When I Was Scared of the Dark
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Production year2022
Runtime7 min
Synopsis
Robert does not like going to bed as he thinks there are monsters in his room, hiding in thedark. His mother leaves the landing light on and his door ajar. But that does not stop the little boy’s imagination from conjuring up his deepest fears! Fortunately, he has his teddy bear to help him.
Credits
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Les Films du Nord
- Foreign production company : La Boîte... Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (8)
- Screenwriter : Arnaud Demuynck
- Music Composer : Yan Volsy
- Editor : Célia Tisserant
- Voice : Thomas Langlois-Bekaert, Annick Lambert
- Sound Editor : Yan Volsy
- Foley artist : Elias Vervecken
- Artistic Director : Arnaud Demuynck
- Sound Mixer : Nils Fauth
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : 2D animation, Literary adaptation , Children's films
- Themes : Childhood, Imagination, Fear
- Coproducer countries : France (54.17%), Belgium (45.83%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium)
- Production year : 2022
- Runtime : 7 min 3 seconds
- Visa number : 156.702
- Visa issue date : 21/06/2022
- Production formats : DVCPRO-HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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Adapted from the story When I Was Scared of the Dark by Mireille d’Allancé © Editions l’école des loisirs - Paris, France
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