Rachels Don’t Run (2021)
While monitoring late-night calls at an AI companionship service, lonely customer support agent Leah impersonates an artificial dream girl to chat with the regular caller for whom she's developed feelings.
(The film above is currently only available in North America)
Available on Canal+ in France, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg here
Available on Canal+ Poland here
Available on Samansa in Japan, South Korea and Indonesia here
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Inga Diev
Ouat Media
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Awards
Past screenings
Credits— Cast
Leah - Sera Barbieri
Isaac - Anthony Shipway
Rachel - Nora Tjossem
Credits— Crew
Countries of production - France & USA
Director - Joanny Causse
Co-Writer - Steph Kwiatkowski
Production - No Signal Films
Director of photography - Jacob Rosen
Production designer - Anastasia Mikolyuk
Field sound - Brian Binning
1st AC - Maurice Morales
Gaffer - Kevin Cook
Grip - Mark Bueing
Production assistants - Casey Grosso, Tyler Small
Editing & VFX - Joanny Causse
Post art director - Roberto Brambila
Colorist - Arianna Shining Star
Sound mix - The Dub Stage
Sound editor - Rob Marshall
Sound mixing - Marti Humphrey, Rob Marshall
Casting - Melissa Baldauf, Big Fish Northwest
Additional voices - Amanda Yeoman Brooke, Thomas Moir, Rex Anderson
Poster design - Roberto Brambila
Inga Diev
Ouat Media
www.ouatmedia.com
info@ouatmedia.com
Awards
- Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film — Seattle International Film Festival 2022
- Jury Award for Best Screenplay — Fantasia International Film Festival 2021
- Jury Award for Best Short Film — London Sci-Fi Film Festival 2022
- Jury Awards for Best Director and Best Performance — North Bend Film Festival 2022
- Jury Award for Best Short — Lake Stevens Film Festival 2022
- Jury Honorable Mentions in Genre and Local categories — Salute Your Shorts 2022
- Jury Honorable Mention — Tacoma International Film Festival 2022
- Jury Award for Best Actress — Les Intergalactiques de Lyon 2022
- Jury Award for Best Actress — Maniatic Film Festival 2021
- Jury Award for Best Screenplay — Madrid Sci-Fi Film Festival 2021
Past screenings
- Fantasia International Film Festival 2021 (Premiere) | Montreal, Canada
- Seattle International Film Festival 2022 | USA
- Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2022 | Switzerland
- Interfilm Berlin 2022 | Germany
- Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2022 | Switzerland
- Leuven Kortfilmfestival 2022 | Belgium
- Trieste Science+Fiction Film Festival 2022. Méliès d’Argent competition | Italy
- Razor Reel International Film Festival 2022 | Belgium
- Go Short 2022 | Nijmegen, Netherlands
- North Bend Film Festival 2022 | USA
- Tacoma Film Festival 2022 | USA
- London Sci-Fi Film Festival 2022 | UK
- Salute Your Shorts 2022 | USA
- Les Intergalactiques de Lyon 2022 | France
- Boston Sci-Fi 2022 | USA
- Julian Dubuque International Film Festival 2022 | USA
- Lake Stevens Film Festival 2022 | USA
- American Film Festival of Poland 2021 | Wroclaw, Poland
- Anchorage Film Festival 2021 | USA
- Yountville International Film Festival 2023 | USA
- Shorts Attack | Various Screenings across Germany
- Hochschulfilmclub Screening 2023 | Germany
- Cinemaforum Film Festival 2021 | Warsaw, Poland
- Maniatic Film Festival 2021 | Manises, Spain
- Madrid Sci-Fi Film Festival 2021 | Spain
Credits— Cast
Leah - Sera Barbieri
Isaac - Anthony Shipway
Rachel - Nora Tjossem
Credits— Crew
Countries of production - France & USA
Director - Joanny Causse
Co-Writer - Steph Kwiatkowski
Production - No Signal Films
Director of photography - Jacob Rosen
Production designer - Anastasia Mikolyuk
Field sound - Brian Binning
1st AC - Maurice Morales
Gaffer - Kevin Cook
Grip - Mark Bueing
Production assistants - Casey Grosso, Tyler Small
Editing & VFX - Joanny Causse
Post art director - Roberto Brambila
Colorist - Arianna Shining Star
Sound mix - The Dub Stage
Sound editor - Rob Marshall
Sound mixing - Marti Humphrey, Rob Marshall
Casting - Melissa Baldauf, Big Fish Northwest
Additional voices - Amanda Yeoman Brooke, Thomas Moir, Rex Anderson
Poster design - Roberto Brambila