The Rite
A film by Niels Schneider
Kind
Short films
Duration
28 minutes
Year
2022
The Rite
A film by Niels Schneider

Anne (43) divides her life between the primary school where she teaches and her home where she engages in a strange ritual with her son Simon (22). But her daughter Helena (20), whom she hasn’t seen in a long time, is in town for a special performance of The Rite of Spring.

Team
  • Screenplay: Niels Schneider, Jean Pol Fargeau, Cristian Jimenez
  • Image: Simon Roca
  • Editing: Laurent Leveneur
  • Sound: François Boudet
  • Music: Aliocha Schneider
  • Mix: Aline Gravoy
  • Color Grading: Christophe Bousquet
Casting
  • Virginie Efira
  • Thomas Daloz
  • Laura Bachman
  • Cristián Jimenez
Production
  • Paraíso Production – Camille Genaud (France)
  • Hélicotronc – Julies Esparbes (Belgium)
  • Shelter Prod
Partners
  • France Télévisions
  • Région Bourgogne Franche Comté
  • Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée
  • Taxshelter.be and ING and Tax Shelter Federal Government of Belgium
Diffusion
  • Brussels short film festival 2022
  • Côté court 2022 – compétition fiction
  • Festival du court métrage en plein air, Grenoble, France
  • Indie Short Cannes, France
  • Filmoramax – Fesitval international du court métrage de Lyon, France