Private Project

Leanne

‘I have always known. It’s just part of the everyday for me. Don‘t get me wrong. I don‘t think about it all the time or even every day. I just know. It‘s at the back of my mind, I suppose.’

Health is something we take for granted when we’re young. But what if we hear a clock ticking from the moment we take our first breath? Leanne was born with Cystic Fibrosis. But that does not mean that is all her life is.

  • Anne Giroux
    Director
  • Maria Messias Mendes
    Writer
    ‘A Month’ (2022)
  • Anne Giroux
    Producer
  • Anne Giroux
    Key Cast
    "Leanne"
  • Ayham Abou Ammar
    Key Cast
    "Friend"
  • Tigere
    Sound Design and Composition
    A Month (2022)
  • Gabrielle Bergeron-Leduc
    Direction of Photography
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Chicago Filmmakers Awards
    Chicago
    United States
    Semi-Finalist
  • Canadian Cinematography Awards (CaCA)
    Toronto
    Canada
    Finalist: Best First Time Director
  • Global Shorts
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Winner: Honourable Mention
  • Berlin Shorts
    Berlin
    Germany
    Semi-Finalist: Best First Time Short Filmmaker
  • Aventure à Beyoğlu
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    Official Selection
  • New York International Women Festival
    New York
    United States
    Semi-Finalist
  • Bestlov Film Festival

    Winner: Best First Time Director
  • Paris International Short Festival
    Paris
    France
    Semi-Finalist
  • Nashville Independent Filmmakers Festival
    Nashville
    United States
    Winner: Best International Narrative Short
Director Biography - Anne Giroux

Anne completed her training in theatrical and cinematographic interpretation at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM - Montréal, Québec, Canada) in 2019. In 2023, she won Best Actress at the Toronto Indie Shorts for her interpretation in Coexistence, directed by Youri Létourneau-Langlois.

LEANNE is her first short movie.

www.annegiroux.com

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Director Statement

"It all starts with waking up: waking up to what is real and authentic in and around us and what isn't; waking up to what our bodies are expressing and what our minds is suppressing; waking up to our wounds and our gifts; waking up to what we believed and what we actually value; waking up to what we will no longer tolerate and what we can now accept; waking up to the myths that bind us and that interconnections that define us; waking up to the past as it has been, the present as it is, and the future as it may yet be, waking up, most especially, to the gap between what ou essence calls for and what "normal" has demanded of us."

Dr. Gabor Maté, The Myth of Normal