Black Hours

2016 | Drama | 29 min | MA Film

Directed by Wendy Pillonel

Produced by Peacock Film | ZHdK

Collection: Degree Films 2017

FRANK (42) sets himself on fire at his workplace in protest against the indecent working conditions imposed by the company. At the base of this tragic event, two stories begin.
The first story is about Frank’s wife, LÉA (38) and their son VICTOR (10). When she learns that her husband has committed suicide, Léa goes on holiday with Victor, to whom she does not reveal that his father has died.
In the second story, we follow IGOR (59) an employee of the company. He discovers Frank's body and steals the protest letter written by him.

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Runtime29 min
Year of Production2016
Country of ProductionSwitzerland
Distribution FormatDCP
Aspect Ratio1.85:1
Audio Format5.1, Stereo
Shot onARRI ALEXA, Zeiss HS
Shooting FormatProRes
Spoken LanguageFrench
Available SubtitlesGerman, English, French
Director, Screenplay Wendy Pillonel
Cinematography Ramón Königshausen
Production Design Emanuel Bühler, Anna Deborah Gerber
Music Jakob Eisenbach
Editor Fleur Matson
Produced byPeacock Film | ZHdK
Leading ActorsAntonio Builas Igor
Isabelle Caillatas Léa
Supporting ActorsFrédéric Landenberg
Eliot Spicher
Nathalie Jeannet
Pierre-Isaïe Duc
Guy Pillonel
Emanuel Fabris
Casting Wendy Pillonel
Costume Design Anna Deborah Gerber
Makeup Artist Marina Aebi
Location Sound Engineer, Sound Design Benoit Barraud
Digital Colorist Ramón Königshausen
Compositing Valentin Karl Huber
Graphic Artist Studio 31 Tage
Technical Support Equipment Andreas Birkle
Gian Courtin
Technical Support Postproduction Norbert Kottmann
Robin Wenger
Ralph Wetli
Project Mentoring Ursula Meier
Production Peacock Film
Financial Support Budesamt für Kultur (EDI)
Executive Producer Milena Colla
Filippo Bonacci
Head of Programme MA Film Markus Imboden