His Father Was a Tree

A Short film of

Jauffrey Gallé

Produced by

Travelling - L'École du cinéma & de la TV

Production year2024

Runtime23 min

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)

Jauffrey Gallé
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Actors (7)

Renaud Baillet

Jean-Philippe Vincent

Frédéric Ambrosini

Éva Chevret

Joëlle Perez

Thomas Boisnard

Hadrien Haté

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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