Synopsis
In a house dripping with sunlight, five friends live on lollipops and hot coffee. Between two swims, they challenge each other to a game of bilboquet or share a feast cooked by Pauline. Meanwhile, Ferdinand is desperately searching for a lost object. Sounds like a serious story.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Ecce Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Ecce Films, L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producer : Emmanuel Chaumet
- Screenwriter : Pauline Bailay
- Director of Photography : Félix Moy
- Music Composer : Laura Cahen
- Assistant director : Rose Arnold
- Editor : Clara Saunier
- Sound Recordist : Gaëtan Ricciuti
- Costume designer : Luce Rouyrre
- Assistant Operator : Telma Perruchon
- Production Manager : Léo Albrand
- Sound editor : Noëmy Oraison
- Continuity supervisor : Clara Gosselin
- Production Designer : Hugo Poirier
- Grader : Yannig Willmann
- Make-up Artist : Emma Razafindralambo-Delestré
- Sound Mixer : Mikaël Barre
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Black comedy
- Themes : The absurd, Holiday, Friendship
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2024
- Runtime : 26 min 7 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
News (2)
Selections (3)
Awards (1)
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2025
Mention spéciale du jury étudiant national
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