Sunset Idol

a film by Gautier Babe

2019 – 7min – color – 2:35:1 – stereo & 5.1

Plot

During a funeral wake, a young boy questions his grand father’s passing.

About

This powerful short film marks Gautier Babe’s directorial debut with Block 8. Although depicting a family drama, it flirts with fantastic genre but is always from the child’s perspective on the events, a personnal reference from the filmmaker.

written & directed by

GAUTIER BABE

assistant director

MARIE AYORA

director of photography

ROBIN POGORZELSKI

camera assistants

SEBASTIEN ROCHE
FLORIENT PUGNET

script supervisor

LEA FOTI

steadicam

JAKE RUSSELL

chief electrician

JOHANNY MEUNIER

key grip

THIBAULT LAGARDE

location manager

COLINE GODINOT

make-up & hair

MATHIEU CHANTEPERDRIX

set & costume designer

EMMA PERRET

editing

THOMAS VALETTE

sound design & mixing

JEAN-MARIE SALQUE

colorist

BAPTISTE NOYE

original score

IGOR KELTCHEWSKY
ABRAHAM MURDER

cast

GAEL RAES
SANDRA VANDROUX
PHILIPPE DELAOUTRE
GERARD COMBLET
ROBERT BARNOUIN

production

BLOCK 8 PRODUCTION
GAUTIER BABE
IMPEESA PRODUCTION
HEADITING

Festivals

Awards

SPECIAL MENTION

Asia South East Short Film Fest

Official selections

INTERNATIONAL HOLLYWOOD SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2020
Hollywood, USA

HOTMILK FILM MAKERS FESTIVAL 2019
Cholet, FRANCE

MOSCOW SHORT AWARDS 2019
Moscou, RUSSIA

LOS ANGELES CINEFEST 2019
Los Angeles, USA

LIFT-OFF SESSIONS 2020

FILMORAMAX 2020
Lyon, FRANCE

RIVERSIDE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020
Riverside, USA

FESTIMAJ 2020
Sevremont, FRANCE

ASIA SOUTH EAST 2020 – SHORT FILM FEST
CAMBODIA