Perfectly A Strangeness

Directed by Alison McAlpine

2024

Docu-fiction

15 min

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Canada

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Color

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Unknown Language

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Synopsis

In the dazzling incandescence of an unknown desert, three donkeys discover an abandoned astronomical observatory and the universe. A sensorial, cinematic exploration of what a story can be.

Achievements

Oscar Nominated in the Best Documentary Short Film Category

Relevant Details

Perfectly a Strangeness premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, Official Competition 2024 and has since traveled to TIFF, IDFA “Best of Fests” and over 70 international film festivals, playing in 27 countries, winning 19 awards.

Quotes

One of the most cinematic documentaries of the year. — Matthew Carey, Deadline

Festivals

2024

  • Cannes Film Festival | Short Film Competition •
  • International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala | •
  • Toronto International Film Festival | •
  • Montreal Festival Du Nouveau Cinema | National Competition • Grand Prize
  • Hamptons International Film Festival | •
  • Chicago International Film Festival | Documentary Short Film Competition • Silver Hugo
  • Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival | • Cinematic Achievement Award
  • Uppsala International Short Film Festival | •
  • Tehran International Short Film Festival | •
  • IDFA | •

2025

  • Indy Shorts International Film Festival | •
  • Odense International Film Festival | •
  • Trento Film Festival | • Silver Gentian
  • Santa Barbara International Film Festival | •
  • Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma | Best Documentary Short •
  • Full Frame Documentary Film Festival | • Best Short Film
  • London Short Film Festival | •
  • Athens International Film & Video Festival | • From the Booth Award

2026

  • Academy Awards | Best Documentary Short Film • Nominated
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Cast & Crew

Cast:
Palomo, Ruperto, Palaye
Script:
Alison McAlpine
Cinematographer:
Nicolas Canniccioni
Editor:
Carolina Siraqyan
Sound design & mix:
Samuel Gagnon-Thibodeau, Mixer Stéphane Bergeron
Music:
Ben Grossman
VXF:
Charles Marchand
Producer:
Alison McAlpine. Consultant Producers: Aonan Yang; Andreas Mendritzki
Production Company:
Second Sight Pictures In Association With Greenground Productions

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