A Crab in the Pool

A Crab in the Pool

Un trou dans la poitrine

Unclassified 18+

On a scorching summer day, two siblings are reminded of their mother.

At the local swimming pool, Zoé disappears into adolescent anxieties, while her younger brother Théo retreats into childhood imagination. But each must confront their shared trauma. Québec duo Alexandra Myotte and Jean-Sébastien Hamel craft this psychedelic 2D animation full of whimsical transitions, POV shots, dream logic and raw feelings.

Tickets

10 Aug 10:45am ACMI 1
Access: Assistive listening Wheelchair Accessible 100 percent subtitled
Past Session
19 Aug 3:45pm ACMI 1
Access: Assistive listening Wheelchair Accessible 100 percent subtitled
Past Session

For information about the accessible services being offered at MIFF, please visit miff.com.au/access. If you require any access service, such as wheelchair/step-free access, for any MIFF session, please call 03 8660 4888 or email boxoffice@miff.com.au to book your ticket.

You might also like ...

Short

A striking allegory on the maternal instinct to sacrifice reminiscent of classic fairytales.

Dir. Hyemi Kim / 2023 / 12 mins / South Korea / No Dialogue
Short

When a son goes to the coast to visit the estranged, troubled mother he hasn’t seen in three years, he struggles to reconnect with her.

Dir. Riley Blakeway / 2023 / 14 mins / Australia / English