Oasis
A film by
Justine Martin
Synopsis
At the dawn of their teenage years, Raphaël and Rémi are twins who see their fusional attachment crumble while one of them, suffering from an increasingly marked disability, remains a prisoner of childhood. During one last summer surrounded by nature, time seems to want to stand still.
Highlights
⭐96th Academy Awards® Shortlist
(Best Documentary Short Film)
Tags
2022
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Documentary
Genre
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Country
Canada (Quebec)
Year
2022
Length
14'10"
Themes
Kid friendly
,
Teen friendly
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Environment and Nature
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Mental Health
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Neurodiversity
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Growing pains
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With
Raphaël Cormier, Rémi Cormier
Production
Louis-Emmanuel Gagné-Brochu (Déjà Vu)
Director
Justine Martin
Screenplay
Justine Martin
Cinematography
Myriam Payette
Editing
Félix Bouffard-Dumas
Artistic Direction
Kayla Fragman
Sound
Christophe Voyer
Music
Louis-Joseph Cliche
Justine Martin
Justine Martin is a Quebecois filmmaker whose work explores rites of passage, the influence of time and the intersection between reality and fiction. She is a graduate from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal and was part of the 2024 Sundance Ignite Fellowship cohort. Her debut documentary short, Oasis (2022), has been shortlisted at the 96th Academy Awards® for Best Documentary Short and is part of the New York Times’ Op-Docs collection. Justine is currently developing Sundays, a feature-length documentary, while her third short film, Little Goodbyes (2025), is currently in distribution.
Filmography
Les faux sapins | Short Fiction | 2025
Carnaval | Short Documentary | 2023
Oasis | Short Documentary | 2022
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Festivals
Academy Awards®, USA | 2023 *Shortlist: Best Documentary Short Film
Gala Prends ça court!, Canada | 2022 *Prix CINELUME, Prix UNIS TV, Prix ROMEO, Prix COLONELLE FILMS
Prix Solveig Anspach, Iceland | 2022 *Prix Sólveig Anspach
RiverRun Film Festival, USA | 2023 *Best Documentary Short (Oscar-qualifying)
Vues sur mer, Canada | 2023 *Grand Prize, People Award Choice
Indy Shorts Heartland Film Festival, USA | 2023 *Grand Jury Award Documentary Short (Oscar-qualifying)
Kurzfilm Hamburg Short Film Festival, Germany | 2023 *NEON AWARD
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (FACETS), USA | 2023 *Documentary short youth jury 2nd award
Camerimage, Poland | 2023 *Best Cinematography (Short Documentary)
Flying Film Festival, Switzerland | 2023 *Silver Wings of the Flying Film Festival
Ensenada International Film Festival (FICE), Argentina | 2023 *Chinchorro Awards
Prix collégial du cinéma québécois (PCCQ), Canada | 2023 *Best Short Film
L’Art est au 3e, Canada | 2023 *Best Short Documentary
Festival Émergence, Canada | 2023 *Grand prix du jury *Best Short Documentary *Coup de coeur du jury jeunesse
Prix RÉALS 2023 Format court, Canada | 2023 *Best Short Film
Cinémental, Canada | 2023 *Jury Special Mention
Lunenburg Doc Fest, Canada | 2023 *Best Short Documentary
Desertscape International Film Festival, USA | 2024 *Best Short Documentary
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, USA | 2024 *Best Documentary Short
Dok Leipzig, Germany | 2022
Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal, Canada | 2022
FIN Kids Festival, Canada | 2022
BUFF Int. Children and Young Film Festival, Sweden | 2022
IDFA, Netherlands | 2022
Krakow Film Festival, Poland | 2022
FIPADOC, France | 2022
DOKKINO - Documentary Film Event for Children and Youth, Finland | 2022
One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Czech Republic | 2022
Docaviv, Israel | 2022
FICFA, Canada | 2022
Vues du Québec, France | 2022
Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois, Canada | 2023
Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay, Canada | 2023
Zagreb Dox Documentary Film Festival, Croatia | 2023
Sehsüchte Filmfestival, Germany | 2023
FIPADOC, France | 2023
The Kids Kino IFF, Poland | 2023
Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth, Canada | 2023
Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont Ferrand, France | 2023
Winterthur Int. Short Film festival (Sparks Junior section), Switzerland | 2023
Palm Springs Shortfest and Market, USA | 2023
Doc Edge, New Zealand | 2023
Filem'On - The International Film Festival for Young Audiences, Belgium | 2023
Flicker's Rhode Island Int. Film Festival, USA | 2023
Astra Film Festival, Romania | 2023
Les Rencontre Cinessonne, France | 2023
PLONS! International Short Documentary Film Festival, Netherlands | 2023
Maremetraggio ShorTs Int. Film Festival, Italy | 2023
The Extraordinary Film festival, Belgium | 2023
Docudays, Ukraine | 2023
OFF-Courts de Trouville et Marché, France | 2023
Galichnik Film Festival, Macedonia | 2023
DOC-Cévennes Festival de Lasalle, France | 2023
Festival international du film d'éducation, France | 2023
Kerry Film Festival, Ireland | 2023
The ShortList Film Festival, USA | 2023
Still Voices Short Film Festival, Ireland | 2023
New Orleans Film Festival, USA | 2023
Tacoma Film Festival, USA | 2023
Accessible Film Festival, Turkey | 2023
Festival Tous courts, France | 2023
Travelling Docudays UA, Ukraine | 2023
SPEKTRUM Film Festival, Poland | 2023
MyFrenchFilmFestival, Online | 2023
IndieJúnior - International Children’s and Youth Film Festival of Porto, Portugal | 2024
Festival de la Petite école du film court, France | 2023
International Usak Short Film Festival, Turkey | 2023
Exground filmfest, Germany | 2023
Cinema Eye Honors, USA | 2023
Festival du Film Francophone de Jeju, South Korea | 2023
International Documentary Films Festival for Young Audiences "Let's Doc", Poland | 2023
Tbilisi Cinema Club, Georgia | 2023
SFFILM Doc Stories, USA | 2023
Docaviv Galilee, Israel | 2023
Wiz-Art International Short Film Festival, Ukraine | 2023
Winter Apricots: Prilep International Film Festival, Macedonia | 2023
Windrider Summit & The Sundance Film Festival Experience, USA | 2023
Arkansas Shorts, USA | 2023
ONE Country ONE Film, France | 2023
Hope International Film Festival, Monaco | 2023
Festifilm de la Beauce, Canada | 2023
Les Percéides, Canada | 2023
Festival du film de la Ville de Québec, Canada | 2023
Ciné-club Dernier rang, Canada | 2023
Festival Images en Vues, Canada | 2023
Festival du cinéma de Knowlton, Canada | 2023
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