From Above
Synopsis
Christmas 1916, on the Vosges frontline, a French soldier is sent to the front to investigate a strange object that has crashed down in no man's land. Near the crash site, he comes face to face with a German soldier. From the smoke emerges an imposing figure that turns out to be Santa Claus, injured during his fall. The soldiers decide to join forces to repair his sleigh and ensure that he makes his rounds on Christmas night. Once their mission is accomplished and Santa has left, the soldiers exchange a fraternal handshake before returning to their respective camps, recalled to their trenches by the sounds of war in the distance.
Credits
Directors (7)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : ArtFx - École Supérieure des Effets Spéciaux et de l'Image 3D
- Film exports/foreign sales : Yummy Films
Full credits (9)
- Music Composer : Victor Basier
- Editor : Arthur Damiano
- Sound Recordist : Endeïs Roux
- Original idea : Julien Jousse
- Voice : Geoffrey Bourrel, Fabien Menne, Matti Nurminen, Luc Pourrinet
- Production Designer : Hector Dao
- Animation : Antoine Thiaucourt, Léonard Haug
- Grader : Pascal Nowak
- Sound mixers : Endeïs Roux, Paul Fontimpe
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : 3D animation
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 6 min 42 seconds
- Production formats : Digital creation
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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It was nominated for the 2015 César for Best Animated Short Film.
