First Came the Silence

A Short film of

Pierre Filmon

Produced by

Mille et Une Productions

Production year2002

Runtime22 min

Synopsis

Claire, a ten year old girl, bears a heavy secret. But not her dad, nor anyone else will ever know. Except maybe Éric, her playfriend, who is not afraid of Étienne.

Credits

Director (1)

Pierre Filmon
View file

Actors (5)

Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Mille et Une Productions

Film exports/foreign sales : Premium Films

Full credits (8)

Executive Producer : Marc Irmer

Screenwriter : Marie Borrelli

Director of Photography : Philippe Van Leeuw

Music Composer : Alain Berlaud

Editor : Anouk Zivy

Sound recordists : Pascal Ribier, Séverin Favriau, Emmanuel Croset

Costume designer : Natacha Louis

Production Designer : Emmanuel Vernet

Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Psychological drama
Themes : Childhood, Violence
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2002
Runtime : 22 min
Visa number : 102.939
Visa issue date : 26/06/2002
Production formats : Super 16
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
Audio format : Dolby SR
Rating restrictions : None

Box-office & releases

TV broadcasting

This content is for registered users only.

Are you a member? Please login to view content.

Log on

News & awards

Selections (4)

Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Sweden, 2003
International Competition
Short Cuts Cologne - International Short Film Festival
Germany, 2003
International Competition
Rome International Festival of Short Films & New Images (Arcipelago)
Italy, 2003
Competition Short Waves
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2003
National Competition

MyFrenchShorts

Full movie to watch for free!

A Town Called Panic: The Christmas Log (2013), by Vincent Patar & Stéphane Aubier

The year’s end celebrations are coming. Christmas : the tree, the dinner, the presents. Indian and Cowboy are expecting their presents eagerly. Overexcited by the organisation of the celebration, they fight and destroy the Yule log on which Horse was putting the last touch. Horse is livid and cancels the gifts from Santa Claus. How will they win back the favours of Horse and The Old Bearded Man? How will they retrieve their gifts ? For Indian and Cowboy begins a long, very long Christmas Eve.

🎄🎁 This new episode of cult animated series ‘A Town Called Panic’ was selected for festivals around the world, and notable gathered the Audience First Prize at the Bologna
Future Film Festival in Bologna.
It was nominated for the 2015 César for Best Animated Short Film.