Teaser Bloc B, 2019
Short Film | Fiction | 11 min.
Switzerland, August 2019
16:9 | color | 5,1 Sound
Written and directed by Nora Longatti
Production Company: Écal, Switzerland
Producers: Yan Decoppet, Gabriela Bussman
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Logline
Qu’est-ce que ça fait de se sentir vivant ?
Bloc B. C’est le lieu de neuf rencontres, quelque part dans cette ville satellite nommée «la Bourdonnette», en périphérie de Lausanne. Bloc B a été écrit pour certains de ses habitants et leur quartier. Pour savoir ce que cela fait de se sentir vivant.
ENGLISH: How does it feel to be alive?
Bloc B. That’s the setting where nine encounters happen, somewhere in the satellite city «la Bourdonnette», in the outskirts of Lausanne. Bloc B was written for some of their residents and the neighborhood. In order to know what it feels like to be alive.
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«A film displaying a boldly original directing approach, powerfully kinetic visuals, and mastery of cinematic language.» Jury Statement
Jury: Anne Gaschütz (DE) Deputy Director Filmfest Dresden, Camille Hébert-Bénazet (FR) Head of Cannes Court Métrage, Vladan Petkovic (RS) Film critic and curator
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2021 - Kaohsiung Film Festival, Taiwan - International short films
2021 - Trieste Science&Fiction Festival Italy - International short films
2021 - Locarno Film Festival - Academy Screenings
2020 - Gässli Filmfestival Basel
2020 - Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist - International short films
2019 - Jugendfilmtage Zürich
2019 - Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur - Swiss Film School *Award for the Best Swiss Short Film
2019 - NIFFF Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival - Swiss Shorts & Contes Miroirs de la Jeunesse (Regional premiere and World premiere)
Written and directed by Nora Longatti
Cast
Agathe Lecomte, Boris Degex, Brenda Morina, Colline Cabanis, Elizabeth Mero, Eva Lambillon, Gucci, Heitor José Almeida, Joyce Aisi Zhou, Ludovic Payet, Luìs Gomes, Mélissa Guex, Milo Gravat, Nicole Golay, Olivier Lafrance and Queenie Fernandes.
Crew
Cinematography Carlos Tapia González
Sound Avril Lehmann and Alexandre Brulé
Editing Selin Dettwiler
Sounddesign Peter Bräker
Assistant director Céline Dondénaz , Lorraine Perriard
Assistant camera Aurel Ganz
Assistant Costumes & MakeUp Korlei Rochat
Assistant MakeUp & SFX Agnese Làposi
Chef electrician Fanny Reynaud
Best Person Rodrigo Muñoz
Grip Bradley Graham
Assistant Grip Victoria Cora
Set manager Léonard Vuilleumier, Léonard Sinclair, Yatoni Roy Cantu
Catering Vera Capol
Colorgrading Ramón Königshausen
Mix Peter Bräker
Graphism Nora Longatti
Casting Nora Longatti
Mentoring Yann Gonzalez, Jeanne Oberson
Special thanks to Moisés Mendoza de Machinos Genève et Blaise Bauquis