The Genie in the Bottle
Synopsis
Six-year-old Alaia is bored on the beach. She'd like an ice cream, but her father wants to finish his nap first. So he suggests making a sandcastle. She walks away with a shovel and starts digging a hole. She grumbles, digging deeper and deeper. Suddenly, she hits a hard, hollow object.
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Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films du Nord
- Foreign production company : La Boîte... Productions
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producer : Arnaud Demuynck
- Screenwriter : Arnaud Demuynck
- Music Composer : Yan Volsy
- Editor : Thomas Leclercq
- Sound Editor : Jonathan Vanneste
- Production Designer : Thomas Leclercq
- Animation : Thomas Leclercq, Johann Etrillard, Aude Ha Leplège, Célia Tisserant
- Foley artist : Elias Vervecken
- Graphic Designer : Thomas Leclercq
- Sound Mixer : Nils Fauth
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : 2D animation
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Belgium (84.55%), France (15.45%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Belgium, France)
- Production year : 2024
- Runtime : 9 min 4 seconds
- Visa number : 161.411
- Visa issue date : 22/07/2024
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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(Very) loosely based on a tale from the Arabian Nights.
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