The Adventures of Cynthia Prion

The AdventuresofPrionCynthiais a shortfilmof 13minutes,with thekindof comedyhorror,inthe traditionof"Shaunofthe Dead"and"Zombieland"

 CynthiaPrion,agalasingerand his managerJean-Marc,gointoa villagefora concert.Butwhen theyarriveonsite,theplaceiseerilydeserted.Butnotthat much,becausethe villagershavebeenturned intozombiesbyrepeated absorptionoffoodfromthefood industry.Thepeopleare lookingforfreshmeatandtheyhaveflair.Thecouplewillhave tofightforits survivalandCynthiaalonehas the solution.

Aboutthe film

Making agenre filmwithan original approachwasoneof myprioritieswhenI starteddevelopingthestoryThe AdventuresofPrionCynthia.Also,the opportunity to tellthe story ofasingeralittleoff base, projectedintothehorror genreandcomicreally motivates me.Writeacomedywithzombiesis notnew,theBritish cinemaandtheU.S.heldthe upper handwithmovieslike"Shaunofthe Dead"and"Zombieland. "Thetwoworldsclashdistinctallow metodeal withan originalandveryfunny when acodedworldofgenre film.Herethe world'pinksweet'CynthiaPrionmeetsthe world'darkandscarymovieszombies'.

Thisstoryshiftedallows metostageacomedyin thestylecartoon.Indeed,theintemperate toneof the projectisdirectlyinfluencedbytheanimated seriessuch as"TexAveryTom andJerry...Thebeatingof zombiesand tribulationsfaced bytheheroine,inspired by theadventuresofBeep-BeepandCoyoteandBull-DogSpikeDroopy.Thesecharactersoftenabused,often foundin small pieces,flattened,halfofthe faceless,headlessoutrightorwithamissing partinthebody.This sametreatmentismeted outtozombiesby thesingerCynthiaPrion.

The AdventuresofPrionCynthiais inthe traditionofFrench filmsofhorrorsthatemergedfromtheearlysilent films.Thistypewas directly inspiredthe "grandstylepuppet"theaterofthe 19thcentury.Reservedfor an informed public,heregaledhorribleperformancesandimaginative,oftendaringandirreverent.GeorgesMélièsis commonly regardedasthecreatorof the genre,withfilmssuch asTheDevil'sManorin 1896andTheCursedCavein 1898.

Cynthia's characteris directly inspiredby BusterKeatonwhochainedthemostincrediblesituationsfalling, rolling,bumping...without everflinching.

  Thevenue oftheactionfilm,avery typicalFrench villageoffers the opportunitytoreclaiman environmentthat hasso far beentreatedas"terroir"with filmssuch asHappinessisinorneartheChildrenof themarsh.

Thebackdropofthe filmto greenisawillingnessofthe producerFrankCarle.Torenewthesource ofcontamination ofzombies, Iimaginedavillagesponsoredbya group specializing inagribusinessusingGMOswith impunityandthattheexpenseofresidents.


Thesongsung byCynthiaWindheartPrionisadetermining factorin history,we'vemade a clip.

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CamilleChamoux playsCynthia  Prion

Camilleisan actressanddirectorfor 8 years.Shestarred inLoveandFish,Britannicus,TheSchoolof Womenandthequestionofmoneyat the theaterSilviaMonforteditedbyRégisSanton,a coldintheprincessfairyandthe strikeledbyPaulineBureau.Morerecently,wesawatthe GardenTheatreinLittleCatherine, Kleist,directedbyFlorianSitbon,inRedDevils,directedbyMichaelBatz,at the Theatre desCarmesinAvignonin2006andtheGrandParquetParis.

ShehasdirectedThe painofmodernParisiancartographerat the laundryandtheaterCauldron(2006),thefourthsisterinthe theaterSilviaMonfort(2004)andFragments ofaFarewellLetterReadbyGeologistsinLaundryModernParis(2001).

CamilleAttackistheir first one-womanshow,shehasdeliveredsome insightsintotheclassonFrance 3,Pleaseturn offyourlaptoponFrance3 andtheemissionsfromthe MontreuxFestivaldu Rire.Shewon theGrandPrixFestivalComediansTournon2006, the2ndprizeofthe festivalBoud'riresand 2ndprizeof the festivalof Capbreton.

FromSeptember 2007 to June 2008,Camillewasa columnistinthenewissueofCanal+,"TheSpecial Edition"bySamuelEtienneandbroadcastMondaytoFridayat12:40in clearonCanal+.TuesdaysandThursdays, ataround13:15,Camilledeliveredinthree minuteskeysverypersonalbehavioral trend...

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Stéphane Artus

Director,Writer,Storyboard Artist

From anearlyage,he developed a passionfor all thingsrelated toimageandart:drawing,photography,throughunknown landsonbooks, movies,animationsand film.

At18,hetrained as anart atthe Toulouse school of art.Upon completion ofhis studiesaftergraduatingwithhonorsin1996, hejoined theEuropean Schoolof ArtsandImage Technologiesof Poitiers.

Forhisdiplomagraduationin 1998,hedirected "ExsequiV", shortfilmscience fictiondepictingasocietygovernedbyanecclesiasticaldictatorship.This filmwasselected inseveralfestivals(FestivalInternational deScience-Fictionde Nantes, TheLondonEffects&AnimationFestival,theStrangeFestivalParis, FestivalofScienceFictionRoanne,FestivalInternational deLiege,4thwinnerwith thepriceTheCultural CenterChiroux...).