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Synopsis

Popstar Oliver Sim is the main guest of a talk-show that soon slides into a surreal journey of love, shame and blood. A three-part musical short.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2022 - Critics' Week Special Screening (Short Film) - World premiere

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
22 min
Director
Yann Gonzalez
Producer
Luke Tierney
Editor
Rafael Torres
Screenwriter
Yann Gonzalez
Director of Photography
Vincent Biron
Production Designer
Jabez Bartlett
Sound
Xavier Thieulin
Composer
Oliver Sim
Principal cast
Oliver Sim, Fehinti Balogun, Kate Moran, César Vicente, Bimini, Jamie xx, Jimmy Somerville

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