“Beyond Control” By NTO & Monolink

For some, Arthur Mura remains too powerful of a man. The tech world mogul, as criticized as he is adored, will find trouble among the high placed people that operate in dark ways. After becoming too troublesome, a compulsory choice is imposed to him: if ever he wants to live, he will have to let everything go, change his identity, and leave his family behind.

The short film IN MEDIAS RUSH is an experimental cinematic journey into the depths of a manic mind. A poetic retro-sci-fi narrative unfolded in a string of unsettling tableaus that encapsulates the male protagonist’s ambiguous feelings about his birthday. While balancing between realities in his silent struggle with severe mental illness, we plunge into the film at a neatly orchestrated birthday party. The protagonist is accompanied by his girlfriend, and they are drinking cocoa on the couch in their mutual home. The setting breathes pure perfection, but through the voice over we sense that another reality is soon to be revealed. With one foot on the accelerator, he is heading towards the edge. The thematic focal point of IN MEDIAS RUSH is mental health problems among young adults, and the social/personal consequences related to the existing taboo on the subject. The film wishes to formulate an honest cinematic space in which words, sound, and image artistically interprets and articulates some of the perspectives related to especially bipolar, anxiety, and psychotic disorders. IN MEDIAS RUSH was nominated in the category 'Best Danish Short Film' at Copenhagen Short Film Festival in 2020. Original title: IN MEDIAS RÆS Directed by: Esben Persson -------------------- DK: IN MEDIAS RÆS IN MEDIAS RÆS er en filmisk rejse ind i dybderne af et manisk sind. En ung mand fejrer sin fødselsdag, mens hans tanker tordner afsted. Med en uvillig fod på speederen har han kurs mod kanten. FR: IN MEDIA RES IN MEDIA RES est un voyage dans les profondeurs d’un esprit maniaque. Un jeune homme fête son anniversaire tandis que ses pensées se multiplient. Malgré lui, il se dirige vers un point de non-retour. -------------------- Cast: Peter Alexander Bach & Amanda Overby Drew Director // Script writer // Set designer // Costume designer // Editor // Speaker: Esben Persson Photographer // Editor: Lasse Mølsted Producer: Latifa Lykke Ben Mabrouk Assistant producer: Cecilie Creutsberg Music composer: Martin Bejder Sound designer: Mads Hye Chief Lighting Technician: Rasmus Bruun Liboriussen VFX: Jonas Fonnesbæk Lodahl Colorist: Kristopher Paterson Graphic designer: Jakob Toft Kristensen -------------------- Shot on RED Monstro 8K with Lomo Squarefront Anamorphics.

Credits

Music by NTO
Production company: Incendie Films

Director: Jean Charles Charavin

Casting :
Arnaud Binard
Romain Levi
Aurélie Bancilhon

Producer : Antoine Olla
Liner Producer : Marie Brillant
Assistant Producer : Laura Bougeard

1st assistant director : Tanguy Mottin
2nd assistant director : Yohanne Bernard

Director of photography : Ian Hurtado
1er assistant opérateur caméra : Tom Haudry
2nd assistant opérateur caméra : Manon Delville

Gaffer : Maxime Chastres
Electrician : Nathan Jean-François
Trainee : Clément Schürch

Grip : Hugo Rotivel
Grip Assistant : Paul Le Coz
Grip trainee : Maxence Parquet

Location manager : Vincent Decremps
Assistant location manager : Bastien Rouillet
Assistant location manager : David.depetris
Assistant location manager : Grégoire Charavin

Set Designer : Alexia Paulus
Assistant set designer : Solveig Gourmelen
Assistant set designer : Lise Lacoue
Assistant set designer : Emma Charavin
Mask up Artist : Pierre Louis Graizon
Drawer : Barthélémy Belle

Make-up & Hair : Marie Koleda
Stylist : Pauline Robin
Assistant Stylist : Gautier Krug
Assistant Stylist : Solène Borsatto

Editor : Stéphanie Pelissier
Assistant editor : Clara Hurtado
Colorist : Fernando Lui
VFX : Cousin Bizarre, YSF, Adrien Renay
Graphist : Nathan Almeras, Quentin Valois, Antonin Wolvs
Sound designer : Aristide Rosier
Assistant writer : Astrid Verdun

Bodyguard : Sylvain Abélard Bodyguard Charles Gebenholtz
Arthur Mura’s Daughter : Angela Mahmoudi
The journalist : Emma Scherer
The man with the envelope : Gabriel Greffier

With the support Of Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée

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