Private Project

Trouble

Trouble recounts Lili's traumatic experience of encountering a young man who threatened to rape her as she's walking home from school at the tender age of ten.

  • Caroleen Moise
    Director and Editor
    We Love Paleo (aka Love Paleo) and Defying All Odds
  • Caroleen Moise
    Producer
    We Love Paleo (aka Love Paleo) and Defying All Odds
  • Lili Menard
    Story by
  • Lili Menard
    Key Cast
    "Herself"
  • Gunnard Doboze
    Composer
    Bill Coors: The Will to Live, A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness and Saving Face.
  • Empire Animate
    Animations
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 7 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 5, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    1080p
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Toronto Independent Festival of CIFT
    Toronto
    Canada
    Best Female Director for Short Documentary
  • Vancouver Independent Film Festival
    Vancouver
    Canada
    Finalist
  • Rome Independent Prisma Awards
    Rome
    Italy
    Selection
  • Best Shorts Competition
    San Diego
    United States
    Award of Merit—Women Filmmakers
  • Best Shorts Competition
    San Diego
    United States
    Award of Merit—Documentary Short
  • Weyauwega International Film Festival
    Weyauwega, Wisconsin
    United States
    Selected
  • Women's Voices Now
    Rolling Hills Estates, CA
    United States
    Official Selection
Director Biography

This award-winning writer, producer, and director started working in the film industry in 2003. She launched her career creating shorts, namely The Intruders (Firefox Runner-Up Award in Asia Pacific, 2013) and Insomnia (distributed on TV in over 30 countries in 2014).

She recently completed her second documentary feature, Defying All Odds (US distributor). By March 2021, the doc had garnered a total of 7 wins and nominations, namely a "Critics Choice Award" at the Iowa Independent Film Festival, "Best Director, "Documentary Feature" at the Culver City Film Festival and "Award of Merit, Special Mention" at The Impact Docs Awards in La Jolla. The project is also showcased on Getty Images Australia.

Caroleen's debut feature documentary, We Love Paleo (aka Love Paleo, 2016), is also distributed worldwide. We Love Paleo was subtitled in French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Czech. To date, her debut feature has been seen in over 60 countries. This creative of Haitian descent holds a Bachelor of Communications from UQAM University, constantly seeks to enhance the mastery of her craft, and speaks a few languages.

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Director Statement

My favorite director in the business, Englishman Danny Boyle, has achieved the marvelous feat of transcending genres by successfully creating captivating science-fiction, drama and thriller films. His versatility amazes me and this is why I admire him so much: it shows true genius.