5Q's w/Rafael Sommerhalder "Au Revoir Balthazar" Director

FRIDAY | BLOCK D | 2:00
Au Revoir Balthazar (10 min) dir: Rafael Sommerhalder

#1: Can you describe your movie and why somebody should see it in less than 280 characters?

Au Revoir Balthazar. A scarecrow, a storm, a broken leg. The resonant sound of a sea shell. Leaving forever.

#2: What do you want the Borrego Springs Film Festival audience to know about your film that isn’t obvious from its title?

That it’s not in french.

#3: What is your movie making background?  Tell us about yourself.

I started with live-action filmmaking, then slowly shifted to animation and found a home and a passion.

You can watch the full movie here: http://www.vimeo.com/ondemand/aurevoirbalthazar SYNOPSIS: A scarecrow, a storm, a broken leg. The resonant sound of a sea shell. Leaving forever. WRITER/DIRECTOR: Rafael Sommerhalder PRODUCTION DESIGN: Zita Bernet, Rafael Sommerhalder MUSIC: Hansueli Tischhauser, Tobias Preisig SOUND DESIGN, DUBBING MIX: Zhe Wu PRODUCTION: Claudia Frei, Stella Händler, freihändler Filmproduktion 9 min 30 sec, 2016, Switzerland Facebook: www.facebook.com/aurevoirbalthazar Website: www.aurevoirbalthazar.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/serendippo Mailing list: www.bit.ly/aurevoirbalthazar Distribution: distribution@freihaendler.ch

#4: What was the biggest lesson learned in getting your film made?

Everything takes 4.285 times longer then anticipated.

#5: What does the future hold for your film and you?

Wonderful things – definitely, hopefully, maybe!