I'll End Up in Jail () is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Alexandre Dostie and released in 2019.Natalia Wysocka, "Je finirai à Sundance". Le Devoir, January 30, 2020. The film stars Martine Francke as an unhappy housewife who is attempting to escape her life, when she arrives at the scene of a fatal car accident and is convinced by its perpetrator Jelly (Émile Schneider) to help him try to hide the dead body in the forest.Frédéric Desjardins, "Décor beauceron pour le nouveau court-métrage d’Alexandre Dostie". Beauce Média, October 3, 2019.
The film premiered at the Guanajuato International Film Festival in July 2019, and had its Canadian premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.Norman Wilner, "TIFF 2019: 10 must-see Canadian short films". Now, August 27, 2019. It subsequently screened in competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival,Maxime Demers, "Je finirai en prison salué à Sundance". Le Journal de Montréal, January 29, 2020. and received an honorable mention in the drama category at the 2020 Aspen Shortsfest.Andrew Travers, "Virtual Aspen Shortsfest awards announced". The Aspen Times, April 6, 2020.
Awards
The film won several awards at Québec Cinéma's Prend ça court! gala in 2020, including a Best Actress award for Francke.André Ducheshe, "Gala Prends ça court!: la Coupe du court décernée à Goodbye Golovin". La Presse, March 4, 2020.
The film received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards."Les femmes brillent aux nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Ici Radio-Canada, April 23, 2020.
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