Synopsis
In his futuristic novel 1984, published in 1948, George Orwell tells about the destiny of a Londoner that leads a solitary resistance facing the dominant and totalitarian camp of Big Brother. His name: Winston Smith. According to the English phone book, there are at least 25 persons with the same surname than the character. The director propose with this movie to meet them. Searching, if it is, between all of these namesakes, an George Orwell’s hero, an unspeakable link.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Macalube Films
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Anne-Catherine Witt
- Screenwriters : Paul Heintz, Quentin Faucheux-Thurion
- Director of Photography : Paul Heintz
- Music Composer : Jérôme Petit
- Assistant Director : Ewan Golder
- Editor : Jeanne Sarfati
- Sound Editor : Jérôme Petit
- Grader : Candice Perez
- Sound Mixer : Mathieu Farnarier
- Participant : Winston Smith
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Themes : Science fiction/Futuristic, Human nature , Encounters
- Production language : English
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 39 min 18 seconds
- Visa number : 155.333
- Visa issue date : 09/05/2022
- Production formats : Super 8 - Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)