The Mechanics of Fluids

A Short film of

Gala Hernández López

Produced by

L'Heure d'été

Production year2022

Runtime

38m

Synopsis

In 2018, an incel called Anathematic Anarchist posted a suicide note on Reddit entitled America is responsible for my death. Fluid Mechanics is an attempt to find answers to his words. A virtual drift through the internet in search of his digital tracks that eventually turns into an inner journey between our connected solitudes.

Credits

Director (1)

Gala Hernández López
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Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : L'Heure d'été

Full credits (12)

Executive Producers : Lucas Le Postec, Thibault de Gantès, Ninon Chapuis

Screenwriter : Gala Hernández López

Director of Photography : Artur-Pol Camprubí

Music Composer : Elisa Pereira Martins

Editors : Gala Hernández López, Alberto Dexeus, Aleix Fernández Hernández

Sound recordists : Toi Giordani, Diego Delgado

Voice : Gala Hernández López, Amalia Culp, André Harris, Harrison Stetler, Franco Bifo Berardi

Sound editor : Mélia Roger

Animation : Claudia Martin, Aleix Fernández Hernández

Grader : Aurore Toulon

Sound Mixer : Charli Masson

Narrator : Gala Hernández López

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary, Experimental
Sub-genre : Research - Experimental, 3D animation
Themes : Adolescence, Love, Suicide
Production language : English, French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2022
Runtime : 38 min 47 seconds
Visa number : 157.520
Visa issue date : 16/06/2023
Production formats : Live footage - Cellphone
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (2)

French animation in international film festivals: winter 2023

29 MARCH 2023

Festivals & events

Unifrance accompanies French documentaries to DOK Leipzig

12 OCTOBER 2022

News in brief

Selections (10)

Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 2024
Best Short Documentary Film
TISFF
Greece, 2023
Sélection officielle
Rhode Island International Film Festival
United States, 2023
International Competition
Festival du Film court en Plein air de Grenoble
2023
Compétition officielle

Awards (4)

Cesar Awards - French film industry awards
France, 2024
Cesar Award for Best Short Documentary Film
TISFF
Greece, 2023
Prix de réalisation
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival (Lisbon)
Portugal, 2023
Award for Best Documentary
Seminci
Spain, 2022
Prix du meilleur documentaire Temps d'histoire

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