Bastion

by Thomas Ducastel

France
2021
26 min
French OV
Short film
Documentary
Color
DCP

Thomas Ducastel will be attending

Out of Competition 2021

Official synopsis

“My dad is running for Lens municipal elections. My mother watches him doing so. I film them."

Biography and Filmography

After studying architecture in the United States, Thomas Ducastel graduated from the Master Scenario at Paris-Nanterre in 2017. His first short film, “Monsieur” (2019), won the CNC residency grant and the Sofilm / Canal + musicals collection . It was presented at the Clermont-Ferrand, Angoulême and Aubagne festivals and selected at LGBTQ festivals in New York, Beijing, Saint Petersburg, Montreal, Santiago, Fortaleza and Seattle. In 2020, he worked as a screenwriter for the series “Mythos” (France TV Slash). Thomas Ducastel also is a writer and script consultant for Universal, Focus Features, UGC and several production companies.

2021 - BASTION (Short) - Thomas Ducastel - Director
2019 - MONSIEUR (Short) - Thomas Ducastel - Director, Screenwriter

Kalpa Films

by Thomas Ducastel

After studying architecture in the United States, Thomas Ducastel graduated from the Master Scenario at Paris-Nanterre in 2017. His first short film, “Monsieur” (2019), won the CNC residency grant and the Sofilm / Canal + musicals collection . It was presented at the Clermont-Ferrand, Angoulême and Aubagne festivals and selected at LGBTQ festivals in New York, Beijing, Saint Petersburg, Montreal, Santiago, Fortaleza and Seattle. In 2020, he worked as a screenwriter for the series “Mythos” (France TV Slash). Thomas Ducastel also is a writer and script consultant for Universal, Focus Features, UGC and several production companies.

2021 - BASTION (Short) - Thomas Ducastel - Director
2019 - MONSIEUR (Short) - Thomas Ducastel - Director, Screenwriter