Hello Stranger

a docu-fiction by Amélie Hardy
16 minutes | 2023

Written by

Josephine Cooper Holt
Amélie Hardy

Directed by

Amélie Hardy

Producer

Fanny Drew
Sarah Mannering

DISTRIBUTION

H264 distribution

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Synopsis

Between loads of laundry at the corner laundromat, Cooper shares the story of her gender reassignment journey. Piecing together her memories, from her childhood in a small fishing village through her tumultuous medical process, Cooper attempts to make peace with the last male imprint remaining on her body: that annoying deep voice that sticks to her skin.

Team

Director of photography: Myriam Payette
Set designer: Judith Maltais
Costume designer: Fanny Tremblay-Goulet
Sound recordist: Camille Demers-Lambert
Editor: Amélie Hardy
Sound designer: Christophe Voyer
Sound mixer: Christophe Voyer
Music: Joseph Marchand

AWARDS & FESTIVALS LIST

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LIST OF AWARDS AND FESTIVALS

  • PREMIERE: South by SouthWest (SXSW), 2024
  • Best Directing Québec, Off-Courts Trouville, 2024
  • Best Short Documentary, Snake Alley Festival of Film, 2024
  • Documentary Short Film Award, Calgary International Film Festival (CIFF), 2024
  • Best Short Film International Documentary, Shorts México, 2024
  • Best Short Doc, San Diego International Film Festival, 2024
  • Jury Award for Best Documentary Short, Reeling Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, 2024
  • Best Editing, Femme Filmmakers Festival, 2024
  • Special Mention - Young Cineastes Award, Palm Springs International ShortFest, 2024
  • Special Mention of Unicef Teens Competition, Lago Film Fest, 2024
  • Special Mention Best Short Documentary, Fantasia International Film Festival, 2024
  • Plein(s) Écran(s), 2025
  • Big Water Film Festival, 2025
  • London Short Film Festival (LSFF), 2025
  • Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, 2024
  • Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay, 2024
  • DC/DOX, 2024
  • Women+Film Festival, 2024
  • Champs-Elysées Film Festival, 2024
  • Junges Kurzfilm Festival à Hamburg Mo&Friese, 2024
  • Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival, 2024
  • DeadCenter Film Festival, 2024
  • Queer Lisboa 28 - International Queer Film Festival, 2024
  • Galway Film Fleadh, 2024
  • Mecal Pro, Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival, 2024
  • OutSouth Queer Film Festival, 2024
  • Utah Queer Film Festival, 2024
  • HollyShorts Film Festival, 2024
  • International Festival Signs of the Night Bangkok, 2024
  • Les percéides - Festival international de cinéma et d'art de Percé, 2024
  • Festival Court & Queer, 2024
  • Dokufest, International Documentary and Short Film Festival, 2024
  • Sapporo International Short Film Festival & Market, 2024
  • Atlantic International Film Festival, 2024
  • Lunenburg Doc Fest, 2024
  • Fabulous Independent Film Festival, 2024
  • Mezipatra Queer Film Festival, 2024
  • NewFest: LGBTQ+ Film and Media, 2024
  • International Short Film Festival Berlin, 2024
  • Melbourne Queer Film Festival, 2024
  • ImageOut Rochester LGBTQ+ Film Festival, 2024
  • Escales Documentaires, 2024
  • Festival du film LGBTQI+ de Paris Chéries Chéris, 2024
  • SFFILM's Doc Stories, 2024
  • Hamptons International Film Festival, 2024
  • Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival, 2024
  • Festifilm de Beauce, 2024
  • International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!, 2024
  • Image+Nation Festival film LGBTQueer Montréal, 2024
  • Whistler Film Festival, 2024