Gabrielle
Gabrielle TV pilot – 7′ – 2010 SYNOPSIS Gabrielle is 10 years old and has a strange power: a power to make figurative language real. The film is an exploration of language, and of poetry, as well as the violence that can arise from it; an exploration of a person who refuses to be fooled […]
Adèle’s bicycle
Adèle’s bicycle short film – 11’59 – 2009 SYNOPSIS A city promenade in six movements, “Adèle’s bicycle” presents a musical and mischievous vision of the city, following moments in the life of a bike, as it is passed hand to hand, from one person to another. DIRECTION Raphaël Lerays SCRIPT Raphaël Lerays & Laure Limou […]
Happiness, we take care of you
Happiness, we take care of you TV pilot – 7′ – 2009 SYNOPSIS In a not so distant future, the consumer society has matured into a single multinational corporation that takes care of all of humanities needs. The company is Happiness. The company is so considerate that it has even created a new race of traveling […]
The theory of the cat
The theory of the cat short film – 6’41 – 2009 SYNOPSIS When his father calls him for dinner, a child is devoured by a hoard of cats in the hallway leading to the kitchen. This is the frightening preamble to his nightmares, which repeats like film credits. The resolution to this pre-nightmare anxiety is […]
Mr Kong, a zany but heartfelt tale
Mr Kong, a zany but heartfelt tale short film – 19′ – 2008 SYNOPSIS A human-like monster, something between King Kong and Casimir (the French equivalent of Barney), Mr. Kong is born in a surreal and unbridled world, not very different from our own… in order to grow up, Mr. Kong must confront it. DIRECTION […]
W in Pop Supermachineland
W in Pop Supermachineland short film – 6’30 – 2006 SYNOPSIS After hatching, W heads out to discover the world of Surprises. While there, he falls in love. The dreadful and evil Holkorper is awakened by the force of this love, kills W, and captures the object of his desire. Thanks to a good fairy […]
Pierrot
Pierrot short film – 8′ – 2004 SYNOPSIS Mademoiselle Lefèvre will not stand to have her vegetable garden gobbled up a second time. The lady is stingy, and the guardian who’ll stand guard in front of her cottage is a short-legged and whiny bastard… (based on a tale by Guy de Maupassant) DIRECTION Raphaël Lerays […]
Pat Limit
Pat Limit TV pilot – 5′ – 2004 SYNOPSIS Pat Limit, a toy gifted with surprising powers, heads off to attack the kitchen table, dressed as a champion swimmer. DIRECTION David Baudeigne SCRIPT David Baudeigne PRODUCTION Xbo films & La Ménagerie TECHNIQUE puppets, stop-motion With the support of CNC, Région Midi-Pyrénées, Région Poitou-Charente, “Cinéclic” Résidency […]
Jean Paille
Jean Paille short film – 10′ – 2002 SYNOPSIS Abandoned at birth in an attic, Jean Paille has constructed his universe far from humans beings ; he constructed it out of the animals that inhabit his garret, be they dead or alive. Jean Paille attempts to find his place in this unusual world. DIRECTION Marc […]
Black Coffee
Black Coffee short film – 4’43 – 2001 SYNOPSIS A woman’s extra-ordinary encounter with her daily routine. She makes herself coffee, like any other morning, when suddenly, a person, an African hunter made out of modeling clay, springs out of her cup, and bounds across the kitchen table to attack the sugar-cube totem. An eye-opening […]