| Hope | |
| Director: | Pedro Pires |
| Producer: | Phoebe Greenberg Penny Mancuso |
| Based On: | Jimmy, créature de rêve by Marie Brassard |
| Starring: | Bill Croft Lucas Silveira |
| Music: | Robert Marcel Lepage |
| Cinematography: | Pedro Pires Jean-François Lord |
| Editing: | Pedro Pires Aube Foglia |
| Studio: | Phi |
| Runtime: | 11 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
Hope is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Pedro Pires and released in 2011.[1] Inspired by Marie Brassard's theatrical play Jimmy, créature de rêve,[2] the film depicts a military general (Bill Croft) reflecting on his life as he lays dying on a battlefield.[1]
The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened in Montreal as the opening film for selected screenings of Lars von Trier's film Melancholia.[4]
The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2011.[5] It was a Genie Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 32nd Genie Awards,[6] and a Prix Jutra nominee for Best Short Film at the 14th Jutra Awards.