“Eggshelter” By Raphaël Bluzet

A 10 year year old orphan named Hugo and his grandpa are suddenly taken into custody. Before being arrested, Hugo is handed a key with the promise of revealing it’s secrets if he keeps quiet.

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.

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Credits

Written and directed by Raphaël Bluzet

Hugo - Florian Colas
Hugo's grandfather (voice) - Albert Delpy
Mother (voice) - Claire Keim
Hugo as a child (voice) - Elliot Bousson

Original music - Yovoh & Faubourg
Sound effects - Vincent Lagadrillère
Illustration and Animation - Raphaël Bluzet
Character design - Jérôme Pastorello
Production manager - Audrey Lenchantin
Production - Raphaël Bluzet
Assistant director - Léonore Malinowsky
Storyboard film - Jérôme Pastorello
Director of photography - Jean Thomas Miquelot
1st camera assistant - Romain Duquesne
2nd camera assistant - Héloise de Poyferre
Chief electrician - Guillaume Zucchi
Electro - Cyprien Bisot
Sound engineer - Antonin Guerre
Mixing - Pierre-Marie Williamson
Make-up artist - Fanny Biache
Stage manager - Marianne Schmadel
Assistant stage manager - Julie Loremb
Editor - Raphaël Bluzet
Camera operator - Hugo Rossello
Set photographer - Julien Lasota

Extras/Voices :
Sandrine Jouanin
Gilles Crastre
Lara Melchiori
Louis Desnot
Baptiste Perais

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