PROD: CATS & HONEY PRODUCTIONS
3D Character Sculpting: Florence Ciuccoli
2D Animation: Abel Kohen
Illustrations: Tavet Gilson
Tattoos: Carlotta Saracco, Bastien Dubois, Maxence Hyerneaux & Delphine Dussoubs
Music of the trailer is
‘Color Me Blood’ by Carpenter Brut
CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION
BEATING THE ASPHALT - short movie
Franky is a tired man.
He dedicated his entire life to his work, and now, the fatigue has become unbearable.
His semi-trailer truck consuming the asphalt at full speed, our mustached modern hero is engaged in a deadly fight against himself.
In memory of Dominique Lohlé & Marcel Burtin.
BEATING THE ASPHALT - short movie
Franky is a tired man.
He dedicated his entire life to his work, and now, the fatigue has become unbearable.
His semi-trailer truck consuming the asphalt at full speed, our mustached modern hero is engaged in a deadly fight against himself.
In memory of Dominique Lohlé & Marcel Burtin.
While the movie is still in production, here's the unrated, red band trailer.
This short movie is about the people who dedicate their entire life to a task.
Weither it’s a simple mean to an end, a question of survival, or a real passion... that very specific point of focus becomes the very definition of who they are.
But this kind of commitment usually comes with a price, a toll, a sacrifice. As it turns out, the line can get real thin and blurry between dedication and obscession.
When I first wrote this story, I was in grad school, learning animation. I ended up just being completely exhausted, both physically and mentally, while trying to finish my thesis short movie.
And as some sort of coping mechanism, I started trying to find a way to relativize, trying to look at things from a different vantage point... to put myself in someone else’s shoes for a minute... and I started thinking about all those people who were likely much more miserable than I was.
They might not be doing it by choice! They’ve most likely been doing this for much longer than I have too!
And as tired and depressed as I was, it really helped me put things back in perspective and find the strength to try even harder.
This is why this film is a tribute to the people who are trapped on this neverending road. All these working people who support their own personal burdens. Just hustling day after day in the general indifference.
A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO :
My wife Andrea, who’s been supporting my ‘white whale’ project for more than 10 years...
But also a very VERY special thank you to, Antoine Delacharlery, Valère Amirault,Marion Petegnief, Matthieu ‘Bernie’ Bernadat, Geoffrey Skrajewski, The Drive Studios team, Piero Passacantando, Chris Foster, Josh Lynne, The N!A team, Damien Ancinelle, Tanguy Bodivit, Clement Soulmagnon, David H. Gerson, ...
AND TO MY ENTIRE FAMILY FOR THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT.
