Short Pick of The Day: ‘Peripheria’ by David Coquard-Dassault
“A journey into the heart of a large and abandoned council estate. Peripheria portrays an urban environment becoming wild: a modern Pompeii where the wind blows and dogs roam, tailing the remains of human life.”
Film by David Coquard-Dassault, France, 2015. Produced by Autour de Minuit and Schmuby Productions.
Screened at over 70 festivals including Toronto Int’l Film Festival, Cutout Fest, Anima, Edinburgh, Anifilm, Fantoche, and Clermont-Ferrand. Winner of André-Martin Award for a French Short Film and audience award at Annecy (2016), audience award at GLAS (2016), grand prix at Animanima (2016) and Animasyros (2016), among other honors.
