Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary
1863, United States of America. 12-year-old Martha Jane and her family are headed West in large covered wagon train in search of a better life. After Martha Jane’s father is hurt in a serious accident, she takes charge of her siblings and learns to drive the family wagon. She has never felt so free. Utterly practical and bold, Martha Jane dresses as a boy and becomes increasingly troublesome for the community due to her outspoken braveness. When the leader of the convoy wrongly accuses her of theft, she runs away to find proof of her innocence…In the Wild, she discovers herself and a world which shapes her and confirms her unique personality… revealing the mythical and slightly mysterious Calamity Jane.
After studying academic drawing, he worked several years as an illustrator before attending La Poudrière Animation Film School in 2003 where he made three short films. His credits include work on feature films such as Tomm Moore & Nora Twomey’s The Secret of Kells (2009) and Jean-François Laguionie’s The Painting (2011). In 2016, he directed his first animated film, Long Way North. Calamity won this year the Cristal award for Best feature film at the Annecy Animation Film Festival.
Tout en haut du monde (Long Way North, 2015)