PRESS KIT
JACKPOT
a film by Sharbel Showairy
Fiction | 8 minutes | 2022
Gro$ Lot
Language: French with STE
Shooting format: 4k - couleur
Aspect ratio 2:1 | Sound 5.1
DCP - ProRes - H264
country of action: Canada (Quebec)
country of filming: Canada (Quebec)
#lottery #christmas #friendship #money #milliondollars #divergence
Specs
Synopsis
In a Christmas village, after a work accident, Jordan receives a lottery ticket as a gift from his friend Sam. To their surprise, the ticket wins a million dollars. Each having a different goal with the money, they will need to fight for their ideals.
Cast
SACHA BOLDUC & LÉNIE B. DESROSIERS
FESTIVALS: Awards and official selections
41st RVQC - Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma (Canada)
7th Courts d'un soir - Montreal international short film festival (Canada)
24th ShorTS International Film Festival - Maremetraggio Section (Italy)
12th FCVQ - Quebec City Film Festival (Canada)
37th FICFA - Festival international de cinéma francophone d’Acadie (Canada)
3rd FFAVM - Festival de films d’auteur de Val-Morin (Canada)
8th OTTAWA Canadian Film Festival (Canada)
DIRECTOR - BIO
Born in Lebanon, Sharbel Showairy is a writer and director based in Montreal. Seduced by the art of storytelling and always questioning the world around himself, his goal is to tell untold stories about the truth of humanity. “Gro$ lot” is his second short film.
Team
director SHARBEL SHOWAIRY
script FRÉDÉRICK BRETON, SHARBEL EL-SHOWAIRY
script consultant SANDRINE BÉCHADE
editing YVANN THIBAUDEAU
photography FRÉDÉRICK BRETON
sound JÉRÔME BOITEAU
artistic director MARIE-ANDRÉE BRIÈRE
makeup SHANTAL BARD
costumes ZOÉ FAVREAU
location manager PATRICK VEZEAU
production SERGE DESROSIERS
VITAL PRODUCTIONS