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Ethereal Chrysalis: best short film award at Minneapolis Underground Film Festival

Posted December 12th 2011

The fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis directed by Syl Disjonk won the best short film award at Minneapolis Underground Film Festival.

Based on Syl Disjonk's nightmares, Ethereal Chrysalis previously won in ex-aquo the best film award at Festival Vitesse Lumière in Quebec city, Canada.

2011 Minneapolis Underground Film Festival Awards:

Largest Audience Award: "30 Days 30 Films" Tyler Jensen
Audience Choice Award: "30 Days 30 Films" Tyler Jensen
Best Editing Award: "Johnny Ghost" Donna McRae
Best Cinematography Award: "Simulacra" Sumie Garcia
Best Feature Award: "Bronze" Steven Strauss
Best Experimental Award: "Profane" Usama Alshaibi
Best Short Award: "Ethereal Chrysalis" Syl Disjonk
Best Documentary Award: "Noise & Resistance" Julia Ostertag
Best Soundtrack Award: "Invincible Force" Dan Shneidkraut

MN Daily article on the Minneapolis Underground Film Festival : Deep in the MUFF

Best short film Minneapolis Underground Film Festival

Ethereal Chrysalis at Minneapolis Underground Film Festival
Saturday December 3`rd` as part of the Themes of Horror Short Film Selection

Posted November 30 2011

The fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis will have his Minnesota premiere at the Minneapolis Underground Film Festival as part of the Themes of Horror Short Film Selection. Writer/Actor/Director Syl Disjonk will take a trip from Montreal to Minneapolis to attend
at the festival.

Saturday December 3rd at 5:15 PM
MCAD - Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Theatre One
2501 Stevens Avenue
Minneapolis, MN55404

www.minneapolisundergroundfilmfestival.com
Themes of Horror Short Film Selection

The Sleeping Giant - Ethereal Chrysalis - Fantastic short film directed be Syl Disjonk
The Sleeping Giant in the fantastic short film Ethereal Chrysalis directed by Syl Disjonk
Photo: Martin McKay, sleeping giant makeup Jean Pronovost and Rémy Couture, costume Marie-Christine Gagnon.

Themes of Horror Short Film Selection featuring: ANOTHER DAY, CHIEF SERENBE, CREATE, THE DANCE, THE END, I'M 14 & I HATE THE WORLD, THE INNOCENT, PORTRAIT OF A FILMMAKER, REVISE/DISGUISE, LINDEN & VINE, THE MOTHER'S DAY HARVEST, SIMULACRA, THE SUITCASE & 14.7P51

Ethereal Chrysalis at Minneapolis Underground Film Festival

Ethereal Chrysalis - Fantastic short film - Trailer from Syl Disjonk on Vimeo.

Sleeping Giant - Ethereal Chrysalis fantastic short film
Enter the mind of The Sleeping Giant
inside the ETHEREAL CHRYSALIS

Ethereal Chrysalis main credits:

Written and directed by Syl Disjonk
Assistant director : Carnior
Produced by Syl Disjonk & Igor Simonnet
Director of photography : Martin McKay
Original music : Martin Gauthier
Sound Designer: Keith McMullen
Art direction by : Véronique Poirier

Cast
Syl Disjonk: Traveller, sleeping giant, schizophrenic & mutant
Raynald Lapierre: Psychic alchemist

Special effects by Éric Thievierge, Rémy Couture and Jean Pronovost

Visual effects (matte painting and compositing) by Syl Disjonk and Éric Bilodeau

Notes:

Toronto After Dark Film Festival synopsis for Ethereal Chrysalis : An epic orchestral score propels a cacophony of surreal horror imagery conjured through a masterful use of prosthetics, miniatures and stop-animation.

Ethereal Chrysalis U.S. premiere at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival report.

Synopsis for Ethereal Chrysalis written by the Festival de cinema de la ville de Québec:
A surreal and philosophical tale or just a nightmare of the director?
The Dali style image take us into a fantasy world where death and reincarnation are the subjects.

Ethereal Chrysalis official world premiere was held on Aug. 6th 2011
at Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, QC, Canada.

A work in progress of Ethereal Chrysalis was screened on June 3rd 2011 at Vitesse Lumière Festival in Quebec City.
The reaction was so positive that we won the prize for the best film ex aequo. See article...