Experiencing Interruptions?

Exist!

An old theater is about to be demolished. A construction worker enters the crumbling building to check if there is anyone left inside. In his search, he strays into a mystical, fragile world until he finds himself in the face of the theater's core.

  • Luca Zuberbühler
    Director
    Lothar * over 175 festivals and 30 awards
  • Hugo van der Loo
    Writer
    Rayon de Soleil
  • Philippe van der Loo
    Writer
    Rayon de Soleil
  • Luca Zuberbühler
    Writer
    Lothar * over 175 festivals and 30 awards
  • Nadine Lüchinger
    Producer
  • Flavio Gerber
    Producer
  • Philippe van der Loo
    Producer
  • Aurélien Lallouet
    Key Cast
    "Worker"
  • Aurélien Caeyman
    Key Cast
    "Artist"
    La Trêve, Netflix
  • Luca Zuberbühler
    Editor
    Lothar * over 175 festivals and 30 awards
  • Robin Disch, Das Alte Lager
    Visual Effects
  • Bardo Eicher, Jingle Jungle
    Sounddesign & Mix
  • Pierre Funck
    Music
  • Johnny Jewel
    Music
    Drive, Twin Peaks
  • Lucas Colle
    OTon
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Existe!
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 25 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 6, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    8,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Belgium
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, ARRI
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:2.39
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • 19. Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival * WORLD PREMIERE
    Neuchâtel
    Switzerland
    July 6, 2019
    World Premiere
    Swiss Shorts
  • 38. BIFFF - Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
    Brussels
    Belgium
    April 11, 2020
    Belgium
    Belgian Competition
  • 16. Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival
    Porto Alegre
    Brazil
    July 26, 2020
    Brazil
    Official Selection
  • 5. Bucharest ShortCut CineFest * BEST FILM
    Bucharest
    Romania
    March 15, 2020
    Romanian
    Best Film
  • 20. Sci-Fi-London
    London
    United Kingdom
    November 1, 2020
    UK
    Official Selection
  • 21. ShorTS International Film Festival
    Trieste
    Italy
    July 4, 2020
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • 47. Concordia Film Festival
    Montreal
    Canada
    June 20, 2020
    Canada
    Official Selection
  • 34. Edmonton International Film Festival
    Edmonton
    Canada
    October 4, 2020
    Oscar-qualifying Competition
  • 25. Festival del Cine de Zaragoza * SPECIAL MENTION
    Zaragoza
    Spain
    November 20, 2020
    Special Mention
  • 42. Semana de Cine de Lugo * SPECIAL MENTION
    Lugo
    Spain
    November 24, 2020
    Special Mention
  • 26. Caminhos do Cinema Português
    Coimbra
    Portugal
    November 9, 2020
  • 48. CURTAS Festival do Imaxinario of Vilagarcia de Arousa
    Villagarcía de Arosa
    Spain
    November 23, 2020
  • 12. Watersprite Film Festival * PRODUCTION DESIGN AWARD
    Cambridge
    United Kingdom
    March 6, 2021
    Production Design Award
Distribution Information
  • Director
    Distributor
    Country: Switzerland
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Luca Zuberbühler

As a filmmaker by nature, Luca was born by a cut in an emergency caesarean section in 1986. On the formal side, he got an education in communication sciences and went to filmschool (Zurich University of the Arts). His graduation short „Lothar“ brought him around the world and won a number of awards. During this inspiring period Luca became a professional editor and director in Switzerland's film industry. In order to follow his passion for fiction filmmaking and eager to learn more Luca moved to Brussels in 2016, where he studied in the masters film at LUCA School of Arts and l’Atelier de Direction d’acteurs with Beatriz Flores Silva. He is enthusiastic about directing entertaining films with a touch of fantasy and social criticism.

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Director Statement

Today's society lives in a noisy world of commercial media. I believe that people unconsciously over consume it. Entertainment is overloading us with impressions and diminishes our sensibility, whereby we can hardly perceive or express art in a truthful way. The modern media and other profit-oriented companies are sort of destroying the artist in ourselves. They take advantage of the fact that people's desire to consume is superior to their tender humanness and appreciation of art.

With 'Existe!' I want to show the confrontation between a capitalist force and an artistic spirit. A real estate company does not grasp the significance of a historical art building. We embodied the conflict with an artist and a worker who doesn’t understand. I would like to draw attention to the phenomenon of a generation obstructing its own ability to see the beauty, subtlety and importance of art. The worker is a victim as much as the artist.