This animated short by Claude Cloutier is a pictorial account of an attack on Canadian soldiers during WWI. On the edge of the battlefield, recruits are dreading the order to attack. At the signal, a young soldier leaps into a hell of fire and blood where the earth engulfs both the living and the dead. Blending archival images and Cloutier’s hypnotizing brushstroke, the film is a dazzling illustration of the futility of war.
Unfortunately the movie The Trenches is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Claude Cloutier | Director |
| Sound | Lise Wedlock | Foley |
| Production | Diane Régimbald | Administration |
| Crew | Claude Cloutier | Script |
| Sound | Olivier Calvert | Sound Designer |
| Production | Marc Bertrand | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Francesca Chamberland | Costume Design |
| Editing | José Heppell | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvie Charbonneau | Costume Design |
| Editing | Denis Pilon | Online Editor |
| Sound | Geoffrey Mitchell | Recording Supervision |
| Visual Effects | Claude Cloutier | Animation |
| Production | René Chénier | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvie Guillard | Costume Design |
| Production | Francine Langdeau | Line Producer |
| Sound | Geoffrey Mitchell | Music Editor |
