Synopsis
Two men on an abandoned viaduct pump away on a handcar. Like modern-day Sisyphi, they labor in vain to push their load forward. A road movie that combines the burlesque and the absurd.
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- Executive Producer : L'image d'après
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- Executive Producer : Maud Martin
- Director of Photography : Olivier Cousin
- Editor : Baptiste Évrard
- Sound Recordist : Brice Kartmann
- Executive Producer : Maud Martin
- Camera operators : Joseph David, Andrew Kötting
- Sound Editor : Sébastien Cabour
- Sound Mixer : Sébastien Cabour
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary, Experimental
- Sub-genre : Research - Experimental
- Themes : The absurd, Human nature , Travel
- Production language : French, English
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 59 min 50 seconds
- Visa number : 143.223
- Visa issue date : 13/10/2016
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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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.
