Synopsis
20-year-old Youri lives with his mother in the Parisian suburb of Ivry in the housing estate where he grew up. But the estate is due to be demolished, and with it, the backdrop of his childhood dreams will disappear. How will he leave the nest and take flight on his own when his spaceship doesn't exist anymore?
Credits
Actors (8)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Caporal Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (18)
- Screenwriters : Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh
- Director of Photography : Victor Seguin
- Music Composer : Nathan Blais
- Assistant director : Lucile Jacques
- Editor : Daniel Darmon
- Sound Recordist : Olivier Leroy
- Costume designer : Camille Nogues
- Producers : Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh
- Line Producer : Quentin Henneguelle
- Assistant Operator : Sophie Patalano
- Camera operator : Amandine Hanse-Balssa
- Production Manager : Laurent Alary
- Sound Editor : Colin Favre-Bulle
- Continuity supervisor : Marielle Alluchon
- Production designer : Jeanne Frentzel
- Special Effects : Benjamin Mack
- Make-up Artist : Margaux Emery-Brecier
- Sound Mixer : Gaël Eléon
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Science fiction
- Themes : Suburbia, Imagination, Adolescence, Architecture, City/urban themes, City
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2015
- Runtime : 15 min 30 seconds
- Visa number : 144.579
- Visa issue date : 04/08/2016
- Production formats : HD 4K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (5)
Berlin International Short Film Festival for Young and Children (Kuki)
Germany, 2016
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