Synopsis
Seven days was all it took for God to create earth and sky, man and woman, Simon and Garfunkel. Seven days was all it took for us to realize our mistake. And that's when the Sofa Principle was invented.
Credits
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producers : Sombrero Films, CBD Prod
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producers : Alain Benguigui, Thomas Verhaeghe
- Screenwriters : Mike Guermyet, Samuel Hercule
- Directors of Photography : Thibaut Richard, Xavier Arpino
- Music Composers : Timothée Jolly, Denis Mignard
- Editors : Pierre Gilbert, Philippe Vincent
- Sound recordists : Raphaël Mouterde, Nicolas Delatte
- Production Designer : Luc Vernay
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Legend
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2004
- Runtime : 9 min 30 seconds
- Visa number : 109.620
- Visa issue date : 26/02/2004
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
News (2)
Selections (28)
Cannes International Film Festival
France, 2005
Gras Savoye Prize for Best Producer and Director of a Short Film
Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival
Germany, 2004
Compétition internationale
Awards (6)
Cannes International Film Festival
France, 2005
Gras Savoye Prize for Best Emerging Short Film Director : Samuel Hercule
Gras Savoye Prize for Best Emerging Short Film Director : Mike Guermyet
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)