Synopsis

An aspiring film director wakes suddenly to find a camera following his every move. He is trapped inside a film as it is being made. He struggles to escape. To get back to reality, to sanity, and to the girl he loves.

Actors (3)

Alexandre Steiger(Alex)

Émeline Bayart - © UniFrance / Philippe Quaisse

Émeline Bayart(Émeline)

René Carton(Chef opérateur)

Production and distribution

Executive Producer :

Arts Premiers

Photos (3)

Full credits (13)

Executive Producer :

Charles Paviot

Director of photography :

Malory Congoste

Production manager :

Laurence Deray

Sound Editor :

François Piednoir

Production Designer :

Johanne Carpentier

Costume designer :

Stéphane Rollot

Sound Mixer :

Aymeric Dupas

Screenwriter :

Cédric Prévost

Sound recordists :

François Piednoir, François Domerc

Editor :

Amélie Massoutier

Continuity supervisor :

Bénédicte Kermadec

Music Composer :

Éric Pilavian

Special Effects :

Laurent Srey

Technical details

Short film

Genres :

Fiction

Sub-genre :

Fantasy, Comedy

Themes :

Love, Cinema, Dreams

Production language :

French

Production country :

France

Original French-language productions :

Unknown

Nationality :

100% French (France)

Production year :

2010

Runtime :

18 min 10 seconds

Visa number :

127.815

Visa issue date :

12/05/2011

Production formats :

HD 4K

Color type :

Color

Aspect ratio :

2.35

Audio format :

Stereo

Rating restrictions :

None

Posters (1)

Director

Cédric Prévost

BUG (2018), Based on a True Story (2016), Skin (2013)

News (2)

March 15, 2012

uniFrance Films Short Film Award 2012

May 18, 2011

9th Unifrance Short Film Award

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Festival Selections (22)

French Cinema Today in Kazakhstan - 2015

French Cinema Today in Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan, 2015)

Selection

Richmond French Film Festival (United States, 2013)

Selection

French Cinema Today Festival in Russia - 2012

French Cinema Today Festival in Russia (Russia, 2012)

Selection

Hong Kong French Film Festival (Hong Kong, 2012)

Selection

French Spring Festival in Ukraine - 2012

French Spring Festival in Ukraine (Ukraine, 2012)

Selection

French Short Film Nights

French Cinema Today Festival in Russia - 2011

French Cinema Today Festival in Russia (Russia, 2011)

Selection

French Film Festival in the Czech Republic - 2011

French Film Festival in the Czech Republic (Czech Republic, 2011)

Selection

Istanbul International Short Film Festival - 2011

Istanbul International Short Film Festival (Turkey , 2011)

Selection

UniFrance Program

International Festival of Francophone Film in Acadie (FICFA) - 2011

International Festival of Francophone Film in Acadie (FICFA) (Canada, 2011)

Selection

Leeds International Film Festival - 2011

Leeds International Film Festival (Great Britain, 2011)

Selection

Festival Ciné Premières de Groningue - 2011

Festival Ciné Premières de Groningue (The Netherlands, 2011)

Selection

Out of Competition

Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival - 2011

Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival (Germany, 2011)

Selection

Compétition internationale

Curtacinema (Brazil, 2011)

Selection

Kiev Molodist International Film Festival - 2011

Kiev Molodist International Film Festival (Ukraine, 2011)

Selection

Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market - 2011

Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market (Japan, 2011)

Selection

International Competition

Odense Film Festival (Denmark, 2011)

Selection

International Competition

Rhode Island International Film Festival - 2011

Rhode Island International Film Festival (United States, 2011)

Selection

International Competition

Palm Springs International Short Film Festival - 2011

Palm Springs International Short Film Festival (United States, 2011)

Selection

International Competition

Short Shorts Film Festival (Japan, 2011)

Selection

International Competition

Festival of Nations (Ebensee) (Austria, 2011)

Selection

International Competition

Cannes International Film Festival - 2011

Cannes International Film Festival (France, 2011)

Selection

UniFrance Short Film Prize Selection

CoLCoA French Film Festival (United States, 2011)

Selection

Awards (2)

Festival of Nations (Ebensee) (Austria, 2011)

Awards

Silver Bear

Cannes International Film Festival (France, 2011)

Awards

Grand Prize for a Short Film from the UniFrance films Jury

Delegations (2)

Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival (Germany, 2011)

Team

Director : Cédric Prévost

Cannes International Film Festival (France, 2011)

Team (4)

Director : Cédric Prévost

Actor : Émeline Bayart

Composer of original music : Éric Pilavian

Producer : Charles Paviot

Presskit (2)

catharsis-presskit-french.pdf

catharsis-presskit-english.pdf

Website

www.catharsis-lefilm.com

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9th Unifrance Short Film Award

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