Landlubber

Hugo works in a pizza truck by the roadside in the southwest of France. One evening, he decides to leave everything behind and sets off on an adventure down the river with a boat and a treasure map. Along the way, he crosses paths with all sorts of wanderers, each searching for their own kind of adventure, and soon finds himself the unexpected captain of a rather unusual crew...

  • Demian Day
    Director
  • Demian Day
    Writer
  • Demian Day
    Producer
  • Demian Day
    Key Cast
    "Hugo"
  • Michel Herblin
    Key Cast
    "The pirate-harmonicist"
  • Olivier Souriat
    Key Cast
    "Oliv"
  • Fabien Planchou
    Key Cast
    "Plato"
  • Marianne Humbersot
    Key Cast
    "Joanne"
  • Thomas Poul
    Key Cast
    "The archeologist"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Marin d'eau douce
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    52 minutes
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Demian Day

Demian Day is a filmmaker, actor, and multidisciplinary artist with a rich and eclectic journey. Passionate about cinema from an early age, he started crafting films that blended live-action and stop-motion animation. The success of his high school short film, "Dans la Lune", set him on the path to film studies. After his technical degree in Audiovisual Studies, where he trained in image and lighting techniques, he pursued a Master’s in Filmmaking at Université Paris 8. He wrote and directed "Marin d’eau douce", a whimsical and poetic adventure set in Périgord (southwest of France), in which he also played the lead role.

Eager to explore new forms of expression, he turned to theater and collaborated with the company La Fabrique des petits hasards, notably creating the video design for the immersive play "Ne laisse pas ce jour vieillir", presented at La Scierie during the 2023 Avignon OFF Festival.

Now based in Toulouse, France, Demian continues to shape a singular artistic universe where cinema, music, and visual arts intertwine. Rooted in a poetic and playful imagination, his work toys with reality, infusing it with a tender, joyful absurdity—where the ordinary tilts into the extraordinary.

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