Private Project

PROOFS FROM THE PAST

Following a heart attack, Alex is victim of flashes and thinks he is the reincarnation of the inventor of a famous drink.
To prove his identity, his story and a part of the secret formula make the front page of the local newspaper.
The expected result is achieved: Alex will meet the current CEO, who is none other than the grandson of the inventor…

  • Christophe LEDARD
    Director
  • Sylvie LEDARD
    Producer
  • Loïc CAZES
    Assistant Director
  • Thierry SAINT-PAUL
    Cinematography
  • Jean-Christophe CHALAGUIER
    Set Decoration
  • Cyril CHATEAU
    Sound Department
  • Loïc PLA
    Camera and Electrical Department
  • Augustin GUILLOT
    Camera and Electrical Department
  • Loïc CAZES
    Editor
  • Anne-Marie CANO
    Makeup Department
  • Elodie POSTOLLEC
    Makeup Department
  • Roméo GUILLARD
    Composers
  • Philippe MURGIA
    Composers
  • Karine GUITTIEREZ
    Transportation Department
  • Christophe LAYA
    Special Effects
  • Christophe LEDARD
    Writer
  • Ludovic BERTHILLOT
    Cast
  • Firmine RICHARD
    Cast
  • Thierry OBADIA
    Cast
  • Christophe LEDARD
    Cast
  • Guy GABAS
    Cast
  • Macha ORLOVA
    Cast
  • Louis RÉTHORÉ
    Cast
  • Sabine LEDARD
    Cast
  • Andres FUENTES
    Cast
  • Olivier TIPHAIGNE
    Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    LES PREUVES DU PASSÉ
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    24 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 15, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    60,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    Blackmagic Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Bucharest ShortCut CineFest
    BUCHAREST
    Romania
    October 20, 2019
    ROMANIA PREMIERE
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • CUTTING EDGE FILM FESTIVAL
    POMPANO BEACH
    United States
    November 10, 2019
    NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • Long Story Shorts
    BUCHAREST
    Romania
    January 25, 2020
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • RAGFF Cairo Egypt
    CAIRO
    Egypt
    January 17, 2020
    AFRICAN PREMIERE
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • Rome Independent Prisma Awards
    ROMA
    Italy
    September 4, 2019
    WORLD PREMIERE
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • White Deer International Film Festival
    Saint Peter's Hill
    United Kingdom
    November 10, 2019
    UNITED KINGDOM PREMIERE
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • ESOTERIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
    MOSCOW
    Russian Federation
    April 5, 2020
    RUSSIAN PREMIERE
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
  • Spotlight Short Film Awards
    Atlanta
    United States
    January 11, 2020
    Gold Award Winner
  • OREGON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
    PORTLAND
    February 22, 2020
    BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR AWARD WINNER
  • OREGON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
    PORTLAND
    February 22, 2020
    BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC AWARD FINALIST
  • Flicker’s Rhode Island International Film Festival
    Rhode Island
    Demi-Finalist
Director Biography - Christophe LEDARD

At age 15, the two films that loop in my VCR are "The Right Stuff" and "Back to the Future".
You'll understand ... My two passions are cinema and aeronautics. But it's easier to find a plane than a mad scientist transporting me to the world of cinema.
So I go to the air force, and after a short career, join Air France to practice the profession of Steward. In parallel with my new job, I continue the training of airline pilot and integrate this new position that I exercise to date.
Today, after a trip back in time for a few years, I can finally get involved in my other passion, and make my first short film with the help of experienced managers.

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Director Statement

"The 21st century will be spiritual or will not. This sentence attributed to André Malraux has just meaningless. Following a heart attack, Alex Coureau, 45, is disturbed by flashes of another era. The last he has to live, came to reveal his identity: he is the reincarnation of the inventor of the famous drink God'rink ... "

This could be an article on the front of a daily, and would change our world, of our lives ...

The human being is a fantastic machine. And I can not believe this terrible deadline awaits us all, come to seal an extraordinary story that is life. So I interested in life after death. I began to meet "experts" of the question, psychics, seers, people who have experienced Death Experiences (NDE), etc ... An investigative work that finally convinced me. But this quest is mine. And although convinced we can convince others.

Start a discussion on reincarnation over a meal, and you're with as many opinions as guests. Because, to date, no one could prove it scientifically. There are many stories of children revealed to parents their "memories" of a previous life, with their "other mom", giving indications of places, people.

In some civilizations such as Tibetan, reincarnation Buddha is no doubt in the person of the Dalai Lama.

But scientifically, nothing is proven. Besides, what kind of evidence would be admissible in a court or commission, to be recognized?

This is the point starting this short film.

Alex is a man who lived the tragedy of losing his wife still young. Following a heart attack, flashes will disturb his life, the more astray. His friend Richard is someone psychologically strong, stable, whose belief in an occult world are lacking. If Alex wants to determine if he loses his head or if it is really a reincarnation, the down-to-earth side of Richard can help. It's an adventure they will live together.

Regarding the cast, we are fortunate to count on the presence of Ludovic Berthillot who will play the role of Richard, and Richard Firmine for the role of Elyse. Alex will incarnated by Thierry OBADIA.

In the image, we imagined the film, dressed in a gray-blue for night scenes full of doubts, emotions, questioned. Day plans will have a slightly supported natural contrast to join the great Tom Stern for color Mystic River and Gran Torino.

Strings and other acoustic instruments "guitar, piano" will support the highlights of the history and the crane fly and flew to showcase the Occitan region.

Despite the fluidity of some plans in steady-cam and traveling, we want to keep it simple in the construction and staging in order to be closer to the viewer.

I hope you enjoy this mystical journey.