Smells Like Kids' Spirit
Synopsis
Rita's summer is turned upside down when Brooks, an American musician, visits the ranch where she lives alone with her mother. A former lover, he rekindles their love under the gaze of the child in search of a father. An unsettling fascination is born, combining first stirrings with the mysteries of adulthood.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producers : Topshot Films, Bootstrap Label
- Film exports/foreign sales : Manifest
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producers : Bastien Daret, Arthur Goisset, Robin Robles
- Screenwriters : Aude Pépin, Louise Groult, Julien Guetta
- Director of photography : Kadri Koop
- Music Composer : Bryan’s Magic Tears
- Assistant Director : Théo Sobelman
- Editor : Carole Le Page
- Sound Recordist : Marc Parazon
- Costume designer : Pauline Croce
- Co-producers : Maxime Mussard, Jean-Baptiste Germain
- Assistant Operator : Amandine Nolin
- Production Manager : Bastien Landier
- Sound Editor : Thibaut Sichet
- Continuity supervisor : Camille Laut
- Production Designer : Catalina Labra
- Casting : Aude Pépin
- Sound Mixer : Louis Gaussem
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Freedom, Family, Childhood
- Production language : English, French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2025
- Runtime : 19 min 13 seconds
- Visa issue date : 23/04/2026
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.39
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (2)
Festival du Film court en Plein air de Grenoble
France, 2025
Compétition jeune public
Compétition officielle
Awards (1)
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