CHLORE

​Through the voice of the narrator, an immigrant mum of a 10 years old competitive swimmer, this short docu-drama witnesses the difficulties of living a "normal live" and coping with isolation, loneliness, distance and insecurity during the pandemic.

''Chlore'' is Valérie Lecomte's third film as a director and writer, her second Canadian short film, and her first short-docu-drama. 

"Chlore" explores a more intimate format, as a docu-drama, entering in her thoughts while witnessing the early mornings of her son, 10 years old, competitive swimmer and her own activities during the Pandemic.


Valérie Lecomte's filmography:
À Coeur ouvert (2005)
Claire de Lune (2020)
Chlore (2021)
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Chlore - Short Documentary - FESTIVALS

Award winner

Best documentary
Best Director Short Documentary - Valérie Lecomte
Hidden Universes IFF Melbourne - Melbourne - Australia - Winners July-November 2024

Best documentary (under 40 minutes)
International Motion Picture Awards - Brooklin - Canada - August 2023

Best Micro Short
Indo French International Festival - Pondichery - India - March 2022

Best International Documentary
Sydney Indie Short Festival - Sydney - Australia - October 2021

Best Documentary
Niagara Falls International Short Festival - Niagara Falls- USA - July 2021

Best Short Documentary
Silk Road Film Awards - Cannes - France - July 2021
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Best super short (under 10 minutes) - Monthly Winner
Reale Film Festival Monthly Awards - Milano - Italy - July 2021


Nominee

Best Short Film
Faro, Concurso de Cinema Mediterraneo e Mundial, Lisbon, Portugal, 2025

Best Documentary Short Subject
Climax, Festival Internacional de Cinema Independiente, Madrid, 2025

Best Groundbreaking Concept
Planet Cinema - Summer 2024


Semi-Finalist

​(Still in contest for Finale)
Filmonaco online film contest  - Monaco - 2025

Best Performative Documentary
FilmHaus Festival - Berlin - Germany - 2024

​Best Micro Short Film
Cinescape - Lisbone - Portugal - 2024

Best Short Documentary
Monte Carlo Movie Awards (Montreal Arthouse Film Festival) - Montreal - Canada - 2022

Best Short Documentary
Paris Lady Moviemakers Festival - USA - 2022

Best Micro Short
Paris International Short Festival - Paris - France - 2022

Best Short Documentary
Dumbo Film Festival - New-York - USA - June 2021


Selected

Golden Swan Zurich Film Festival - Zurich - Switzerland - 2024

​CinéFranco - Online screening -  Toronto - Canada - Octobre 2021

Red Movie Awards - Reims excellence Director - Reims - France - August 2021

Montreal Independent Film Festival - Montreal - Canada - March 2021

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CHLORE - CAST

''Chlore'' is a docu-drama narrated by Valérie Lecomte and played by herself, as herself and by her son, Evan Assailly-Lecomte, as himself. This is Evan's second film. He played previously Alex, in ''Claire de Lune''.

This is a production under Union des Artistes juridiction.

CHLORE - TEAM

Writer, director: Valérie Lecomte

Images: Alain Assailly and Valérie Lecomte

Music: Gustavo Gancedo

Editing: Doriane Junca

Co-producers: Antoine Tapin and Valérie Lecomte

Special Thanks to Dyana Ouvrard and Le Labo for the recording.