Date
July 1, 2023Brave the Dark
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C’est Un Loup tells the story of an old man living an isolated life in the woods and the lessons he learns following an encounter with a wolf.
Directors Statement, From Seth Bortner
I wrote this film based on one line, “c’est un loup,” which means “it’s a wolf” in French. While I was learning some French years ago in college, I came up with this phrase to help some of the words stick in my mind. As I said it over and over, I started to think how it could be a really cool line for a film. So I pocketed away the idea and went on with my day. Fast forward about half a decade, and the phrase came to me again. Only now I was getting into stop-motion animation and worked at MAKE/FILMS which may just help me make it a reality. So I began to write, and in about 30 minutes, the first draft of C’est Un Loup was born.
Then fast forward another two years and the film is complete and ready to be seen! So I hope you take the time to watch and enjoy our film! It was a joy to make and all that we learned along the way was endlessly valuable. Thank you to everyone that was involved in producing it. It sincerely would not be what it is without you all.
Written and Directed: Seth Bortner
Old Man: Jean Bruyère
Executive Producer: Derek Dienner
Director of Photography: Aaron Dienner
Animation: Seth Bortner
Producers: Grace Wagner
Darrell Kontis-Smith
Leticia Kreider
Editor: Jordan Graff
Colorist: Steve Buckwalter
Sound Design and Mixing: Dan Flosdorf
Puppet Design: Seth Bortner
Cabin Design: Christie Griffin
Set Design: Ryan Martin