Watch the Stars! (2008)

Young French dreamer, Jean Tortu, has for ambition to send a tourist rocket to the moon. He arrives in London to pitch his idea to the boss of the Atlantis Travel Agency.

Director:

Elisabeth Joelle Butterfly

Writer:

Elisabeth Joelle Butterfly

Stars:

Richard Cotton, Terence Harvey, Ben Homewood

Cast

Credited cast:
Richard Cotton	...	Howard
Terence Harvey	...	Banister
Ben Homewood	...	Harvey
Julien Plante	...	Photographer
Maximilian Renfrew-Knight	...	Max
Crystal Shepherd-Cross	...	Kelly
Clément Sibony	...	Tortu

Storyline

A little English boy, Max, insists that his Dad tells him his favourite bedtime story about his French grandfather, Jean Tortu... Tortu, who has survived cultivating vegetables in France, dreams of sending a tourist rocket to the moon. He arrives at the London Atlantis Travel Agency, which specialises in trips to the south of France, to pitch his project. The boss, Banister, has little interest in Tortu's foolish dream but pretends to the contrary, intending to take advantage of him for his ad campaign. Tortu begins to work on his rocket in his loft office while his real rocket is being brought through the Swiss mountains. Banister's ill-intentions are revealed when Tortu wakes up one morning to discover a huge poster advertising the trip to the moon. Expressing his discontent to Banister, Tortu is coldly fired but Kelly, the boss' daughter and associate, expresses enthusiasm for his quest. Two generations later, little Max might make the dream come true. A story about foolish ...

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Plot Keywords:

stars

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Genres:

Short | Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 2008 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

E. Butterfly, London Film School

Technical Specs

Runtime:

10 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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