A Crab in the Pool

Un trou dans la poitrine

Unclassified 18+

Dir. Alexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel / 2023 / 11 mins / Canada / French / Drama, Animation / Australian Premiere

On a scorching summer day, two siblings are reminded of their mother.

At the local swimming pool, Zoé disappears into adolescent anxieties, while her younger brother Théo retreats into childhood imagination. But each must confront their shared trauma. Québec duo Alexandra Myotte and Jean-Sébastien Hamel craft this psychedelic 2D animation full of whimsical transitions, POV shots, dream logic and raw feelings.

10 Aug 10:45am ACMI 1

Past Session

Animation Shorts (106 m)

Gigi (14 m)

Every Morning (2 m)

The Tree's Home (12 m)

A Crab in the Pool (11 m)

Father's Letters (12 m)

Hurikán (13 m)

In the Shadow of the Cypress (19 m)

Flower Show (9 m)

Animation Shorts (106 m)

Gigi (14 m)

Every Morning (2 m)

The Tree's Home (12 m)

A Crab in the Pool (11 m)

Father's Letters (12 m)

Hurikán (13 m)

In the Shadow of the Cypress (19 m)

Flower Show (9 m)

Past Session

ACMI 1

Past Session

19 Aug 3:45pm ACMI 1

Past Session

Animation Shorts (101 m)

Gigi (14 m)

Every Morning (2 m)

The Tree's Home (12 m)

A Crab in the Pool (11 m)

Father's Letters (12 m)

Hurikán (13 m)

In the Shadow of the Cypress (19 m)

Flower Show (9 m)

Animation Shorts (101 m)

Gigi (14 m)

Every Morning (2 m)

The Tree's Home (12 m)

A Crab in the Pool (11 m)

Father's Letters (12 m)

Hurikán (13 m)

In the Shadow of the Cypress (19 m)

Flower Show (9 m)

Past Session

ACMI 1

Past Session

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