On parle surtout de la vie de Lotte Grimm elle-même, et de son rapport avec les contes de fées collectionnées par ses célèbres frères.
Little Sister Grimm à Phare Ouest
Little Sister Grimm au téléjournal
À la découverte de la soeur des frères Grimm au téléjournal de Radio-Canada :
CBC French news report on Little Sister Grimm:
“À la découverte de la petite sœur Grimm”
Un dossier web de Lyne Barnabé pour ICI Colombie-Britannique (Radio-Canada)
An article on Little Sister Grimm by Lyne Barnabé for the French CBC (in French)
Press article on Little Sister Grimm
An article by Michael Gurney for the Coast Reporter:
Performances April 12 -14, 2024 at Presentation House Theatre (North Vancouver, BC)
Little Sister Grimm at Presentation House Theatre in April
Get your tickets now! Tickets and details:
Come and meet the Brothers Grimm’s little sister, in a puppet play for all ages!
While the Brothers Grimm are out on a desperate quest for more fairy tales, their little sister Lotte sneaks a peek at a freshly collected but incomplete tale in their notebook. Bored and tired of her household chores, Lotte sets out on an adventure to fix the story and save its heroine from doom. If she can come up with a satisfying ending, she might just not only salvage this particular story but also give her brothers a whole new idea on how to beef up their collection so that it can get published.
Based on historical research and using different types of puppets, this whimsical play gives a fresh perspective on how our classic fairy tales were first recorded, and how women contributed to their preservation. For anyone who loves puppets or fairy tales!
Created and performed by Kris Fleerackers.
Outside Eye and Story Consultant: Atma Frans.
Presented by Fallada Puppetworks in association with Presentation House Theatre.
Suitable for all ages (5+ recommended), approximately one hour long.
Content advisory: this show contains fairy-tale depictions of a hateful parent
Friday, April 12, 2024 – 7 PM
Saturday, April 13, 2024 – 4 PM
Sunday, April 14, 2024 – 2
Read background information about the play
Puppetry and Object Theatre Workshops
Lots of fun with the home-schooling students of SPIDER Elementary School on the Sunshine Coast! Rather than build puppets, this time, over the course of two days, we focused on puppet and object animation, exploring existing and new meanings associated with everyday objects, and story building.
Best Sound Design & Best Experimental Awards for IDOL
Idol has won the Theremin Award for Best Sound Design at the First Hermetic International Film Festival 2023!
It has also received the award for Best Experimental short film at the Portland Shorts International Film Festival, where it will be screened in April 2023.
IDOL at OCan23
IDOL was part of the all-Canadian Ottawa Canadian Film Festival 2023 on Nov. 3, 2023. Here’s an interview where I got to chat with filmmaker Andrea Wing (Trapline, Leo & Chester) and host Monique Fuller on A Luta Continua, CKCU 93.1 FM.
We talked about how we made our films, their relevance and in what ways technology makes filmmaking more accessible but also distances us from things that matter:
Story award for IDOL at Brooklyn’s Madness Film Festival
IDOL received a Best International Story Award at the 2023 Madness Film Festival in Brooklyn, New York. The award is granted to “the most impactful original story with a clear arc.”
The short film also made Final Selection of this year’s Harlem International Film Festival.
Kris Fleerackers 