Press Releases
February 16th, 2015 – Beautiful Indie Animated Short Takes the Internet By Storm
February 2nd, 2015 – Animated Short Le Gouffre Launched Online
Click any of the links above to download a complete electronic press kit.
Technical Aspects
Title: Le Gouffre
Genre: Adventure
Style: 3D Animation
Film length: 10 minutes
Directed by: Carl Beauchemin, Thomas Chrétien, David Forest
Produced by : Lightning Boy Studio
Country of production : Canada
Completion date: February 28th, 2014
Online release date: February 2nd, 2015
Tagline: An inspiring tale about friendship, sacrifice and conquering the impossible.
Premise: Two spirited travelers encounter an impossibly large gulf on their journey and decide to build a bridge to cross to the other side
Additional Credits
Music : Dan Cullen, Deryn Cullen
Foley and Sound Design : Mark Donis
Animation and Rigging : Carl Beauchemin
Art Direction and Animation : David Forest
Visual Effects and Compositing : Thomas Chrétien
Voice Actors : Nicolas Charbonneaux, Charles-André Gaudreau, Élisabeth Forest
Final Sound Mixing : Jean-Pierre Bissonnette
Online : Birck Fulham
Media Coverage
[Short of the Week] Le Gouffre, a mature and splendid 3D animated short (Review)
[The Plus Paper] Legends in an Unknown World (Interview)
[The Verge] Who knew a short about building a bridge could be so moving?
[io9] This Short is a Brilliant Example of Silent, CG-Animated Storytelling
[Geeks are Sexy] MUST WATCH Short Film : The Chasm
[Miami Short Film Festival] Featured Film : Le Gouffre
[La Petite Boite] Le Gouffre, un succès phénoménal
[Cartoon Brew] “Le Gouffre” looks beautiful and was made by just 3 artists
[L’Heuristique] Avant-première du film d’animation 3D “Le Gouffre”!
[Branchez-vous] Le Gouffre, un film d’animation québécois sur Kickstarter