Paradisiac

An elderly lady remembers the autumn mornings she spent on a vast river in the company of her friends, when they were children. In this immense setting, they rowed towards an island
they had named... Paradisiac.

  • Quentin Dujardin
    Director
    Director
  • Quentin Dujardin
    Writer
    Screenplay
  • Quentin Dujardin
    Original music
    Composer
  • Michèle Sellier
    Producer
    Producer
  • Rose Lanckmans
    Key Cast
    "Girl 1"
  • Gabrielle Mignon
    Key Cast
    "Girl 2"
  • Janette Dujardin
    Key Cast
    "Girl 3"
  • Jacqueline Nicolas
    Key Cast
    "Voice over"
  • Antoine Lanckmans
    Film editing
    Film editor
  • David Taillebuis
    Crew
    operator
  • Quentin Cludts
    Crew
    drone operator
  • Carole Rouquier
    Crew
    stage manager
  • Hervé Frys
    Crew
    kayak instructor
  • Vincent Frys
    Crew
    boat rental
  • Vincent Rouard
    Crew
    kayak rental
  • Alexandre Rouard
    Crew
    car rental
  • Laurent Mignon
    Crew
    costume assistant 1
  • Lucie Lanckmans
    Crew
    costume assistant 2
  • Noémie Houbart
    Crew
    catering
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Paradisiac
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Life -, nature travel, freedom
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 15, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    12,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Belgium
  • Language:
    English, French
  • Shooting Format:
    4K 3840 × 2160
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1,78/1 (16/9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • GOLDEN VALLEY GLOBAL CINEFEST
    Calcutta
    India
    March 25, 2022
    Best Short Film
Distribution Information
  • AGUA music & films
    Sales Agent
    Country: Belgium
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Quentin Dujardin

Composer & guitarist, Quentin Dujardin creates a unique universe around his nylon-string guitars. His path remains immutably attached to sound and emotion. Also fascinated by the work of the image, he begins a new facet of his artistic personality. "Paradisiac" is his first short film as film director.

His work as a composer also leads him to produce the soundtrack for the theatrical adaptation of Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt's best-selling novel, "Monsieur Ibrahim & des Fleurs du Coran". In 2011, Quentin Dujardin is invited to join the International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation to become an artist ambassador of this association with international influence. His soundtrack for the film "Ma Forêt" wins an award in 2012 at the United Nations Forum on Forests. After more than a thousand concerts, his music now counts more than 10 million streams in more than a hundred countries.

Notable musical collaborations include harmonica player Toots Thielemans, American producer Lee Townsend, drummer Manu Katché, Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat, and Roma violinist Iva Bittova, as well as Richard Bona, Bert Joris and many others.

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Director Statement

"Music has always been an extraordinary way to sublimate a story. Today, I am starting a new adventure: sublimating music through images." - Quentin Dujardin, director