Passengers of the Night

A pale looking mysterious young woman appears at Alex's door in the middle of the night. A bit over insisting, she pushes him to go out and seek for an old lover of her, who hasn't kept his promise...

  • Ludovic Bontemps
    Director
    A Missed Appointement, The Pattern
  • Ludovic Bontemps
    Writer
    A Missed Appointement, The Pattern
  • Ludovic Bontemps
    Producer
    A Missed Appointement, The Pattern
  • Alexandre Lino
    Key Cast
  • Paula Isiegas
    Key Cast
  • Coralie Denis
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Les Passagers de la Nuit
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Romance, drama, fantastic
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 14, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Belgium
  • Language:
    French, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Beijing Film Academy
  • Beijing Film Academy (2022-23 Winter Workshop)
    Beijing
    China
    March 18, 2023
    Limited to school members
    Third Prize (Bronze Winner)
Director Biography - Ludovic Bontemps

Multidisciplinary engineer-turned-filmmaker, Ludovic studied cinematography (and now directing) at Beijing Film Academy. In 2023, still waiting to go back to China, he shoots "Passengers of the Night" for the BFA winter workshop where it receives the third prize among 28 other films, as well as Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography in a local Belgian festival.

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Director Statement

(EN) "Passengers of the night" is a 9-min light-hearted ghost story student short film. Through past loves and nostalgia, it deals with moving on after waiting endlessly for unkept promises.

(FR) "Les passagers de la Nuit" est un court-métrage fantastique d'étudiant fantastique (fantôme) de 9 minutes. A travers les amours passés et la nostalgie, il parle avec légèreté du fait de passer à autre chose, après avoir attendu trop longtemps des promesses non tenues.