The Life Underground
Switzerland, August 2021
FILM,
Fiction,
20 min.
- directed by
- Loïc Hobi
- Written by
- Youri Najdovski, Loïc Hobi
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- https://tellmethestory.ch/projets/the-life-underground
Noah, a young man in search of his identity, is invited by his best friend, Ethan, to take part in the expeditions he organises with his gang in the depths of the metro. In this in-between world, where they compete to find their place, Ethan will challenge the teenagers to jump over the rails before the train arrives. For Noah, risking his life seems to be the only way to be accepted and above all to exist in Ethan's eyes.
credits
- World Premiere
- August 2021
- Original Version
- French (english subtitles), colour, DCP, 20 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0005-5D98-0000-P-0000-0000-O
- Production
- Tell me the Story SA, Imaginastudio Sàrl, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
- Producer
- Hélène Faget
- directed by
- Loïc Hobi
- Written by
- Youri Najdovski, Loïc Hobi
- Cinematography
- Jacques Baguenier
- Editing
- Loïc Hobi
- Sound Editing
- Vuk Vukmanovic
- Sound Design
- Vuk Vukmanovic
- Re-Recording Mix
- Vuk Vukmanovic
- Music
- Lionel Baldenweg, Diego Baldenweg, Nora Baldenweg
- Production Design
- Naomi Perrenoud
- Costumes
- Loïc Hobi
- Make up
- Ludivine Jahan
- Casting
- Minna Prader
Cast
Lucas Faulong as Noah
Arcadi Radeff as Ethan
Jérémie Nicolet as Nils
Léa Gigon as Zoé
Paulin Jaccoud as Anton
Lucile Jaillant as Modèle de l'affiche
Yannick Merlin as Colleur d'affiche
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Next Film Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Bordeaux, Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux, Prix de la Meilleure Musique Originale 2021 2021 (Winner)
- Zürich, Swiss Film Award, Best Short Film 2022 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Angers, 35e Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers
21.01.2023 - 29.01.2023 -
Dresden, 34.International Short Film Festival Dresden
05.04.2022 - 10.04.2022 -
Angers, 34e Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers
24.01.2022 - 30.01.2022 -
Aix-en-provence, 39e Festival Tous Courts
30.11.2021 - 04.12.2021 -
10e Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux
13.10.2021 - 18.10.2021 -
Locarno, 74° Locarno Film Festival
04.08.2021 - 14.08.2021