Synopsis
This film reconstructs and creates the archives and the tale of an imaginary 1920s archeological expedition, that of Theodore Kracklite, who discovers the bones of Elephas Falconeri in an underwater cave in Sicily. A species of dwarf elephant - a real creature, as it so happens - whose fossilized skulls strangely recall those of the legendary Cyclops.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Météores Films
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Ariane Métais
- Screenwriter : Jacques Loeuille
- Director of Photography : Jacques Loeuille
- Assistant directors : Ariane Métais, Vittorio Testa
- Editor : Jacques Loeuille
- Sound recordist : Ariane Métais
- Executive Producer : Ariane Métais
- Voice-over : Lou Viger
- Production manager : Ariane Métais
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction, Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Research - Experimental, Science fiction
- Themes : Legends, Imagination, Philosophy, Science and nature
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 16 min 2 seconds
- Visa number : 146.365
- Visa issue date : 23/03/2017
- Production formats : Super 8 - HD
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)