Gentleman Sofa Rider
Best Short Student Fiction
Atef Maslah
France,
Fiction,
19’00’’
Turbo, a jockey apprentice, gets injured during a race. Ruled out from his boarding school, he helplessly witnesses the rise of his little brother, Ismael, who takes his spot among his trainer et comrades. Lonely and without any prospects, he hides in the archive room of the school and attempts to reconnect with his brother and a glorious past that has eluded him.
Film block:
STUDENT FIC / TEENAGE STORIES
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 2
- Language
- Country France
- Genre Fiction
- Cinematographer Etienne Mommessin
- Scriptwriter Atef Maslah & Camille Delaunay
- Producer La Fémis / Miléna Henochsberg
- Music Achille Loquet
- Editor Titouan Ropert
- Cast Romann Berrux, Mael Rouin Berrandou
- Year of creation 2023
- Duration 19’00’’
After studying television production, Atef Maslah joined the editing department at La Fémis. He then created several works featuring marginal characters, transcending the boundaries of popular and mass culture, aiming for a highly vivid panorama.
