Rachels Don’t Run
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.
Watch via
- The New Yorker in North America ︎︎︎
- Canal+ in France, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg ︎︎︎
- Canal+ in Poland ︎︎︎
- Samansa in Japan, South Korea and Indonesia ︎︎︎
Awards & Recognitions
- Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film
— Seattle International Film Festival 2022
- Jury Award for Best Screenplay — Fantasia International Film Festival 2021
- Longlisted for the 95th Academy Awards® (2023 Oscars®)
- Jury Award for Best Short Film — London Sci-Fi Film Festival 2022
- Jury Award for Best Director — North Bend Film Festival 2022
- Jury Award for Best Short — Lake Stevens Film Festival 2022
- Jury Honorable Mention in Genre — Salute Your Shorts 2022
- Jury Honorable Mention — Tacoma International Film Festival 2022
- Jury Award for Best Short Film — Madrid Sci-Fi Film Festival 2022
Festivals & Screenings
- Seattle International Film Festival 2022 | USA
- Fantasia International Film Festival 2021 | Canada
- Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2022 | Switzerland
- Interfilm Berlin Short Film Festival 2022 | Germany
- Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2022 | Switzerland
- Leuven Kortfilmfestival 2022 | Belgium
- Trieste Science+Fiction 2022 | Italy
- Razor Reel International Film Festival 2022 | Belgium
- London Sci-Fi Film Festival 2022 | UK
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North Bend Film Festival 2022 | US
- Salute Your Shorts 2022 | USA
- Boston Sci-Fi 2022 | USA
- Go Short 2022 | Netherlands
- Tacoma International Film Festival 2022 | USA
- San Jose International Short Film Festival 2022 | USA
- Les Intergalactiques de Lyon 2022 | France
- Extra Sci-Fi Verona 2023 | Italy
- Julian Dubuque International Film Festival 2022 | USA
- Shorts Attack 2023 | Various screenings across Germany
- Lake Stevens Film Festival 2022 | USA
- Yountville Film Festival 2023 | USA
-
American Film Festival 2021 | Poland
- Anchorage Film Festival 2021 | USA
- CinemaForum 2021 | Poland
- Maniatic Film Festival 2021 | Spain
- Madrid Sci-Fi Festival 2021 | Spain
Cast
Leah - Sera Barbieri
Isaac - Anthony Shipway
Rachel - Nora Tjossem
Leah - Sera Barbieri
Isaac - Anthony Shipway
Rachel - Nora Tjossem
Crew
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
Re-recording mix - Marti Humphrey, Rob Marshall
Casting - Melissa Baldauf, Big Fish Northwest
Additional voices - Amanda Yeoman Brooke, Thomas Moir, Rex Anderson
Poster design - Roberto Brambila
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
Re-recording mix - Marti Humphrey, Rob Marshall
Casting - Melissa Baldauf, Big Fish Northwest
Additional voices - Amanda Yeoman Brooke, Thomas Moir, Rex Anderson
Poster design - Roberto Brambila
2021 — Eng — 2:1 — DCP 2k
© No Signal Films
© No Signal Films
