BOTTOM-UP
SHORT
Go-getting head of department Eefje rolls into a well-integrated team where she is faced with three old hands. She wants to ‘streamline’ the department with modern management techniques, but quickly finds herself skating on thin ice with one of her employees, Frederick.
When she wants to organise a ‘debriefing’ at the end of the day, she thereby forces Frederick to abandon his plans for the evening. He takes revenge by disrupting the meeting in a cynical way, despite the positive but helpless input from his colleagues.
Nonetheless, Eefje is determined to win the struggle for power in a civilized way. She takes her tormentor to one side and asks him to put his cards on the table. The perfect trigger for Frederick to shatter both her and your perception of reality…
OFFICIAL TRAILER
CINE PUBLIC
2017
KORTFILM
FESTIVAL KALMTHOUT
2016
SHORTFILM
CORNER
CANNES
2016
"THREATENING HUMOROUS DARK SUBTLE ABSURD"
GREAT LAKES
IFF
2016
CUTTING
EDGE
IFF
2016
DIRECTORS CIRCLE
IFF
2016
Info
Title Bottom-Up
Status completed
Genre tragicomedy
Technical specs
Running time 30'
Aspect ratio 1:1.85
Sound Dolby Digital
SHORT INFO
Director Joachim Dejonghe, Pieter De Saeger
Producers Joachim Dejonghe, Pieter De Saeger
Writers Joachim Dejonghe, Tom Mahy
Creator Joachim Dejonghe
Cast Jelle De Beule, Clara Cleymans, Goele Derick, Bianca Vanhaverbeke, Linde Carrijn
Photography Tim De Smet
Editing Joachim Dejonghe, Pieter De Saeger
Sound Babek Joshghani
Costume Katia De Cauwer
Make up Leyla Van Hassel
Music Mirek Coutigny & Ruben De Gheselle
Sound design Ruud Poppe
Colorgrading Xavier Dockx
Festivals
2017: Kortfilmfestival Ciné Public (BE)
2016: Kortfilmfestival Kalmthout (BE); Great Lakes International Film Festival (US); Short Film Corner - Festival de Cannes (FR); Cutting Edge International Film Festival (US); Directors Circle Festival of Shorts (US)
Sales
Gonella Distribution, Shorts TV