Synopsis
To lift the spirits of her friend Mélanie, Lou brings her on a camping trip to a lone fortress on the sea. As Lou hides her little romantic secrets, Mélanie lingers in her ruminations. One morning, a solitary and enigmatic figure appears and draws Melanie into a fantastical encounter.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Mona Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (17)
- Executive Producer : Géraldine Michelot
- Screenwriters : Irène Camargo De Staal, Romain André
- Director of Photography : Manuel Bolaños
- Music Composer : Raphaël Mouterde
- Assistant director : Perle Tharinger
- Editor : Clara Saunier
- Sound Recordist : Mathieu Schricke
- Costume designer : Éva Dupeux
- Assistant Operator : Alexis Baudot
- Camera Operator : Manuel Bolaños
- Production Manager : Yoann Hébert
- Sound Editor : Valère Raigneau
- Continuity supervisor : Anaïs Corno
- Production Designer : Agathe Rossignol
- Grader : Sébastien Descoins
- Make-up Artist : Fanny Saint-Jeannet
- Sound Mixer : Zaki Allal
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Bizarre, Fantasy
- Themes : Friendship, Unemployment, Ocean
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2022
- Runtime : 22 min 32 seconds
- Visa number : 155.606
- Visa issue date : 02/06/2022
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 4/3
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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