2022 / France / Fiction / 30′
Directed by Judith Auffray
Synopsis
Jean lives as a hermit in a forest. From his cabin, he listens to and records the sounds of the animals that inhabit the surrounding area. One night, he hears the cry of an unknown animal. Along with Mana, a young girl who sings with the birds, he goes in search of the mysterious creature.
Biography
Judith was born in Paris in 1993. She first studied painting and drawing at the école nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon then cinema at the HEAD – Geneva. Between 2016 and 2019, she made severals films in an experimental center for autistic people, among which A house (2019), her first feature film, selected at Cinéma du réel (Paris), FID Marseille and awarded at Ji.hlava IDFF. She joins Le Fresnoy – Studio National des Arts Contemporains in 2020 where she made 7h15 – Blackbird (2021).
TECHNICAL SHEET
Writer Judith Auffray
Cinematographer Mario Valero, Raimon Gaffier
Sound Stéphane Debien, Killian Fanget
Editing Stéphane Debien, Judith Auffray
Mix Thomas Fourel
Cast Jean Poinsignon, Mana Féron
Sets Margot Clavel, Olivier Bienz
Production Le Fresnoy-Studio National des Arts Contemporains, La Traverse : Gaël Teicher