Private Project

A wreck in Paradise, or the preposterous bar challenge

In the dead of night, a drunken man just crashed his car.
Yet there is light on his path... as well as a few souls, just as lost as he is.
Fate is about to offer him his last chance.
Will he be able to seize it ?

  • François Zaïdi
    Director
    Faux départ (2016)
  • François Zaïdi
    Writer
  • François Zaïdi
    Producer
    Faux départ (2016)
  • Bastien Guio
    Key Cast
    "The Man"
  • Léa Deneuville
    Key Cast
    "The bar owner"
    Faux départ (Almost there)
  • Mamadou Gary
    Key Cast
    "Golgoth"
    Ne le dis à personne
  • Camille Deschamps
    Key Cast
    "The barmaid"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Le Défi du rade, ou l'irrésistible ascension d'un pochard au Paradis
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 11, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K Sony
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Festival Manolo
    Marseille
    France
    May 2, 2018
    World
    Prix du public
  • Certamen Internacional De Cortometrajes Ciudad De La LÍnea
    Cadiz
    Spain
    May 22, 2018
    Spanish
  • Festival Etang d'Arts
    Marseille
    France
    May 20, 2018
  • I Hella love short
    Oakland
    United States
    June 22, 2018
    North American Premiere
  • La Péniche Cinéma
    Paris
    France
    December 19, 2018
  • Hidalgo International FF VIIe
    Hidalgo
    Mexico
    South American Prmeiere
  • Festival International de la Pointe Noire
    Pointe Noire
    Congo
    African Premiere
    BEST FICTION FILM !
  • X° Edizione "I Corti sul lettino Cinema e psicoanalisi"
    Naples
    Italy
    Italian Premiere
    BEST FOREIGN FILM !
  • CutCut Film festival
    Roanne
    France
    December 19, 2018
  • Festival du film "Les moulins d'or"
    Sannois
    France
    December 19, 2018
    AUDIENCE AWARD ! BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY !
  • Portland Comedy Film Festival
    Portland
    United States
    December 19, 2018
    Oregon Premiere
  • Festival du film d'Ikuska 2018
    Pasaia
    France
  • Transylvania Cinema Awards
    Targu Mures
    Romania
  • PIFF Paraná Internacional Films Festival
    Parana
    Argentina
    Argentinian Premiere
  • Bucharest Short film Festival
    Bucharest
    Romania
    December 9, 2018
    Romanian Premiere
    BEST FILM ! BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY ! BEST ACTOR !
  • Rebel Film Festival
    Bristol
    United Kingdom
    February 24, 2019
    United Kingdolm Premiere
Director Biography - François Zaïdi

2018 - Angèle's woes - (Les Maux d'Angèle) – Gigowatt Film
2018 - A wreck in Paradise, or the preposterous joint challenge - (Le Défi du rade, ou l'irrésistible ascension d'un pochard au Paradis) – Gigowatt Film
2015 - Almost There - (Faux départ) – Gigowatt Film

Biography

François ZAÏDI is a director, producer and post specialist, born in Clermont-Ferrand, France, in 1977.

His passion with pictures began very early, and he takes his first argentic pictures when he's 10. Motion pictures begins to grow as his deepest interest, and he discovers editing in a video workshop shortly after (The ol' time of s-vhs and Hi8).

He creates a video workshop in high school, and will shoot several documentaries and a short.
Once graduated, he begins to work professionally in Clermont-Ferrand - as an assistant editor, then as an editor – embracing the upcoming online editing technologies.

In 2000, he works at a local tv network where he begins directing live events and talk shows.
He then works for Disneyland Paris as a camera director and junior producer for 3 years.
In 2005, he chooses to go freelance and directs shows and concerts, sports for TV and producing DVDs.
In 2013, he creates his own company, Gigowatt Film, to go back to his first love : fiction.

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Director Statement

The film is a dark comedy where is embedded themes of mythology and religion, but above all alcohol. It is a dirty, gritty, larger than life take on our own mortality. You might even laugh !