What the Hell

Quel enfer

Valerie Barnhart
2024 | 9 min
Animation short
English

Awards and Festivals

Official SelectionFantasia International Film Festival, Montreal, Canada (2024)

Dante’s classic Hell is falling into oblivion. Charlotte, a sharp-witted Harpy, navigates the chaos and sets out, despite the odds, for a new life and destiny. On the way, she gets stuck in an elevator with her ex-boyfriend, Asterion. Living in the End Times, he won’t stop at anything to win her back. Will she survive this journey through Hell? Will the weighing of hearts lead to their complete annihilation?

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Credits

DIRECTED BY
VALERIE BARNHART

WRITTEN BY
VALERIE BARNHART & S.A. MICHAELS

CAST / RÔLES

CHARLOTTE
VALERIE BARNHART

ASTERION
JEAN BERNARD

MARGIE
PAULA DAVIS

HAG
MARIAH INGER

CASTING DIRECTOR
JOSA MAULE

DESIGN & ANIMATION
VALERIE BARNHART

ANIMATION MENTOR
JONATHAN NG

STORYBOARD
LUC CHAMBERLAND
VALERIE BARNHART

ADDITIONAL ANIMATION
JONATHAN NG
ALEX BOYA

ANIMATION ASSISTANT
MISHA BELLERIVE

EDITOR
REBECCA LESSARD

COMPOSITING
MELROUSS
EHSAN GHARIB

MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN
LUIGI ALLEMANO

FOLEY
KARLA BAUMGARDNER

FOLEY RECORDING
LUC LÉGER

VOICE RECORDING
GEOFFREY MITCHELL

RE-RECORDING
ISABELLE LUSSIER

TECHNICAL DIRECTORS
MATHIEU TREMBLAY
ELOI CHAMPAGNE

TECHNICAL ANIMATION SUPPORT
ALEXANDRE ROY
JOHANNE STE-MARIE

TECHNICAL COORDINATOR
LUC BINETTE

ONLINE EDIT
SERGE VERREAULT

TITLES AND CREDITS
MÉLANIE BOUCHARD

FRENCH ADAPTATION
FRANÇOIS GODIN

LINE PRODUCER
LAETITIA SEGUIN

PRODUCTION COORDINATORS
DOMINIQUE FORGET
BARRY AHMAD

ADMINISTRATORS
VICTORIA ANGELL
ROSALINA DI SARIO

STUDIO OPERATIONS MANAGER
CAMILLE FILLION

MARKETING
JUDITH LESSARD-BÉRUBÉ
MICHELLE ROZON

PUBLICIST
NADINE VIAU

CONSULTANTS
CHRIS ROBINSON
E*D FILMS
TORILL KOVE
EVA CVIJANOVIĆ

EXCERPTS FROM THE DIVINE COMEDY BY DANTE ALIGHIERI
TRANSLATED BY HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW

THANK YOU
NICK FOLKINS
BARB CORBETT
RANDY BARNHART
NATHALIE-ANNE BRASSARD
DR. HEIDI KING
AMAURY OVISE
REV. MARK WHITTALL
COURTNEY MCEACHERN
TERESA-ESMERALDA SANCHEZ

PRODUCER
JELENA POPOVIĆ

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN

WHAT THE HELL / QUEL ENFER

Media Relations

Nadine Viau
NFB Publicist – Montreal
C.: 514-458-9745
n.viau@nfb.ca

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