The Summer Movie
Synopsis
This is a film about highways, about tourists on seasonal migration, concrete picnic tables, rest room queues, slices of warm melon, and car washes. It’s a film about a man who wants to hit the road and a little boy who holds him back. It’s a film about summer.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Kidam
- Foreign production company : Michigan Films
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producer : François-Pierre Clavel
- Screenwriter : Emmanuel Marre
- Director of Photography : Olivier Boonjing
- Assistant director : Linna Ibbari
- Editor : Nicolas Rumpl
- Foreign producers : Sébastien Andres, Olivier Burlet
- Associate producers : Alexandre Perrier, Bastien Ehouzan, François Nabos, Pascal Barneville, Jean-Marc Vicariot
- Line Producer : François-Pierre Clavel
- Sound Editor : Vincent Villa
- Grader : Olivier Boonjing
- Sound Mixer : Vincent Villa
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Legend
- Themes : Childhood, Travel, Suicide
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Belgium
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 30 min 36 seconds
- Visa number : 146.827
- Visa issue date : 07/06/2017
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : Suitable for all viewers, with warnings
News & awards
News (6)
Selections (15)
Awards (4)
FIFF
Belgium, 2017
Best Short Film from National Competition
Prix de la meilleure photographie compétition nationale : Olivier Boonjing
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival (Lisbon)
Portugal, 2017
Prix de la meilleure fiction compétition internationale
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