Les heures-encre
Black Hours
Dunkle Stunden
Switzerland, January 2017
FILM,
Fiction,
29 min.
- directed by
- Wendy Pillonel
- Written by
- Wendy Pillonel
- Status
- In distribution
Frank burns himself to death at his job in protest against the inhumane working conditions. Two stories emerge from this tragic incident. Léa, Frank’s wife, who is searching for the truth. Igor, an employee who finds the dead body and steals the letter of protest for fear of losing his job.
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2017
- Original Version
- French (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 29 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-4203-0000-Q-0000-0000-X
- Production
- Peacock Film AG, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdK - Departement Darstellende Künste und Film
- Producer
- Milena Colla, Rea Televantos, Elena Pedrazzoli, Filippo Bonacci
- directed by
- Wendy Pillonel
- Written by
- Wendy Pillonel
- Cinematography
- Ramón Königshausen
- Editing
- Fleur Matson
- Sound Editing
- Fleur Matson
- Sound Design
- Benoît Barraud
- Re-Recording Mix
- Gregg Skerman
- Music
- Jakob Eisenbach
- Location Sound Mix
- Benoît Barraud
- Production Design
- Emanuel Bühler, Anna Deborah Gerber
- Lighting Design
- Esther Mattei
- Costumes
- Anna Deborah Gerber
- Casting
- Wendy Pillonel
Cast
Antonio Buíl as Igor Valente
Isabelle Caillat as Léa Etienne
Frédéric Landenberg as Blanc
Eliot Spicher as Victor Etienne
Nathalie Jeannet as Annie Valente
Pierre-Isaïe Duc as Aloïs Laroche
Nicolas Rosat as Frank Etienne
Guy Pillonel as Guy - employé de l'usine
Emanuel Fabris as Terrapon - directeur de l'usine
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Peacock Film AG
Awards
(a selection)
- Fribourg, Festival International de Films de Fribourg, Prix Visa Étranger 2018 (Winner)
- ISFVF International Student Film and Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy, Audience Award 2017 (Winner)
- Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis, Studio Hamburg Nachwuchspreis - Bester Kurzfilm 2017 (Nomination)
-
Leuven, Kortfilmfestival,
Audience Award
2017
(Winner)
Wendy Pillonel - Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Graduation Film 2019 (Winner)
- Berlin, First Steps Der Deutsche Nachwuchspreis, First Steps Awards - Mittellange Spielfilme 2017 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Leuven, 26th Leuven International Short Film Festival (cancelledCorona - online edition)
05.12.2020 - 12.12.2020 -
Alès, 37e Festival Cinéma d'Alès - Itinérances
29.03.2019 - 07.04.2019 -
York, 8th Aesthetica Short Film Festival ASFF
07.11.2018 - 11.11.2018 -
Genève, 24e Geneva International Film Festival GIFF
02.11.2018 - 10.11.2018 -
Nice, 18e Festival du court métrage de Nice
12.10.2018 - 19.10.2018 -
Fribourg, 32nd Fribourg International Film Festival
16.03.2018 - 24.03.2018 -
Clermont-Ferrand, 40th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
02.02.2018 - 10.02.2018 -
Leuven, 23rd Leuven Short Film Festival
02.12.2017 - 09.12.2017 -
Bydgoszcz, 25nd IFF of the Art of Cinematography PLUS CAMERIMAGE Bydgoszcz
11.11.2017 - 18.11.2017 -
ISFVF International Student Film and Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy
22.10.2017 - 29.10.2017
-
Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
02.08.2017 - 10.08.2017 -
Saarbrücken, 38. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken
23.01.2017 - 29.01.2017 -
Solothurn, 52. Solothurner Filmtage
19.01.2017 - 26.01.2017