Little Red Hen (2023)
Little Red Hen
(French title: Petite Poule Rousse)
Struggling with anxiety disorders for years, Valérie rarely leaves her neighbourhood. However, she must face her fears when her new boyfriend arranges to meet her out of town for mysterious reasons. Disturbing revelations will force her to confront her deepest fears.
Based on the short story "Petite poule rousse" by Jonathan Reynolds.
Director
Vanessa-Tatjana Beerli
Producers
Pierre LeBlanc & Vanessa-Tatjana Beerli
Director of Photography
Sylvestre Guidi
Art Director
Jo Migno
Starring
Ariane Gélinas
Sandy Belley
Carmen Ferlan
Katia Lévesque
Sébastien V. Archambault
Christine Bellerose
Screenings, Official Selections and Awards
Awards
Honorable Mention "Best International Short Film" - Makizhmithran International Film Festival (India)
Winner "Best Short Film Horror" - Trujillo International Independent Film Festival (Peru)
Winner "Best International Short Film" - 8 & HalFilm Awards (Italy)
Winner "Best Cinematography" - 8 & HalFilm Awards (Italy)
Winner "Best Woman's Short Film" - Birsamunda International Film Awards (India)
Winner "Silver Award: Horror" - New York Movie Awards (USA)
Winner "Gold Award: Horror" - London Movie Awards (UK)
Award Winner - Green Ciak Film Awards (Cuba)
Winner "Best Experimental Film Award" - Rabat International Author Film Festival 2023 (Morocco)
Winner "Best Editing" - Liber Films International Festival (Greece)
Winner "Best Horror" - Liber Films International Festival (Greece)
Winner "Best Arthouse Horror Short" - Subconscious Film Awards in Normandy 2024 (France)
Official selections
September 7th, 2023 - International Premiere - Makizhmithran International Film Festival (India)
September 9-10, 2023 - European Premiere - Metropolis Film Festival (Italy)
September 23rd, 2023 - Tuesday of Horror (Germany)
September 23rd, 2023 - Closing Film - Montreal Requiem Fear Fest (Canada)
September 23-26, 2023 - South American Premiere - Trujillo International Independent Film Festival (Peru)
October 7th, 2023 - Make Art Not Fear Short Film Festival (Portugal)
October 17th, 2023 - Le Grand Sacrifilm (Canada)
October 27-29, 2023 - Africa International Horror Film Festival (Nigeria)
October 29th, 2023 - New York Movie Awards (USA)
October 30th, 2023 - London Movie Awards (UK)
October 2023 - Liber Films International Festival (Greece)
November 4-5, 2023 - Goa Short Film Festival (India)
November 14th, 2023 - 8 & HalFilm Awards (Italy)
November 8-15, 2023 - Rabat International Author Film Festival 2023 (Morocco)
November 26-27, 2023 - West Bengal Short Film Festival (India)
November 30th, 2023 - Birsamunda International Film Festival (India)
December 5th, 2023 - Milan Gold Awards (Italy)
December 16th, 2023 - Green Ciak Film Awards (Cuba)
December 16-17, 2023 - Himachal Short Film Festival (India)
January 2024 - Subconscious Film Awards in Normandy 2024 (France)
March 15th, 2024 - Bizarrya Internacional Film Festival (Portugal)
March 25-28, 2024 - Red Fox International Film Festival (Georgia)
April 10-12, 2024 - Belgrade International Film Festival (Serbia)
May 13-15, 2024 - Winter Leopard International Film Festival (Sweden)
June 15th, 2024 - Bloody Horror International Film Festival (Canada)
August 12th, 2024 - Follow The Arrow International Film Festival (Hungary)
Summer 2024 - Art Giraffe International Film Festival (France)
Other screenings
October 7th, 2023 - Festival du Fantastique de Béziers (France)
October 7th, 2023 - Comiccon de Québec (Canada)
October 22nd, 2023 - Congrès Boréale (Canada)
Trailer
Production stills
Thanks to all our contributors
We would like to thank all of our crowdfunding contributors who made this project possible:
Alain Poudrette, Alain Routhier, Alexandre Joly, Alexandre Rousseau, Amir Belkaim, Annie Leclair, Annie Perreault , Ariane Gélinas, Bernard Attal, Carl Bernier, Carmen Ferlan, Cécile Boucher, Christine Falco, Christine Hébert, Claire Guidicelli, Claude Wauthier, Clotilde Vatrinet, Danielle Léonard, David Thomas, Denis Marceau, Denise Dupont, Diane Tremblay, Dominique Laurent, Donald Plante, Dyna Prévost, Émilie Laramée, Éric Baril, Éric Beerli, Éric Ruel, Estevan Morin, Félix Brassard, Félix Pélissier, Francine Pelletier, Francis Leung, Frédéric Arnau, Frédéric Raymond, Frédérick Durand, G. Mario, Gabriel Gagnon-Belleau, Geneviève Albert, Ghislain Taschereau, Guillaume Boudrias, Guillaume Labbé, Iseult Bacon-Marcaurelle, Jean-Paul Migneault, Jérémy Beerli-Bolté, Jérôme Morin, Joanne Migneault, Joe Rivard, Joëlle Morosoli, Jonathan Reynolds, Josée Bérubé, Julie Houde, Julie Lemelin, Léo Reynolds, Linda Bergeron-Baril, Lise Larin, Louise Mercier, Marc Boisclair, Marc Donahue, Marc Joly-Corcoran, Marianne Rothenbühler, Marie D'anjou, Marie-Claude Béchard, Marie-Hélène Giguère, Martin Comeau, Martin Gagné, Maryse Lemay, Mathieu R. Grenier, Maureen Martineau, Maurice Sabourin, Micheline Fleurant, Monique Therrien, Nicole Giguère, Nicole Laurin, Olivier Fortier, Pascal Raud, Pascale Hamel, Patrick Senécal, Paul Plouffe, Philippe Turgeon, Philippe-Aubert Côté, Pierre Bolté, Pierre H. Charron, Pierre-Alexandre Bachand, Pierre-Luc Lafrance, Raphaelle B. Adam, Renée Beaulieu, Robert Dubois, Rolf Morosoli, Samuel Beerli-Bolté, Sophie Tremblay Morissette, Stéphane Reynolds, Suzie Louis-Seize, Thérèse Maheux, Valérie Thual , Valérie Verret , Véronique Drouin, Véronique Laveau, Les Six Brumes and la Revue Solaris