"Malaise"
A short movie about anguish and desperation.
Social & External
The people behind it
Manon Legrand
Character
An enigmatic, existential enforcer for a small-time local crime boss does not suffer fools gladly. Unfulfilled and compromised by his life and the pointlessness that surround him, he detaches -- and methodically explores life's transitory nature in a surprising way. ICE is not a brooding film -- with flashes of humor and quirkiness -- it is a film about hope.
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Short film made with the help of the Sundance Film Institute and serving as a proof-of-concept for the subsequent feature film.
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Bruce Conner's landmark experimental film consisting entirely of found footage edited to a new score.
