BLANCHE
Directed by Calvin Walker // screenplay by Florence Wagner Full HD 1080p // B&W // 19:38 // 2011 // French dialog // English subtitles //
[email protected] Official selection - International Istanbul Short Film Festival 2012 // Istanbul Turkey Official selection - Oaxaca Film Festival 2012 // Mexico Official selection - Media Film Festival 2012 // Pennsylvania USA
BLANCHE A successful French female writer lives alone. Her creative process and solitude lead her to develop a dual personality. Another self that criticizes and intimidates her. The situation becomes worse after the writer is interviewed by a journalist.
“What’s wrong... aren’t you hungry? Lost your tongue too? Not showing off like this morning? You know what? I feel sorry for you!”
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“Hello? But why call me at home? You know I’m never here.”
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Calvin Walker — Director Initially an advertising photographer in the UK. Later moved to France, working in the multimedia sector. After long break, regained his initial love for images thanks to video. He has produced many art videos, but Blanche is his first real short film. Calvin Walker currently works for Film France and as a freelance filmmaker and sound designer. www.calvinwalker.me
Credits Image, Sound, Editing: Calvin Walker Screenplay: Florence Wagner Cast: Florence Wagner — The Writer Vanessa Maës — The Interviewer Anaïs-Pénélope Boissonnet Typhaine Duch Rosalia Voisembert English translation: Claire Chauvat
Florence Wagner — Actress & Writer Special thanks: Began her artistic training in a multidisPontus Carle ciplinary training school for the perforL’Age d’Or Cafe - Paris ming arts in Strasbourg. Rosalia Voisembert Her training included drama, mime, singing and ballet. She later moved to www.calvinwalker.me/blanche Paris where she worked with several
[email protected] theatre companies as an actress, stage director or writer. — Florence Wagner is currently preparing Working title: a theatre piece on the life of Frida Kahlo “Snow White and the 10 little sausages” for the end of 2012.
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© 2012 Calvin Walker & Florence Wagner
