Synopsis
A bare island. Austere sand, seaweed shore, leaden sky. A young woman tries to survive by tending the flames of an ancient kelp oven. And its smoke rises, relentlessly, before rushing into the rift, a dark mouth opening, haunting, in the cliff's core.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films d'Argile
- Co-production : Vertical Production
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producers : Clément Schneider, Alice Bégon, Chloé Chevalier
- Screenwriters : Jérémy Sawicki, Chloé Chevalier
- Director of Photography : Arnaud Alain
- Assistant Director : Samuel Berner
- Editor : Jeanne Sarfati
- Sound Recordist : Guilhem Domercq
- Costume designer : Johanne Languille
- Co-producer : Louise Hentgen
- Assistant Operator : Élise Filaferro
- Production manager : Elina Rouxel
- Sound Editor : Timothée Bost
- Continuity supervisor : Mélina Macio
- Production Designer : Pola Ruszkowska
- Grader : Lucie Bruneteau
- Make-up Artist : Cannelle Thelise
- Sound Mixer : Baptiste Waneukem
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Fairy tale, Legend
- Themes : Science fiction/Futuristic
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 24 min 34 seconds
- Visa number : 154.956
- Visa issue date : 10/01/2022
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.39
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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