Synopsis
An old man, a solitary person without any ties, has restored for years broken dolls in his apartment. He has cut all links with his family and the outside world. The arrival of a new wounded doll awakes in him some terrible souvenirs that is going to upset his life.
Credits
Actors (8)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : La Voie Lactée
- Foreign production company : Jaibo Films
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Nathalie Algazi
- Screenwriters : Julien Boustani, Cecilia Ramos
- Director of Photography : Christophe Neuville
- Music Composer : David Reyes
- Editor : Soazic Veillon
- Sound Recordist : Téo Sarfati
- Costume designer : Marie Credou
- Foreign Producer : Miguel Molina
- Production manager : Monica Mele
- Sound editors : Robert Kopeć, Jérôme Petit
- Production Designer : Aurore Huber
- Sound Mixer : Thomas Chatel
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Psychological drama
- Themes : Solitude/loneliness, Memories, Ageing, Arts and crafts, War
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Spain
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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.