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Mars 2025

Eva has always dreamed about going to Mars. She learns that she is selected for a no-return journey to this planet. This is the moment to announce the news to her parents and to say goodbye to them.

  • Yvain Reydy
    Director
  • Maïté Lottin
    Key Cast
    "Eva"
  • Patrick Épinoux
    Key Cast
    "The father"
  • Marie-Noëlle Terracol
    Key Cast
    "The mother"
  • Andréa Pédrono
    Original Soundtrack Composer
  • Lucas Khamvongsa
    Director of Photography
  • Tom Berton
    Sound Engineer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Mars 2025
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Drama
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 47 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 30, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    UHD 4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Sklap'it
    Lille
    France
    November 5, 2018
    prix du Meilleur court-métrage (Best short film prize)
  • Bengal's International
    Bengalore
    India
    December 21, 2018
    International Premiere
    Finalist
  • Poitiers Film Festival
    Poitiers
    France
    December 5, 2018
    So French! (national competition)
  • Côté Courts en Cormeilles
    Cormeilles-en-Parisi
    France
    February 22, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Harrogate Film Festival
    Harrogate
    United Kingdom
    March 2, 2019
    Great Britain Premiere
    Short Science Fiction Film Competition
  • 28e Festival CinéMA 35 en fête
    Ille-et-Vilaine (multiple screenings in different cities)
    France
    March 14, 2019
    Official Selection
  • Les Regards de l'ICART
    Paris
    France
    March 18, 2019
    Prix de la meilleure musique originale (Best original soundtrack award)
  • NanoCon International Film Festival
    Columbia
    United States
    March 22, 2019
    Semi-finalist
  • Davis Feminist Film Festival
    Davis, California
    United States
    May 24, 2019
    Narrative Short
  • Festimaj
    International
    May 29, 2019
    "Migrations" program
  • Sortie de classe
    Aspet
    France
    June 9, 2019
  • Wisconsin Comic Convention Film Festival
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    United States
    June 28, 2019
    nominated for Best Foreign Film, Best Performance, Best Director
  • Michigan Comic Convention Film Festival
    Detroit, Michigan
    United States
    August 16, 2019
    nominated for Best Performance
  • Indiana Comic Convention Film Festival
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    United States
    September 1, 2019
    Best Director award
  • Cefalù film festival
    Cefalù
    Italy
    August 1, 2019
    Italian Premiere
  • Festival Faltazi
    Quimper
    France
    July 17, 2020
  • CINEESI 2
    Poitiers
    France
    October 11, 2018
    Worldwide premiere
Director Biography - Yvain Reydy

I started making short films, write, animate and create fictional universes when I was a teenager. I studied in an art school (École Européenne Supérieure de l'Image) to explore different media, mostly cinema and animation.
While in art school, I made some videos, fiction short films and animation short films and I co-founded a non-profit organization for cinematographic production, named Réalize! studio.
For my art diploma, I directed a sci-fi short film : "Mars 2025".
I'm currenly making a new short film while working for the Festival du Film Court d'Angoulême (Short Film Festival of Angoulême), as a paid volunteer.

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Director Statement

With "Mars 2025", I wanted to talk about separation, family and transition to adulthood.
I was inspired by the Mars One Project but I felt that I should stay on earth and show only the short moment when a person who wants to discover another planet, risking her life, has to say goodbye to her family.
In parallel with the main subject, I wanted to make a film with a strong female character. Eva is a young woman and I think it's more difficult in our patriarchal society for women to fight for their dreams. Therefore I think that my film is partly about gender discrimination.