FOR EVERY MOVIE MADE,
DOZENS OF PICTURES REMAIN MISSING FOREVER.
MISSING PICTURES GIVES DIRECTORS A CHANCE
TO TELL THE STORY THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NEVER BE TOLD.
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Each unique in their own way,
the episodes reflect the character and experiences of the director
through animation and implanting the director via volumetric capture into the virtual world.
The series is at once an homage to the world of movie making
via a look into the complicated process of bringing a film to life,
and an important addition to the canon of cinema history
as an archive and a bridge builder between traditional 2D and VR storytelling.
Episode 3
The Monkey Wrench Gang
PCVR | Standalone | 6DoF | 360 Vidoes | France, UK, Taiwan, Luxembourg, South Korea | 2022 | color | 12 Min
After Twilight Chapter 1’s huge box-office hit, Catherine Hardwicke tried to make an adaptation of ‘The Monkey Wrench Gang‘ by Edward Abbey, a cult book of the 70s American counterculture and a precursor of eco-activism. The director revisits this project which excited her so much and which became, because of the reluctance of the Hollywood studios, one of these umpteenth “ghosts of the garage”.
Catherine hardwicke
Hardwicke’s first film as a director was the Sundance winner THIRTEEN which explored the transition into teenage years with an authenticity that still captures young audiences (1.3 billion Tik Tok engagements.) Hardwicke directed LORDS OF DOGTOWN before she became best known as the director of TWILIGHT, which launched the blockbuster franchise and has since earned over three billion dollars. Recently her indie film PRISONER’S DAUGHTER premiered at TIFF 2022 and DREAMS IN THE WITCHHOUSE dropped on Netflix October 2022 as part of Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities. MAFIA MAMMA premieres in theaters on April 14 2023.
Director Clément Deneux
Born in 1982, Clément Deneux first studied graphic design at the Ecole Estienne. He began creating title sequences. Between 2009 and 2011 he wrote and directed two horrific short films : The Nails, shot with a cellphone, and the viral Zombinladen. He has been focusing on the development of feature film projects ever since.
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A series directed by Clément Deneux
From an original idea by Joseph Beauregard
Produced by Atlas V, ARTE France, BBC, PTS, Serendipity Films, Wild Fang Films, Giioii
With the support from CNC, Pictanovo, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Procirep-Angoa, TAICCA, Film Fund Luxembourg, RAPA and Ministry of Science and ICT (Republic of Korea)
Countries of production: France, UK, Taiwan, Luxemburg, South Korea
Year of production: 2022