Things That Make the Heart Beat

Directed by Laure Cottin Stefanelli

  • genre Creative Documentary
  • duration 85 minutes
  • status production

To overcome loneliness, Etienne, Thierry, and Alain have chosen to live love stories with non-human beings, the love dolls. These three men have an extraordinary imagination that allows them to bring their inanimate companions to life. One summer, as they all meet in the South of France, an unprecedented, magical, and unexpected event occurs.

Team

  • Direction and screenplay Laure Cottin Stefanelli
  • Production Ateliers Dérives (BE) and Hutong Productions (France)
  • Support Aides à l’écriture et au développement du FWB (BE) et du fonds d’aide à l’innovation du CNC (FR), Région Nouvelle Aquitaine, CICLIC Centre-Val de Loire, Région Auvergne Rhônes-Alpes

Partners

  • Partenaires financiers Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, CICLIC Centre-Val de Loire, Région Auvergne-Rhônes-Alpes