A young woman wakes up on a sidewalk. She can't move, tied by a rope back to back to a man whom she can't see. The man wakes up, stands, and begins dragging her along. As the journey continues the woman becomes more and more in control of her destiny.
The Rope: A film by Philippe André
Productions Villains / Los Angeles - Bikini Films / London
She : Natasha Wightman
Man : Brett Goldstein.
and : Chris Donelly, Peter Charlton, Olegar Fedora, Ricci Ricard, Daniel Josef Janowski, Thomas Garvey
Music : Max Richter loved the film and authorized me to use The Blue Notebooks for the first time.
Best Narrative short film & Grand Jury Prize at The One Reel / Seattle International Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival / Short Film Corner
The Los Angeles International Short Film Festival Official Selection The New York City Big Apple Film Festival Official Selection The San Francisco Independent Film Festival Official Selection The 13th Raindance Film Festival Official Selection The Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films Official Selection The Portobello Film Festival Official Selection The Louis Vuitton Hawaii Film Festival Official Selection Paris Tout Court-International Short Film Festival Official Selection The Sarasota Film Festival Official Selection The Newport Film Festival Official Selection The Palm Spring Film Festival Official Selection One Reel Film Festival Official Selection The San Diego Film Festival Official Selection
Screened at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood for the MVPA 8th Annual Director’s Cuts Festival Screened at SUDLAB Arte Contemporanea 2010.
Press
Promo magazine«Philippe André short film opens with a striking black and white close up (…) It’s a tense, with a surprising and controversial ending»
