(En anglais, The Life of a Dog)

...or just call it "the dog movie." I do. This is a 13-minute short, based on a dream I had. Really.

"La vie d'un chien" is, first of all, the story of a French
scientist who turns himself into a dog. But it's also my homage to Chris Marker's classic short film, "La Jétee." Like "La Jétee," my story is told almost entirely through the use of black-and-white still photos.
A narrator voices the story - in French, naturellement. The rest of us just have to read the subtitles.

Here's a one-minute trailer for the film.

And here's a short clip:

WHAT'S NEW:

LA VIE COMING TO CANADIAN TELEVISION

The dog movie will be featured on Moviola, Canada's all-short-film network. More details as I get 'em.

PAST SCREENINGS:

See the complete list.

NEWS

FEBRUARY, 2008: At long last La vie has been invited to play at Clermont-Ferrand, the "Cannes of short films." I was honored to have the film included in a special series of shorts on the theme of dogs. The programmers wanted to screen the film from a 35mm print. Since one didn't exist, they generously offered to underwrite the lab costs of creating one! (Imagine living in a country where they fund the arts...) I worked with Monaco Labs in San Francisco and they did a beautiful job.

NOVEMBER, 2006: How cool is this?! La Vie was part of a huge Metropolis-themed extravaganza, with live music, installations and whatnot. Brought to you by the very cool FutureShorts folks. Me and Fritz Lang... wow. I feel like my garage band was tapped to open for Led Zeppelin. Sorta like that.

SEPTEMBER, 2006: It's official: "La Vie" is an art film. It played at the DeCordova Museum of Art for 4 months, exhibited as continuous loop (how many screenings is that?). It was a part of "Going Ape: Confronting Animals in Contemporary Art." Here's a the museum blurb about the film, and the Boston Globe said it was a "clever, funny, and profound social satire."

NOVEMBER 2005:I'm very pleased to announce that La Vie was awarded FIRST PRIZE at the Three Rivers Film Festival in Pittsburgh! The prize includes a cash award, film stock from Kodak, and Final Draft screenwriting software.

OCTOBER 2005: Dog movie takes prizes in Mill Valley and D.C.!

Good reviews in Birmingham and cyberspace... Here's a great write up for our screening at the Sidewalk Film Festival,and here's a nice mention on the Greencine Blog by Hannah Eaves... and her recent follow-up... (a long article, scroll down to about the half-way mark)

JUNE 2005: La Vie wins at LA Film Festival!

MARCH 2005: Read about our
NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS/NEW YORK adventure!

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DOWNLOAD PRESS INFO & PHOTOS:

These are PDF files:
Synopsis & Director's Statement
Director Bio
Director Filmography
Publicity Stills(3 MB)
Complete Credits (5 pages)