Synopsis
On a small island crowned with sharp cliffs, a single house looks out to sea. Obsessed by the dream that humans may one day fly like birds, an inventor experiments with his machines on this parcel of abandoned land. For this man, only a pure, light, and naive person would be capable of this feat. Recruited from the continent, eleven-year-old Joseph seems to be the perfect candidate.
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Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : offshore
- Foreign production company : Hélicotronc
- Film exports/foreign sales : Manifest, L'Agence du court métrage
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- Executive Producer : Fabrice Préel-Cléach
- Screenwriter : Nicolas Boucart
- Director of Photography : Hichame Alaouié
- Music Composer : James P. Honey
- Editor : Matyas Veress
- Sound Recordist : Nicolas Calvar
- Costume designer : Élodie Pulinckx
- Foreign Producer : Anthony Rey
- Line Producer : Fabrice Préel-Cléach
- Assistant Operator : Justine Legros
- Production Manager : Nicolas Trabaud
- Sound editor : Sarah Gouret
- Production Assistant : Laëtitia Denis
- Continuity supervisor : Marie Chaduc
- Production Designer : Alina Santos
- Special Effects : Julien Amiard
- Make-up Artist : Saori Matsui
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Childhood, Exile, Insanity, Exodus, Utopie, Power
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Belgium
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium)
- Production year : 2017
- Runtime : 27 min 11 seconds
- Visa number : 145.965
- Visa issue date : 05/02/2018
- Production formats : HD 2K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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