The Magic Slate
Synopsis
On this fine morning in the 1950s, the sun shines in the kitchen. On this particular day, Lulu realizes that, for some time now, he has been unable to see his mother's hands because she persists in wearing kitchen gloves no matter the occasion. In the days that follow, his mother's domestic environment starts being derailed.
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Director (1)
Actors (2)
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- Executive Producer : Avenue B Productions
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Xenia Sulyma
- Screenwriter : Simon Legré
- Director of photography : Clélia Schaeffer
- Assistant Director : Vincent Prades
- Editor : Clémence Diard
- Sound Recordist : Benjamin Laurent
- Costume designer : Marité Coutard
- Executive Producer : Xenia Sulyma
- Production manager : Elsa Boutault-Caradec
- Sound Editor : Najib El Yafi
- Production Designer : Damien Rondeau
- Sound Mixer : Olivier Guillaume
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Family
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2017
- Runtime : 10 min
- Visa number : 146.416
- Visa issue date : 22/05/2018
- Production formats : HD 2K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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Future Film Festival in Bologna.
It was nominated for the 2015 César for Best Animated Short Film.
