Kill the Roach, l'art du geste
Synopsis
Inspired by a gesture of day to day life Kill the Roach (Kill the cockroach(sneak)) is a dance step invented by a child in front of his father. They find themselves at the heart of old Paris At the Square of Montmartre. Whereas the father tries in vain to seduce the passers-by thanks to his talents of mime, his son, by condolence, is going to take his place by dancing some breakdance. The public are conquered. An incident makes them meet a singer, a meeting which will lead them onto a stage, all three gather(combine), during an innovative show(entertainment) mixing(involving) the mime, the singing(song) and breakdance.All three united, during an unusual show, mixing mime, singing and breakdance.
Credits
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : L'Usine2Prod
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : Cyril Freoua
- Screenwriter : Paul Belêtre
- Director of Photography : Yoann Boisson
- Music Composers : Thibault Paillier, James Edjouma
- Assistant Director : Michael Tordjman
- Editor : François Huteau
- Sound Recordist : Oscar Belêtre
- Costume designers : Stéphanie Valdemar, Lisa Pérols
- Line Producers : Dov Ellia, Cyril Freoua
- Assistant Operator : Karim Bouhelal
- Production Manager : Dov Ellia
- Sound Editor : François Huteau
- Continuity supervisor : Michael Tordjman
- Production Designers : Christophe Palluel, Adeline Tortorello
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Film musical, Comedy
- Themes : Dance, Surrealism, City/urban themes
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2012
- Runtime : 11 min
- Visa number : 133.729
- Visa issue date : 17/09/2012
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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