Free Fall
OPENING NIGHT PROGRAM—FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4—7:00 PM
*** 2022 WINNER—AUDIENCE AWARD ***
*** 2022 WINNER—BEST EDITING ***
Director: Emmanuel Tenenbaum
Producer: Zangro
France
Narrative, 2021, 19 min.
Tom is a young trader in a London bank, whose recent performance has put his job on the line. When the first plane hits the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11th 2001, Tom jumps into the biggest trade of his life. Inspired by a true story.
FREE FALL has been seen at over 45+ Festivals, and won Best Director the Flicker’s Rhode Island international Film Festival, was a finalist for the Unifrance Award at the Cannes Film Festival, and won the Grand Prize at Sapporo International Film Festival in Japan.
Emmanuel Tenenbaum lives in Canada and in the Netherlands.
As a former biomedical engineer at Philips, his corporate experience led him to direct realist and surprising shorts about multinationals.
His films have been screened in 150+ festivals, received many awards and nominations (Vimeo Best of the Year) and been broadcasted on several TV channels (Canal+, OCS, etc.).
Emmanuel has been collaborating for several years with Quebec scriptwriter Guillaume Fournier. FReE FALL is their third short film, and the last step before a feature film.
