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Himalia

A film by

Clara Milo, Juliette Lossky

Synopsis

Set on an idyllic farmland, a child’s fascination for the light leads the way into this otherwordly tale structured around the passage of a single and ever-flowing sunbeam.

Highlights

Tags

2024

Drama

Fiction

Genre

Drama

Country

Canada (Quebec)

Year

2024

Length

20'56"

Themes

Teen friendly

Growing pains

With
Noam Desbiens, Amélie Clément, Adam Schneider, Pamela Sellers
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Production
Catherine Boily, Rosalie Chicoine Perreault (Metafilms)
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Director
Clara Milo, Juliette Lossky
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Screenplay
Clara Milo, Juliette Lossky
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Cinematography
Juliette Lossky
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Art Director
Chad Giesbrecht
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Editing
Philippe Lefebvre
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Sound
Kevin Bacon, Nick Ridley
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Sound Design
Wilhelm Brandl
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Sound mix
Bernard Gariépy Strobl
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Music
Wilhelm Brandl

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Director's statement

HIMALIA invites us to glimpse into another time, and another place. On a remote farmhouse, anchored amidst an idyllic landscape, lives a family of four. Yet this is no Utopia. Strange things happen here. Flowers sway differently, and the sun travels over the landscape like an impenetrable wall of light, tireless and ever-flowing. For the length of a single spin around the Sun, we get a glimpse into this far-far-away land that is ethereal and serene. Here, even language differs from our preconception of how we foresee the future. And through the narration of an omniscient radio which goes on and on fetishizing today’s ecology, we may even contemplate on how our current civilization will appear to the eyes of those who dwell ahead. This strangely transcendental tale thus seeks to diverge from the assumption that we are heading towards darker times, and instead brings to light the most crucial symbiosis which is sure to persist, no matter the stage of our evolution : our reliance of the Sun, that great ball of fire which will forever dictate the rhythm of our lives.

Clara Milo & Juliette Lossky

Clara Milo

Whether it’s on paper or behind the lens, Clara Milo’s bohemian entourage and early exposure to art have influenced her to tirelessly push the boundaries of narrative aesthetics. Her otherworldly tales most often gravitate around environmental fiction, wherein the sublime may arise through the characterization of Nature.

Filmography

Himalia | Short Fiction | 2024
Aska | Short Fiction | 2021

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Juliette Lossky

Born and raised in the south of France, Juliette is a cinematographer who dedicates her life to storytelling through light and framing. She is drawn to projects that reflect on the human condition and its intricate connection to Nature.

Filmography

First film as director

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Festivals

Short Encounters International Film Festival, Greece | 2025 * Best Cinematography * Best Production Design
Gandhara Independent Film Festival, Pakistan | 2025 * Best Screenplay Award
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OFF-Courts de Trouville, France | 2024
Festival du nouveau cinéma, Canada | 2024
Palm Springs Shortfest and Market, USA | 2025
SODEC - Marché du court Clermont Ferrand, France | 2025
Norwegian Short Film Festival, Norway | 2025

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