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Summer Nights

a film by Virgile Ratelle

2022 - Québec - Documentary

As the night falls on the suburbs of Montréal, the screeching sound of scooters pierce the silence. Hélly and Natthan roams through the streets looking for the best skate spots, dreaming of the best tricks.

12

minutes

4:3

DCP / QuickTime

Couleur

Numérique

Stéréo

Français

sous-titré anglais

CAST

Helly Millette, Nathan Lamoureux, Léo Hamel

CREW

DIRECTION : Virgile Ratelle / SCREENPLAY : Virgile Ratelle / PRODUCTION : Virgile Ratelle / DIRECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY : Virgile Ratelle / SOUND : Jean-François Vaudrin / EDITING : Jordan Choinière / SOUND DESIGN : Christophe Voyer / SOUND MIX : Christophe Voyer  

FESTIVALS

  • Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal (2022) *Première mondiale

Virgile Ratelle

Having grown up with the skateboarding community, Virgile Ratelle has always gravitated towards a camera and the idea of documenting the present moment. Oscillating between filming skateboarding and Nordic surfing, he decided to orient his future in cinema. He completed his bachelor's degree in visual production at UQAM in 2021 with his graduation film Lost Dans l'Paradise, which had have great success at a number of festivals in Quebec and internationally. He nestles in a "neo direct cinema" documentary cinema and confirms his refined and amorous style with Summer Nights (2022), when he captures the intimacy of two best skateboarding friends, during the summer of their 15 years.

FILMOGRAPHY
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2022

 summer nights  ● COURT-MÉTRAGE documentaire

2021

 Lost dans l'Paradise  ● COURT-MÉTRAGE documentaire (Étudiant)

2018

 dog breath  ● COURT-MÉTRAGE FICTION

Stéphanie Demers-Hébert

Direction générale

direction@wlcmaboard.com

Marc-Olivier Blackburn

Responsable de la distribution

distribution@wlcmaboard.com

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