His Father Was a Tree
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Production year2024
Synopsis
Lionel and Marty are two longtime friends living in a remote farming region, which they traverse in Lionel's pickup truck. One fine day, Lionel learns that his friend's father was actually a tree, and because of this, Marty has a special gift: he can rejuvenate barren lands. Together, they decide to use this power to help local farmers, saving them from the impending climate disaster.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (7)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Travelling - L'École du cinéma & de la TV
Full credits (19)
- Executive Producer : Laurent Mesguich
- Screenwriter : Jauffrey Gallé
- Directors of Photography : Mehdi Villefranche, Thibault Corbin
- Music Composer : Sylvain David
- Assistant Director : Gaëtan Pellé
- Editor : Jauffrey Gallé
- Sound Recordist : Thomas Chatelain
- Costume designer : Roxane Singla
- Line Producer : Laurent Mesguich
- Assistant Operator : Steeven Rinaudo
- Camera operators : Mehdi Villefranche, Thibault Corbin
- Production Manager : Lucas Michalon
- Sound Editor : Philippe Sanchez
- Continuity supervisor : Alice Martin
- Production Designer : Cécile Duc de Bortoli
- Special Effects : Bastien Dehalu
- Grader : Jean-Damien Gros
- Make-up Artist : Marie Oddon
- Sound Mixer : Jean-François Terrien
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Bizarre, Fantasy
- Themes : Environment, Friendship
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2024
- Runtime : 23 min 31 seconds
- Production formats : Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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