Private Project

59 degrees (with English, Italian, Português, Spanish subtitles)

A couple and a real estate agent visit a parking space.
In 2050, parking lots are now rented out as apartments, because the temperature is much lower than outside, where it's constantly over 50 degrees.
But the man in the couple is thinking of buying for his mother, who is in a nursing home without air conditioning, and the woman is thinking of buying for herself.
The real estate agent, on the other hand, is thinking of just one thing: making money.

  • Matias DE SA MOREIRA
    Director
  • Cyril PINERO
    Director
  • Matias DE SA MOREIRA
    Writer
  • Cyril PINERO
    Writer
  • Hélène MORGUEN
    Key Cast
    "Mrs. Richard"
  • Matias DE SA MOREIRA
    Key Cast
    "Mr. Richard"
  • Cyril PINERO
    Key Cast
    "The agent"
  • Jean-Michel CORTANA
    Key Cast
    "Mr. Neil"
  • Domitille BRANCHU BARBIER
    Key Cast
    "The child"
  • Fanny VAMBACAS
    Key Cast
    "The mother with a child"
  • Arlette NAJSZTAT
    Key Cast
    "The lady"
  • Caroline CRISTOFOLI
    Key Cast
    "The girls couple"
  • Sarah LABHAR
    Key Cast
    "The girls couple"
  • Romé TILLIER
    Director of photography
  • Jacques ROSSELLI
    First assistant camera
  • Clément CASSAN
    Sound designer
  • Michèle GOMIS
    Make-up artist
  • Cyril PINERO
    Editor
  • Quentin MERIEUX
    Sound Post Production
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    59 degrés
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, environment, science fiction
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 13, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Hof - Germany - International Film Festival Hof
    Hof
    Germany
    October 24, 2024
    Germany
  • Paris - France - La nuit du court-métrage Cinéma Le Christine
    Paris
    France
    April 13, 2024
    France Premiere
    Audience award
  • Paris - France - Concours Imagine TF1 channel
    Paris
    France
    January 5, 2024
  • FestiFrance Brasil (Festival du Film Francophone) - Brazil
    Minas Gerais
    Brazil
    November 28, 2024
    Best screenplay
  • Piceno Cinema Festival - Italy
    San Benedetto del Tronto
    Italy
    October 20, 2024
    Green Reel Price and Student Price
  • Andaras Traveling Film Festival - Italy
    Andaras
    Italy
    July 16, 2024
  • Chiaroscuro International Film Festival - Italy
    Bergamo - Italy
    Italy
    October 3, 2024
    Best Screenplay
  • Le Chouette Film Festival - France
    Rieux Minervois - Occitanie
    France
    October 4, 2024
  • Urbino - Italy - 8° Festival Internazionale Segni Della Notte
    Urbino
    Italy
    April 16, 2024
    Best International Short movie
  • Terzigno - Italy - Courtyard Independent Film Festival
    Terzigno
    Italy
    May 31, 2024
    Best Science-Fiction Short
  • Street Movies Festival - Belgrade Serbia
    Belgrade
    Serbia
    September 23, 2024
  • Milan Independent Awards - Italy
    Milan
    Italy
    May 13, 2024
    Best Fantasy Film and Best Indie Film
  • FICAS (International Environment for and Sustainability Film Festival) - 2024
    Madeira Funchal
    Portugal
    June 5, 2024
    Best fiction short movie
  • Video corto Nettuno - Italy
    Nettuno
    Italy
    August 24, 2024
  • VIANATUR Environmental Film Festival - Spain
    Valladolid
    Spain
    October 4, 2024
Distribution Information
  • Fusa Films
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Matias DE SA MOREIRA, Cyril PINERO

Matias de Sa Moreira
Born in 1976, I grew up in a family of 10 children with very cinephile parents. Initially attracted by real-life cinema, I completed a Master's Degree in Creative Documentary Filmmaking (Creadoc) under the guidance of director Mariana Otero. After documentaries, I turned to fiction in order to master acting and write my own dialogues. I make several films for the Nikon Festival, the Mobile Film Festival, Paris Courts Devant and TF1's Imagine competition. These films allow me to develop my characterization, improve my direction and strengthen my attachment to comedy and drama.

In 2021, I created a collective of actors called "Demain on réplique" (Tomorrow we reply). We organize professional meetings with casting directors, directors and scriptwriters, a time for collective work and research.

Cyril Piñero
After many different lives and an unlikely encounter with a theater troupe in a bar in Bourges (France), Cyril left everything behind to train as an actor at the Cours Florent in Paris, where he never imagined for a second that he would meet passionate directors who would teach him the adventure of directing. After dabbling in commercials, music videos and demo tapes, he turned to fiction, bringing to life the many facets of his childhood.

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Director Statement

What if one day we started living in parking lots, because it's now very hot outside and air conditioning is very expensive. Not everyone can afford to stay in their apartment.
Laws are gradually changing. Real estate agencies can now rent anything to anyone.

In 2021, in the middle of a heatwave, I imagined myself sitting in my parking lot to work, because the temperature was so pleasant. From there began my desire to tell a story about a near-future where people living in big cities would move into basements.

Then, together with Cyril Piñero, we imagined a fairly simple, classic situation involving a visit to an apartment, to create an everyday life in a futuristic situation.

Matias de Sa Moreira and Cyril Piñero