Breakpoint
TITLE
Breakpoint
DIRECTOR
Nicolas Panay
COUNTRY
France
YEAR
2022
DURATION
18′
GENRE
Fiction
Overview
Breakpoint
Odile, a textile worker and her colleagues are forced to evaluate Tunisian young women for a week. Although there is no good solution, Odile will try to make the good choice.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Nicolas Panay
Born in Mâcon, Nicolas has his first contact with the world of cinema at the Lumière high-school, in Lyon. After graduating in Cinema studies at Lyon 2 University and a short period as an independent audiovisual service provider, he co-founds in 2016, then manages the Court en Scène international short film festival of Troyes. He is also the scheduler of it. A great observation position of the worldwide short films cinema production, that he still holds to date. Breakpoint is his first produced film. His desire of cinema leans towards naturalism, searching for feelings, sometimes sensations, that may lead him to make important choices.
Credits
- Director Nicolas Panay
- Screenplay Nicolas Panay
- Cinematography Giovanni C. Lorusso
- Editing Antoine Flandre
- Cast Laurence Côte, Sonia Emamzadeh
- Producer/s Marine Lepaulmier, Philippe Wendling, Véronique Siegel, Patrick Hernandez
- Production Company Les Films Norfolk, Bagan Films
- Distributor/s
Specifications
- Project Title Breakpoint
- Project Type Fiction
- Completion Date January 1, 2022
- Country of origin France
- Country of filming France
- Language French
- First-time Filmmaker
- Student Project
Nicolas Panay
Born in Mâcon, Nicolas has his first contact with the world of cinema at the Lumière high-school, in Lyon. After graduating in Cinema studies at Lyon 2 University and a short period as an independent audiovisual service provider, he co-founds in 2016, then manages the Court en Scène international short film festival of Troyes. He is also the scheduler of it. A great observation position of the worldwide short films cinema production, that he still holds to date. Breakpoint is his first produced film. His desire of cinema leans towards naturalism, searching for feelings, sometimes sensations, that may lead him to make important choices.
SELECTIONS & AWARDS
Tirana International Film Festival
New World, Panorama Competition, 2022