Through 4 tableaux that explore her character’s thoughts, filmmaker Michèle Lemieux takes a look at the profound reflections of this everyman, whose questions are part of humanity’s eternal quest for meaning.

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Free

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Cast & Crew.

Michèle Lemieux

Director / Writer

Julie Roy

Producer

Armand Amar

Composer

Details.

Release Date
November 1, 2012

Status
Released

Running Time
14m

Genres
Animation

Last updated: 2025-02-15

This Movie Is About.

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Wiki.

Here and the Great Elsewhere (French: Le Grand ailleurs et le petit ici) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Michèle Lemieux and released in 2012. Made using pinscreen animation, the film is a philosophical meditation on the ultimate meaning of life, through the story of an everyman figure confronting existential mysteries about the universe.

Lemieux made the film on the pinscreen given to her by animator Jacques Drouin.

The film premiered at the 2012 Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois.

It was the winner of the Grand Prix at the Cinemania festival in Portugal, and was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013.