Project Detail

Loynes

Loynes

Synopsis

A Kafkaesque courtroom drama set in 19th century Liverpool recounts the trial of a corpse that has neither name nor past. Dozens of people gather to witness the absurd procedure.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2025 - Quinzaine des Cineastes - World premiere
Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2026

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
25 min
Director
Dorian Jespers
Producer
Clyde Gates, Jules Reinartz, Dorian Jespers
Co-Producer
Luke W Moody, Elena Stanisheva, Benoit Roland, Emmanuel Jespers
Editor
Charles Dhondt
Screenwriter
Raphaël Meyer, Dorian Jespers
Director of Photography
Arnaud Alberola
Production Designer
Lucie Beauvert
Sound
Thomas Becka

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

A Scum Pictures (UK), Lono Studio (UK), Films Grand Huit (FR), Veda Film (MK), Wrong Men (BE) production

LONO Studio

Bartle House
9 Oxford Court
Manchester
M2 3WQ

Sales Company

Square Eyes

info [at] squareeyesfilm [dot] com

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