Private Project

Moving Past...Goodbye

Arielle Keach-Tremblay is directing this time-bending short movie about a young military BRAT "Stevie" that decides to run away rather than go through yet another military family move, narrated via three characters that represent Stevie at different ages, as time passes.
Stevie takes us on a journey as she ages about moving past goodbyes and hard lessons about running away from your problems.

  • Arielle Keach-Tremblay
    Director
    she is 9 years old:) it is her first time
  • Arielle Keach-Tremblay
    Writer
    She is 9 years old:) it is her first
  • Patty Keach
    Writer
    This is her first festival submission ever. She helped Arielle finish this movie in production to help coordinate the flashback scenes.
  • Catherine Gagnon
    Writer
    This is her first festival submission ever. She helped Arielle finish this movie in production to help coordinate the flashback scenes.
  • Patty Keach
    Producer
    first time-she was hired by 9 year old's production company to produce for the first time.
  • Arielle Keach-Tremblay
    Key Cast
    "Stevie (youngest version)"
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12440937/
  • Anna Capobianco
    Key Cast
    "Stevie (oldest version)"
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12440964/?ref_=tt_ov_st
  • Catherine Gagnon
    Key Cast
    "Stevie (mid-aged version) "
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12368810/?ref_=tt_ov_st
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Narrative, Youth Filmaker, Woman, Diverse Cast and Crew
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 23, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    mp4, digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Madangelproductions.com
    Distributor
    Country: Canada
Director Biography - Arielle Keach-Tremblay

Arielle Keach-Tremblay is a first time director/writer.
This bilingual 9- year-old actor, writer, grade 3er, wrote Moving Past Goodbye at age 8. In addition to taking acting classes at MSOPA, she created her own production company and t-shirt line (coining her slogan Dream it! Write it! Film it! Repeat!) to launch and finance her writing and directorial debut with Moving Past Goodbye. Her plan is to create her own opportunities as she continues to act in other productions to obtain her Actra is a testament to her determination to be taken serious in this industry. Since 2018, her passion for producing art is unsurpassed by her desire to act and create constantly. Arielle has acted in shorts, features, commercials, and music videos. She is determined to show that hard work will pay off, that #ageisjustanumber and beautiful creations can come out of the mind of a child that are strong enough to compete with adults in the festivals. The acting community came together and stood with her to help her dream come true to film it.

She is part of an acting family: www.keach-tremblay.com.

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Director Statement

I wanted to create a movie that time bends from a young character to an older one. Military kid life is just a topic no one really covers. It causes issues, plus there are so many runaways still today across North America in general. It is not always because of bad circumstances; and, I hope this raises some awareness on the matter. Some kids just want to go their own way, and are too shy to come back.

As a film maker being taken seriously because of age, or because I am a girl, should not be an issue. I am capable to do things, and hopefully, great things like amazing pieces of art that moves someone's heart. We have to move past old ways of thinking...you know, say good bye to it