BALTHAZAR AND MADALENA
Film - Program 1 Filmfest 2022

BALTHAZAR AND MADALENA

Directed by Gabriel Colban

Info

Director: Gabriel Colban
Section: Program 1
Country: Switzerland
Year: 2022
OT: BALTHAZAR ET MADALENA
Language: French
Version: Original Version with English subtitles
Cast: Elsa Thebault, Maxime Gorbatchevsky, Elliot Harris, Richard Szotyori, Anna-Marija Adomaityté
18+

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Logline

BALTHAZAR AND MADALENA

The Rainor Circus is about to have its grand reopening, but cannon lady Madalena isn’t looking forward to it. Since the accident that killed Diego, a famous trapeze artist, she’s believed that her act is cursed. During her final rehearsal, her eyes meet those of the new trapeze artist, Balthazar. Will he be able to break the curse? A ghostly love story.



  • Duration: 20 min.

Meet the director

BALTHAZAR AND MADALENA

Gabriel Colban

Gabriel Colban was born in Paris in 1995. In 2016, he earned a bachelor’s degree in English studies at the Sorbonne-Nouvelle. He also holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in cinema from ECAL in Lausanne.

Credits

Screenplay: Gabriel Colban
Director of Photography: Sacha Tilles
Film Editor: Raphaël Goldszal
Composer: Aliocha Babinet, Gabriel Colban, Andrea Studinger
Costume Design: Naomi Purro
Sound: Théodora Menthonnex
Sound design: Ilan Dubi, Jay Holdener
Producer: Lionel Baier
Production Company: ECAL/ Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne