AU 8ÈME JOUR
ON THE 8TH DAY
Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez, Elise Debruyne, Flavie Carin, Théo Duhautois / France / 2023 / 8 min / Colour
Students who have just graduated from Pôle 3D in France come together as a collective to co-direct their first short film. Au 8ème jour is the result of extraordinary animation work with a high visual impact, created with fabric and thread and accompanied by dramatic music. Animals of every species, plants, mountains, rivers, deserts: all the things in the world are interconnected through coloured threads, to form a balance in which "tout se tient". But the balance of nature is precarious if you interfere, and if black arrives it overwhelms the colours. It took seven days to make everything perfect but only one, the eighth day, is needed to mark the end of life on the Planet.
Agathe Sénéchal
They graduated from the Pôle 3D School in Roubaix, France and at the end of their studies decided to co-direct the short film Ou 8ème jour. Duhautois and Massez also worked on Winter Wind (2021). Sénéchal participated in the making of Ah les crocodiles (2021).
Alicia Massez
Elise Debruyne
All five directors graduated from the Pôle 3D School in Roubaix, France; at the end of their studies they decided to co-direct the short film Au 8ème jour. Duhautois and Massez also worked on Winter Wind (2021). Sénéchal participated in the making of Ah les crocodiles (2021).
Flavie Carin
Théo Duhautois, Alicia Massez, Agathe Sénéchal, Elise Debruyne and Flavie Carin
All five directors graduated from the Pôle 3D School in Roubaix, France and at the end of their studies they decided to co-direct the short film Ou 8ème jour. Duhautois and Massez also worked on Winter Wind (2021). Sénéchal participated in the making of Ah les crocodiles (2021).
Théo Duhautois
Théo Duhautois, Alicia Massez, Agathe Sénéchal, Elise Debruyne and Flavie Carin
All five directors graduated from the Pôle 3D School in Roubaix, France and at the end of their studies they decided to co-direct the short film Ou 8ème jour. Duhautois and Massez also worked on Winter Wind (2021). Sénéchal participated in the making of Ah les crocodiles (2021).
Credits
Screenplay Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez, Elise Debruyne, Flavie Carin, Théo DuhautoisCinematography Agathe Sénéchal, Alicia Massez, Elise DebruyneEditing Agathe SénéchalMusic Thomas PeyrounetteProduction company Pôle 3D