Ousmane

Society/Short Film, Canada 2021

Feeling uprooted and looking for a purpose, Ousmane, a newly arrived Burkinabé immigrant living in Montreal, has his life take a turn when he meets an elderly, disoriented lady, Edith, at the end of a long workday. After learning about Edith’s terrible living conditions, but not fully understanding what the task entail, he naively decides to take on the role of her caregiver as if she was his own mother.
26 min
HD
Starting at 10
Audio language:
French
Subtitles:
English

Awards

Totonto Film Week 2023 Best Narrative Short
Boston Short Film Festival 2022 Best narrative Short Film
Aspen ShortFest 2022 Best Drama

More information

Director:

Jorge Camarotti

Producer:

Jorge Camarotti

Cast:

Issaka Sawadogo (Ousmane)

Marie-Ginette Guay (Edith)

Nadine Jean (Ava)

Original language:

French

Format:

1.37:1 HD, Color

Age rating:

Starting at 10

Audio language:

French

Subtitles:

English