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.
Upcoming screenings
- San Jose International Short Film Festival. Oct 6-9 2022
- Tacoma International Film Festival. Oct 6-13 2022
- Lake Stevens Film Festival. Oct 7 2022
- Trieste Science+Fiction Film Festival. Méliès d’Argent competition. Italian premiere Nov 1-6 2022
- Interfilm Berlin. In competition. German premiere Nov 15-20 2022.
- More soon.
Awards
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Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film - Seattle International Film Festival 2022
- Jury Award for Best Screenplay - Fantasia International Film Festival 2021
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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 Honorable Mentions in Genre and Local categories - Salute Your Shorts 2022
- Jury Award for Best Actress - Les Intergalactiques de Lyon 2022
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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
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Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2022 | Switzerland
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Go Short 2022 | Nijmegen, Netherlands
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North Bend Film Festival 2022 | USA
- London Sci-Fi Film Festival 2022 | UK
- Salute Your Shorts 2022 | USA
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Les Intergalactiques de Lyon 2022 | France
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Boston Sci-Fi 2022 | USA
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Julian Dubuque International Film Festival 2022 | USA
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American Film Festival of Poland 2021 | Wroclaw, Poland
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Anchorage Film Festival 2021 | USA
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Cinemaforum Film Festival 2021 | Warsaw, Poland
- Maniatic Film Festival 2021 | Manises, Spain
- Madrid Sci-Fi Film Festival 2021 | Spain
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Credits
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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
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