PLSTC

Animated short film 1’37” (2022)

The full version is now showing on Arte the European public service channel dedicated to culture.

You’ll never look at it in the same way.

  • Welcome to the world of PLSTC, an undersea dystopia that submerges you in the disturbing reality of plastic pollution in our oceans. Through a series of graphically confronting AI-generated and hand-composited images of ocean creatures, this experimental animated film confronts you with the devastating consequences of our habits on marine life, and leaves you gasping for breath.

  • Direction & production by Laen Sanches

    Coproduction by Autour de Minuit

    Music by PremiumProductionTracks provided by Pond5

    Sound design by Magnus Monfeldt & Nick Smith

    Sound mix by Stainless Sound

    Stock libraries by Artlist | Pond5

    Digital tools

    Ableton | Adobe | Apple | Avid | Leia | Maxon | Midjourney | Parallax | Topaz Labs

    ®2022 Laen Sanches

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    Autour de Minuit

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    Festivals management

    Miguel Español Celiméndiz

    miguel.wasia@gmail.com

  • Duration 1’37” | Frame rate 25 FPS | Colours | No dialogs

    Cinema (1.85:1)

    DCP 4K Flat

    Audio 5.1

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    Audio stereo linear PCM, 16 bit 48000 Hz

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