The Conquerors
2011
12 min
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In this animated short, a young couple washed onto a strange, inhospitable shore, attempts to transform the land into an Eden. Through great effort they prosper, learning to conquer nature and their environment. But what will their victory mean? Alternately a vision of paradise and purgatory, with allusions to the Book of Genesis and prehistory, the film tells the story of human beings and their conquests, offering a dark, critical view of the rise and fall of civilizations.
Details
In this animated short, a young couple washed onto a strange, inhospitable shore, attempts to transform the land into an Eden. Through great effort they prosper, learning to conquer nature and their environment. But what will their victory mean? Alternately a vision of paradise and purgatory, with allusions to the Book of Genesis and prehistory, the film tells the story of human beings and their conquests, offering a dark, critical view of the rise and fall of civilizations.
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castPauline MorandBenjamin RobertMathilde FauchierÉtienne RozandÉliane BaccinoTibor BanoczkiÈva BaraglioliMalek BentroudiMattéo Bentroudi-MoreauÉlisabeth BessardIsabelle BrocalLuc ChareyronBenoît ChieuxLouis ChieuxJuliette ChieuxThéo CiretJéri CollombFernand De CastroGaulthier DurhinPatricia EpaillardCédric EpaillardNicolas FloryCamille FouilhéPierre-Luc GranjonMyriam GrasCarole GuénaultNolan Guenault ValladaresLoucia Guenault ValladaresHugo GuichardBoris LahittetteMargot Lengelle-MachardNicolas PinetBenoît RazyBastien RazyNicolas RideauAnne RobertJeanne ScourSara SpongaSarolta SzaboYoann Thomain
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directionTibor BanoczkiSarolta Szabo
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1st assistant directorThéo Ciret
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castingThéo Ciret
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cinematographerSara Sponga
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camera assistantNicolas Rideau
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costume designerDominique Fournier
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cateringÉliane Baccino
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compositing assistantÉmilie Sengelin
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animation assistantÉmilie Sengelin
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internCamille Bourrier
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editingHervé Guichard
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script development consultantAnna Higgs
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original musicChris White
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sound designStefan Smith
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musicianHutch DemouilpiedKristy ManganStéphanie BenedettiNathalie HoltRachael LanderLewis McCallum
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scriptTibor BanoczkiSarolta Szabo
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animationTibor BanoczkiSarolta Szabo
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backgroundsTibor BanoczkiSarolta Szabo
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compositingTibor BanoczkiSarolta Szabo
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producerPascal Le NôtreJulie RoyRené Chénier
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line producerEmmanuel BernardFrancine Langdeau
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re-recordingYoann Veyrat
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laboratoryArane Gulliver
Education
Ages 13 to 16
Arts Education - Visual Arts
History - Early Colonization/Settlement
Science - Life Systems/Ecology
Social Studies - Environmental Challenges
In history and humanities classes, invite students to pick out the historical, social, religious and political metaphors in the film. In art class, use the film to inspire a collage (paper or digital) that illustrates, through metaphor, the topics of war, love and society. Invite the class to interpret each work without revealing its meaning beforehand
