Hybrid film between a music video and a short movie, co-directed with french musician FRAMIX, shot in Nantes, France and released in 2014.
"August 1959, New Mexico. The radio spits some rock’n’roll and commercials for the future... Dipped in the 1950’s innocence and enthusiasm, Candy and Billy have to face the lies and illusions of this world. “Stuck in a Cruel World” is an invigorating roadtrip in the teenage years of our modern world, reaching today its breakpoint.
This short movie extends through frames Framix’s technicolor album, released in 2012 and aired on FIP, Radio Nova, France Inter, Arte Live, Le Mouv’, ...
Fascinated by 1950’s America, François Michel and David Couliau have embarked themselves in 2012 in the making of this musical film, adapted from Framix’s album: “Stuck in a Cruel World”. Supported by an amazing team and with a really low budget, they undertook the challenge of giving life to a real small world, a wandering space for Candy and Billy, young lovers with a mysteriously threatened existence..."
Produced by: Fadereight Films and Frakamix
Directed by: David Couliau and François Michel
Director of Photography: by David Couliau 
Edited by: David Couliau
VFX Supervisor: Aurélien Migaud
VFX Crew: Aurélien Migaud, Alix Bossard, Guillaume Jolly and Jason Besnard
Color Grading: by Fred Fleureau
Graphic Design by: LVL Studio
Motion Design by: Vincent Dumond and Raphaël Dahan

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