Blending chronophotography and CGI, French surveillance footage raises questions about policing and institutional violence.
Supported by
Khalil Garbia, Mathilde La Musse, Hugo Brunswick, Alexandre Blazy
France
2025
In French with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Eliott Baillon
Screenwriter
Fleuryfontaine
Cinematography
Fleuryfontaine
Editor
Marie Loustalot
Original Music
Abul Mogard
Fleuryfontaine
Graduates in architecture, Galdric Fleury and Antoine Fontaine, known as fleuryfontaine, examine artificial environments that shape bodies and behaviours through installations, films, and performances. Their latest film Constrain (2021) was showcased at major festivals such as Vision du Réel, the Annecy Film Festival, and IDFA.
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