men, memories, mature
Dan has a gaping hole in his neck that won’t heal. Why? He can’t remember, nor talk about it. Back in the sinister arena of his childhood, he must find the part of himself he once left behind that prevents him, now an adult, from being whole.
Jean-Sébastien Hamel and Alexandra Myotte are a writer-director duo based in Montreal. Their award-winning animated short films have been showcased at hundreds of festivals around the world. Un trou dans la poitrine (A Crab in the Pool) has won over 30 awards, including at SXSW and the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, and was shortlisted for the 2025 Academy Awards.
