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Victoire

2016 Short film 8min26 Retro-tentacular sci-fi

Sophia lives alone in her isolated house, waiting for her husband to come home from a timeless war. He will return with a very heavy burden.

Victoire poster
Bonus

The original screenplay

The film as it was written, before the shoot.

Read the screenplay (PDF)

The film

Shot in August 2016, more than a year after « Douce Nuit », « Victoire » kicked off the series of Bordeaux short films made with the actors of the « Beau Harry » theatre company. It was produced for the 48FilmProject 2016. The goal: write, shoot and edit a short film in under 48 hours, with 3 constraints: a character, a prop and a line of dialogue. Character: Rosie, a nurse. Prop: bed sheets. Line of dialogue: « He must be put in quarantine ». The film was one of the 15 winners of the 2016 edition and earned 6 nominations: Best Film, Best Director (Julien Ivanowich), Best Cinematography (François Xavier Faidy), Best Actress (Florianne C.), Best Supporting Actress (Julia Robert) and Best Music (Matthew D. Morgan). At the awards ceremony in Los Angeles on March 9, 2017, the film won Best Supporting Actress (Julia Robert) and Best Music (Matthew D. Morgan).

Stills

The film in pictures

Awards

Awards & selections

3 awards at 1 festival, 1 official selection.

3 awards
48HourFilmProject
Los Angeles · 2016
  • 2nd Best Film
  • Best Actress (Julia Robert)
  • Best Music
Behind the scenes

The making-of

The film in the making: the crew, the sets, moments from the shoot.