A 9-minute animated fever dream that asks: what if the kidnapping was only in your head?
Louis Vincent is found unconscious in a city park. He claims to a policewoman that he has been kidnapped. In addition to narrating the judicial investigation, the film becomes an open reflection on the power of the imagination.
Direction
Corriveau packs more paranoia into 9 minutes than most features manage.
Director
Thomas Corriveau
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
A hidden gem of the 1980s National Film Board of Canada experimental wave, rarely screened outside archives.
The radio announcer's disembodied voice mirrors how institutions narrate over individual experience—Louis literally can't outtalk the broadcast.
CA
