Private Project

They think we are ghosts 140s

What the camera sees:
In front of a mirror, a voice reflects on how men see them – they are magicians and they are women.

(Based on ‘The Rotting Magician’ by Guillaume Apollinaire, published in 1909)

ENGLISH SUBTITLES AVAILABLE IN THE VIEWER AS CLOSED CAPTIONS (CC)

Ce que voit la caméra :

Devant un miroir, une voix réfléchit sur la manière dont les hommes les voient - elles magiciennes, elles femmes.

(À partir de "L'enchanteur pourrissant" de Guillaume Apollinaire, publié en 1909)

  • Ron Kenley
    Director
  • Ron and Meriel Kenley
    Writer
  • Ron Kenley
    Producer
  • Mathilde Invernon
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Ils nous prennent pour des fantômes 140s
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Fantastic, Literature, Poetry, Romance
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 5, 2026
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Nikon Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    January 30, 2026
    Online
Director Biography - Ron Kenley

rained as an architect with a long career in teaching, he has been creating multi-media and videos since 1998. Started with visual works as film analysis (2001-2003). Over the years, he developed the capacity for handling all the aspects of filmmaking more or less single-handed. This resulted in a diverse and independent work of various lengths and subjects.
Recent filmography
2025 - Reframe and layer (22 min)
2025 - Reflections (9 min)
2025 - The shimmering mysteries of night (10 min)
2024 - Artifice (8 min)
2024 - That which remains in the flow of time (15 min)
2024 - Stones on canvas (16 min)
2023 - Wasp nest in volcanic mud (7 min)
2023 - Bunker broken in the shadow of a fallen tree (25 min)
2023 - MONTAGE - Experiment/Enthusi asm (33 min)
2022 - Whisper of wrath (9 min)
2022 - Stories of Assassins (13 min)
2021 – Un-painting (17 min), K’s GAZE (diptych 18+28 min)
2020 – The Time Being Trilogy (12+34+18 min), They think we are ghosts (21 min)

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Director Statement

This film is a reflection on the definition of beauty, as imagined, as perceived, as seen. A static shot, where the mouth is the only part of the face visible, as a reflection in the mirror. The voice is that of a woman who rebels against preconceived ideas about her image, which ignore the essential. It is in Spring that we find the beauty of the World; we should live in spring, live in balance and harmony, men and women.

Ce film est une réflexion sur la définition de la beauté, telle qu’imaginée, telle que perçue, telle que vue. Un plan fixe, où la bouche est la seule partie du visage visible comme un reflet dans le miroir. La voix est celle d’une femme qui se soulève contre les idées reçues sur son image, qui ignorent l’essentiel. C’est dans le printemps que l’on trouve la beauté du monde, il faudrait vivre dans le printemps, vivre en équilibre et en entente, hommes et femmes.