September 22, 2023
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A Crab in the Pool (2023)

Name: A Crab in the Pool
Genre: Animation
Released: 2023-09-22

11m

Running Time

September 22, 2023
Release Date

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Plot.

Zoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves on a scorching summer day. They will have to burst the abscess of their relationship so as not to lose each other.

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Cast & Crew.

Élisabeth Gauthier Pelletier

Zoé, Théo, Maman, la bimbo

Jean-Sébastien Hamel

Le bum / Director / Writer / Editor / Director of Photography

Alexandra Myotte

Director / Writer / Director of Photography / Production Design

François Lacasse

Sound

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Details.

Release Date
September 22, 2023

Original Name
Un trou dans la poitrine

Status
Released

Running Time
11m

Genres
Animation

Last updated: 2025-02-03

Wiki.

A Crab in the Pool (French: Un trou dans la poitrine) is a 2023 Canadian animated short film about hardship and grief, directed by Alexandra Myotte and Jean-Sébastien Hamel. The film premiered at the 2023 Fantoche animation film festival in September 2023, and has received several nominations and awards, including the Best Canadian Animation Award at the 2023 Ottawa International Animation Festival and the Audience Awards for Best Animated Short at the 2024 South by South West Festival (SXSW). On December 17, 2024, A Crab in the Pool was shortlisted for the 97th Academy Awards in the category of Best Animated Short Film.