Synopsis
"Jailbirds" takes place in a modern hell prison ruled by a vicious Chief Warden. But in this living nightmare one guy, Felix. One tall, muscular gang member is always happy. He lives in serenity and peace of the mind spending his days between crayon drawings and meditation. It enrages the Chief Warden. For him, the inmates are here to suffer and pay their debt to society. So he’ll do everything he can to discover Felix’s secret.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-productions : Digital Rise, France Télévisions Nouvelles Écritures
- Foreign production company : Be Revolution Pictures
- Film exports/foreign sales : Astrea
Full credits (3)
- Executive Producers : Griselda Gonzalez Gentile, François Klein
- Screenwriter : Thomas Villepoux
- Music Composer : Cyrille Marchesseau
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : Virtual Reality, Immersive work
- Production language : English
- Coproducer countries : Belgium, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Belgium, France)
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 34 min
- Production formats : VR 360°
- Aspect ratio : 360°
- Rating restrictions : None
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Awards (1)
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)