Pendant ce temps sur Terre

Meanwhile on Earth
Siblings Elsa and Franck were always very close. When Franck mysteriously disappeared during a space mission three years ago, everything changed for Elsa. Since then, the 23-year-old has struggled to move on with her life. One day she is contacted by an unidentified life form who offers to bring her brother back to Earth. But there is a price to pay...
by Jérémy Clapin
with Megan Northam, Catherine Salée, Sam Louwyck, Roman Williams, Sofia Lesaffre
France 2024 French 88’ Colour World premiere

With

  • Megan Northam (Elsa)
  • Catherine Salée (Annick)
  • Sam Louwyck (Franck)
  • Roman Williams (Vincent)
  • Sofia Lesaffre (Audrey)

Crew

Director Jérémy Clapin
Screenplay Jérémy Clapin
Cinematography Robrecht Heyvaert
Editing Jean Christophe Bouzy
Music Dan Levy
Sound Design Vincent Piponnier
Production Design Marion Burger
Costumes Ariane Daurat
Make-Up Alice Robert
Casting Judith Chalier
Assistant Director Amandine Escoffier
Production Managers Karine D’Hont, Serge Catoire
Post Production Eugénie Deplus
Producer Marc du Pontavice

Jérémy Clapin

The filmmaker is chiefly known as a director of animated film. After making several successful shorts, he directed his debut animated feature in 2019 with I Lost My Body. The film won the Nespresso Grand Prix of the Semaine de la Critique at Cannes and was nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Animated Feature. Pendant ce temps sur Terre is his first live-action feature film.

Filmography

2008 Skhizein; short film 2012 Palmipedarium; short film 2015 Hundred Waters Innocent; short film 2019 J’ai perdu mon corps (I Lost My Body) 2024 Pendant ce temps sur Terre (Meanwhile on Earth)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2024