Synopsis
Ulyx, an energetic robotic pool vacuum, spends his days scrubbing the backyard swimming pool. Bored with this routine, he dreams of freedom as he gazes at the ocean at the day’s end from his garden. One day, a raging storm gives him a chance to escape.
Credits
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : End Télévision
- Co-productions : Good Rush Pictures, Lightdreams Productions
Full credits (19)
- Executive Producer : Fabien Giurgiu
- Screenwriters : Hugo Roblin, Émeric Leprince
- Director of Photography : Hugo Baumann
- Music Composer : Romain Allender
- Assistant Director : Guillaume Leuillet
- Editor : Laurent Leveneur
- Sound Recordist : Arnaud Calvar
- Costume designer : Marion Foare
- Co-producers : Bruno Smadja, Anne-Laure Dagorn
- Assistant Operators : Damien Conti, Marie Savage, Blandine Verkindere
- Production Manager : Arthur Freytet-Gentil
- Sound Editor : Alix Breinl
- Production designers : Kim Adoniadis, Anouk Barranger, Lucie Brun
- Foley artist : Xavier Drouault
- Artistic director : Clara Lie
- Special Effects : Marc Bret-Vittoz, Antonin Rebic, Jeff Azzopardi
- Grader : Muriel Archambaud
- Make-up Artist : Karine Prodon
- Sound Mixer : Alix Breinl
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Fantasy
- Themes : Environment
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2022
- Runtime : 23 min 44 seconds
- Visa number : 154.714
- Visa issue date : 22/07/2022
- Production formats : HD Cinemascope
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.39
- 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)