The Man holding the Elevator

2017 | comedy / drama | film  |  IMDB

CLIENT  mc² film

CAST

The Teenager Eduard Bot

The Smoking Man Valentin Păduraru

The Elevator Man Paul Verhoogt

The Wife Silva Helena Schmidt

CREDITS

Director & Editor Sergiu Lupșe

Screenplay Răzvan Mihai Badea

Production George Ve Gänæaard

Cinematography Claudiu Bizău

Sound Ionuț Pârvu

Production Design Mălina Toma

UPM Vlad Ghinea

1st Ad / Slate Alin Boeru

Sound Mix Vlad Precup

Production Assistant Alina Gänæaard

Creative Consultant Christian Raymond

Technical Consultant Gheorghe Badea

SYNOPSIS  Three men with different desires connect inside an elevator in a building in Bucharest. The first one has a broken leg and is passionate about fishing. The second man desperately wants to smoke, but his girlfriend watches him. The third one is holding the elevator door open. However, not all is what it seems. The first two find the elevator stuck and transformed. As they enter, they get transported to another time and place. The three stories merge as they uncover what lies beneath the elevator.

FESTIVALS | AWARDS

2018
Cannes IFF (Romanian Short Waves / Short Film Corner), Cannes, France
Le Plein de Super (Official Selection), France / Portugal
2017
Short Film Break, Bucharest, Romania
Global Shorts, Los Angeles, USA - (Special Mention)
Timishort ISFF (Official Selection), Timisoara, Romania
NeXT ISFF (Festival Friends), Bucharest, Romania
Filmul de Piatra, Piatra-Neamt, Romania
Divan Film and Food Festival (Balkan Love), Calafat, Romania

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