Underplayed Gems

Here and the Great Elsewhere (2012)

Here and the Great Elsewhere poster
Original title
Le Grand ailleurs et le petit ici
Directed by
Michèle Lemieux
Genre
animation
Country
Canada
Runtime
14 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

An everyman character thinks about big questions about life and the universe. The film uses pinscreen animation to show his thoughts and feelings.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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