Private Project

REPLICA

REPLICA is a choreographic film staging human nature. The one where humans become 'normalized' and adhere more and more to a form of standardization. In this quest, time remains the key because it is after it that humans run, in search of eternal youth. Time, space-time and the time loop remain the enigma of Replica.

Uniformity of everyday life, morals, beauty, styles, ambitions of life, of evolving in society, of loving, of appearing... Each one is an umpteenth replica of the one who thought he was different, in a world where authenticity is dying. In this world where the gaps between "the normal" and "the marginal" are widening, will a simple glance from a small group driven by the love of dance be enough to break the invariable loop in which these replicas seem condemned to wander? And perhaps finally bring to light the beauty of all differences.

« One becomes the replica of the one who sows normality, in an era where normalisation is king » SimonaGun & Mes Lesne

  • Nicolas Simon
    Original Idea
    Cor
  • Virna Hagen Auvergne
    Original Idea
    Cor
  • Mes Lesne
    Original Idea
    Cor
  • SimonaGun aka
    Director
    Cor
  • Nicolas Simon
    Director
    Cor
  • Virna Hagen Auvergne
    Director
    Cor
  • Mes Lesne
    Choreography
    Cor
  • Nicolas Simon
    Writer
    Cor
  • Virna Hagen Auvergne
    Writer
    Cor
  • Marielle Elis
    Producer
    Cor
  • Thomas Couzinier
    Music Original
  • Aliashka Hilsum
    Key Cast
    "Dancer"
    Cor
  • Kylian Kuty Toto
    Key Cast
    "Dancer"
  • Lucie Domenach
    Key Cast
    "Dancer"
  • Miranda Chan
    Key Cast
    "Dancer"
  • Myana Van Cuijlenborg
    Key Cast
    "Dancer"
  • Séréna Freira
    Key Cast
    "Dancer"
  • Charlotte Navio
    Photographer
  • Samuel de Saboia
    Pictural Identity
  • Olivier Guerbois
    Director of Photography
  • Hervé Leriche
    Line Producer
  • Amélie Nguyen
    Stylist
  • Lucille Betrancourt
    Head of Costume Design
  • Maud Eigenheer
    Make-up artist
    Cor
  • Virna Hagen Auvergne
    Artistic direction
    Cor
  • Nicolas Simon
    Editing
    Cor
  • Hugo Rossello
    Calibrator
  • Jeff Delort
    Mixing
  • Yvan Rougnon
    Administrator Manager
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    REPLICA
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Music Video, Other
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 13, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    30,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Shooting Format:
    HD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - SimonaGun aka, Nicolas Simon, Virna Hagen Auvergne

SimonaGun is the contraction of Nicolas Simon and Virna Hagen. SimonaGun has symbolically become a superheroine borrowed from the codes of anime, a strong and combative woman in an era where men are too often king. Behind this duo is a creative unit that shapes new images. Short, hard-hitting films where music remains the central element. They like raw images, wide shots, broken faces, real life, fat sounds with an acid taste. As if magnetised, they know that together, like the moon and the sun, the balance works. He is the right brain of the team, a true image technician and masters the noble art of craft with ingenuity. She builds the stories, imposes a vision and new characters that finally illustrate the "real life" generation. An obvious alliance that has already seduced brands such as Adidas, Doc Martens, Garnier, Netflix, L'Oréal, Yves Saint Laurent.

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Director Statement

After "COR", their first choreographic film, which made a big impression in 2022, SimonaGun reunited with choreographer Mes Lesne for REPLICA, a new collaboration that marks their desire to tell choreographic stories with a committed message. This shared taste for the project, the cause, the story and the subject, forges great ambitions for these three artists driven by movement and the freedom of bodily expression.