Playeros : Beach Workers
We dream of going to the beach; Nelson dreams of escaping it. We want to go on vacation; Nelson wants only to work. While we sleep, he is awake. By day, he walks among us. Yet, Nelson goes unnoticed...
| Director | Alexandre Beaumont-Vachon |
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Playeros: Beach Workers, Alexandre Beaumont-Vachon’s début work, saw great success at the 24th edition of the Festival REGARD, where it took first place in the 100% Regions competition, which brings together the best Quebec short films created outside of Montréal. Beaumont-Vachon created this work as part of his studies in documentary filmmaking, and he certainly left his mark with this observational short.
A finely wrought work, Playeros depicts a two-track society in the Dominican Republic, where tourism and poverty endlessly circle one another. We take in the daily life of Nelson, a family man trying to get by working the beaches, a prime location for all the laziness and frivolity of well-off tourists. Beaumont-Vachon succeeds in capturing a very specific reality that is, unfortunately, one of many examples of globalization, capitalism and institutional racism. This documentary takes on a tinge of bitter universality without falling into misery porn, leaving us stunned with the soundness of its message.
Morgane Ferrero
Coordinator of programming for REGARD festival
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FR - Playeros
Language: Français -
EN - Playeros
Language: English
- Année 2019
- Pays Quebec
- Durée 29
- Producteur École des Métiers du Cinéma et de la Télévision
- Langue Haitian creole
- Sous-titres French, English
- Résumé court We dream of going to the beach; Nelson dreams of escaping it. But beaches don't clean themselves; algae must be removed for tourists to enjoy them.
- Mention festival Saguenay Best Creation Award 2020 – REGARD : Saguenay International Short Film Festival, Canada
- Programmateur Morgane Ferrero|aucune;
- Ordre 3
Playeros: Beach Workers, Alexandre Beaumont-Vachon’s début work, saw great success at the 24th edition of the Festival REGARD, where it took first place in the 100% Regions competition, which brings together the best Quebec short films created outside of Montréal. Beaumont-Vachon created this work as part of his studies in documentary filmmaking, and he certainly left his mark with this observational short.
A finely wrought work, Playeros depicts a two-track society in the Dominican Republic, where tourism and poverty endlessly circle one another. We take in the daily life of Nelson, a family man trying to get by working the beaches, a prime location for all the laziness and frivolity of well-off tourists. Beaumont-Vachon succeeds in capturing a very specific reality that is, unfortunately, one of many examples of globalization, capitalism and institutional racism. This documentary takes on a tinge of bitter universality without falling into misery porn, leaving us stunned with the soundness of its message.
Morgane Ferrero
Coordinator of programming for REGARD festival
-
FR - Playeros
Language: Français -
EN - Playeros
Language: English
- Année 2019
- Pays Quebec
- Durée 29
- Producteur École des Métiers du Cinéma et de la Télévision
- Langue Haitian creole
- Sous-titres French, English
- Résumé court We dream of going to the beach; Nelson dreams of escaping it. But beaches don't clean themselves; algae must be removed for tourists to enjoy them.
- Mention festival Saguenay Best Creation Award 2020 – REGARD : Saguenay International Short Film Festival, Canada
- Programmateur Morgane Ferrero|aucune;
- Ordre 3
