SHEEPS CAN'T SWIM

Clara lives alone in her car after her mother's death. Joseph, a strange garage owner, helps her out. Caring, he gradually interferes in her life and leads her in his community. She has to fight not to fall under his unfluence...

  • Matthieu Allart-Grzygierzek
    Director
  • Matthieu Allart-Grzygierzek
    Writer
  • Céline Maugis
    Producer
  • Gwenaëlle Clauwaert
    Producer
  • Pauline Parigot
    Key Cast
    "Clara"
  • Raphäel Thiery
    Key Cast
    "Joseph"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Les Brebis ne savent pas nager
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    drame, suspense, étrange
  • Runtime:
    22 minutes 5 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    72,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    ARRI ALEXA
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:85
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Matthieu Allart-Grzygierzek

Matthieu Allart-Grzygierzek is a french screenwriter and director of polish origin who grew up between Paris and the belgian border. He made his debut in the cinema through editing, directing assistance, then started writing and directing two short films between fiction and experimental, LA 25th IMAGE, selected at the Bratislava Francophone Film Festival, and GHOST TRAIN, shot overnight in the Paris metro. In the following years, alongside his work as a casting director for film and television, he directed music videos and developed artistic projects : In 2018, LE VIRAGE, a thriller he co-wrote and produced, is selected at the Entrevues de Belfort and in numerous festivals around the world. In 2019-2020, he exhibited his photographic work in alternative parisian galleries, and realized LATE, a video installation shot in a squat.

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Director Statement

Cinema is above all image. No dialogue can replace a look, a silence.
As a partisan of a sensory and radical movement, influenced by Béla Tarr and Bruno Dumont, i like leaving social explanations for an organic and contemplative approach, that leaves place for dead time, does not impose anything but suggests.