In appearance, Sandrine is quite ordinary. But Sandy, his artistic alter ego, is very eccentric. The first would never dare deviate from her little homely life in the suburbs or leave her rustic cider house with very few visitors. The second, on the contrary, tries to pursue a dream which is not the most common one: to break into the art of sand animation — these drawings made on a light table with only these small mineral grains.
Here is the original premise of Alexandre Pelletier’s new web series, entitled Sandy, produced thanks to the Creators in Series program of Unis TV and TV5. Starring Fanny Malette and Rémi-Pierre Paquin, the series aims to be very current in a post-pandemic and post-#MeToo Quebec context.
Six short episodes of 10 to 15 minutes constitute this comic suspense which has more the appearance of a reflexive series on human behavior, with a touch of absurdity, than anything else. Sandy provokes a questioning among the public as to the fairest and most moral decisions to be made, but without going any further.
A bit like its protagonist, the series seems quite banal, but it offers a second reading that makes it interesting. Beyond this understanding, the acting, particularly that of Rémi-Pierre Paquin who plays host JF Simard, is the most catchy aspect. But be careful not to hang too much, precisely.
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