Mantra
Synopsis
Emma and Paul have just moved to a provincial suburb. No sooner have they unpacked their boxes than Paul has to leave for a long business trip. In his office, Emma discovers an insect perched in a large vivarium: a praying mantis. The insect repulses her as much as it fascinates her.
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- Executive Producer : Balade Sauvage Productions
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- Executive producers : Charlotte Vande Vyvre, Francesca Betteni-Barnes
- Screenwriters : Stef Meyer, Pascal Bourelier
- Director of Photography : Antoine Carpentier
- Music Composer : Alexandre Edenne
- Assistant director : Lola Bernard
- Editor : Nadège Kintzinger
- Sound Recordist : Kinane Moualla
- Costume designer : Charlotte Abalé Gnahoré
- Author of original work : Graham Farrow
- Associate producers : Pierre Mazingarbe, Brice Pancot
- Assistant Operators : Maëva Vo Dinh, Louis Stoltz
- Production manager : Zoé Magnin
- Sound editor : Charlotte Butrak
- Production Designer : Chloé Monguillon
- Foley artist : Didier Falk
- Special Effects : Nicolas Saury
- Grader : Brice Pancot
- Make-up Artists : David Scherer, Mélodie Scagnoli
- Sound Mixer : Samuel Aïchoun
- Location manager : Jessica Goetz
- Post-production supervisor : Francesca Betteni-Barnes
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Fantasy, Bizarre
- Themes : Love, Metamorphosis, Solitude/loneliness
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 17 min 3 seconds
- Visa number : 151.991
- Visa issue date : 25/04/2022
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : DTS 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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