Brainstream

Synopsis

You enter the mind of a young girl named “D.” She live streamsher brain activity during a new type of treatment, allowing you to experience her thoughts, emotions, and obsessions along with other participants. “Brainstream” is an interactive animated film that delicately and humorously explores the mysteries of brain activity and how our thoughts flow in different directions.

Credits

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Written, Directed and Animated by Caroline Robert (AATOAA)
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Coded by Édouard Lanctôt-Benoit (AATOAA)
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Music, Sound Design Mathieu Charbonneau
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Production Manager and Consultant to the Director Vincent Morisset (AATOAA)
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Voice French: Julianne Côté, English: Sophie Shields-Rivard
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Producers Marie-Pier Gauthier Isabelle Repelin
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Created by the studio AATOAA
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Produced by the National Film Board of Canada

Director

Biography

Caroline Robert is a multidisciplinary artist whose work combines hand-made and new technologies. Known for her unique, sensitive and timeless style, she creates worlds that capture the imagination. Long fascinated by science, and finding beauty in everyday life, Robert wears many hats on a variety of projects: animation, editing, photography, set design, graphic design, interactivity and more. Notable projects she’s worked on include Motto, Way to Go, Bla Bla, Vast Body, Composition and Habitat. She has done visuals for the Arcade Fire albums Reflektor and The Suburbs. As a collaborator on all projects coming out of Studio AATOAA, she has seen her work presented at venues including Sundance, IDFA, the Gaîté lyrique, the Museum of the Moving Image and the Japan Media Arts Festival. She has also been named in Creative Review ‘s “The Ones to Watch”, and won a Grammy for her visual work with Arcade Fire. Brainstream is the first interactive film she has written and directed.

More Info

Caroline ROBERT

Credits

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Coded by Édouard Lanctôt-Benoit
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Music and Sound by Mathieu Charbonneau
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Key Collaborator Vincent Morisset
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Performed by Sophie Shields-Rivard (EN)& Julianne Côté (FR)
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A Creation AATOAA Studio
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Produced by The National Film Board of Canada

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