Short Film · Rural survival thriller
Bestiary
2025 · 25 min
Short Film · Rural survival thriller
Bestiary
2025 · 25 min
Sylvie, a mechanic, raises Léa alone — a rebellious teenager. During a freezing autumn, animal behaviour suddenly changes: nature revolts. In their isolated house at the edge of the forest, mother and daughter will have only each other to rely on…
Selections
- Official selection — Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2025
- Broadcast on Ciné+ Frisson
- Aguilar de Campoo Film Festival 2025
- International Short Film Festival - Film Front 2025
- Festival Cortos Rodinia 2026
- Genoa International Film Festival 2026
- Ravenheart International Film Festival (RIFF) 2026
| Production | Wombat Films |
| Producer | Quentin Daniel |
| Direction | Anne Zinn-Justin |
| Screenplay | Anne Zinn-Justin, Cécile Dubost |
| Cast | Marine Polski (Léa), Marie Nicolle (Sylvie), Augustin Boyer (Paco), Linda Antony (Inès) |
| 1st assistant director | Bérengère Archambault |
| 2nd assistant director | Maud Ducré |
| Continuity supervisor | Laurine Joyeux |
| Cinematographer | Michele Gurrieri |
| Sound | Ysaline Richonnier |
| Production designer | Thomas Arnaud |
| Costume designer | Stéphanie Pitiot |
| Make-up | Candice Carret |
| Animal trainer | Valérie Chavanon |
| Fox trainers | Juliette, Robin |
| Editing | Anne Zinn-Justin |
| Additional editing | Flore Guillet |
| Sound editing & mixing | Maxime Champesme |
| Additional sound | Hassan Ali |
| VFX supervisor | Sylvain Coisne |
| VFX artist | Antoine Aubin |
| Colour grading | Baptiste Courtois |
| Original score | Laetitia Pansanel-Garric |
| Musicians | Margaux Aubert-Charrier (viola), Loïc Mortimore (bassoon, serpent), Florent Gay (violin), Elvina Fredout (violin), Françoise Favard (cello) |
| Music sound engineer | Mathias Chaumet |
| Support | Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / CNC · CNC Aide au programme d'entreprise · Procirep et Angoa · Musique enregistrée avec le soutien du Syndicat Mixte du Projet Chaise-Dieu, en association avec la DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, la Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, le Département de la Haute-Loire et la SACEM · En partenariat avec la Maison du Film |