Sarah-Megan Allouch
2025
France
French
fiction
14 minutes
Too Many Cowboys
Lio, seven and a half years old, is growing up in a fragile family, a precarious balance that weighs on her mind more and more, drawing her into strange dreams where imagination and reality blur together. When news of an approaching storm eerily mirrors one of her dreams, Lio finds herself alone, confronted with both her fears and the urgency of the situation.
Lio | Mila Rigaudon
Sacha | Sigrid Bouaziz
Ariel | Aymé Médeville
Producers | Pauline Quinonero, Emma Séméria
Production Manager | Élodie Dombre
Director | Sarah-Megan Allouch
First Assistant Director | Jean-Baptiste Durand
Second Assistant Director | Magalie Renoux
Script Supervisor | Gaëlle Tardif
Director of Photography | Paloma Pineda
First Assistant Camera | Louis Roux
Second Assistant Camera | Mathilde Le Masson
Third Assistant Camera | Clara Dalmasso
Gaffer | Sophie Bernard
Electrician | Louise Gagnaire
Electrician | Louis Azais
Key Grip | Bryan Cadoret
Grip | Morgane Bellanger
Sound Engineer | Hugo Rossi
Sound Assistant | Johanne Kozar
Unit Production Manager | Clémence Rondeau
Assistant Unit Manager | François Guglielmi
Location Manager | Thibaud Joué
Production Designer | Sophie Guichard
Set Decorator & Props Master | Julie Preud’homme
Head Makeup Artist & Hair Stylist | Diane Martin
Costume Designer & Wardrobe Assistant | Daphné Neron
On-Set VFX Supervisor | Julien Valverde
VFX | Mikimo Studio
Film Editors | Pauline Quinonero, Margot Sylvestre
Sound Editor & Mixer | Étienne André
Colorist | Emmanuel Fortin
IF THE MOON is an organic and metaphorical work exploring anguish, anxiety, and solitude. We deeply admire Ulysse's work, a self-taught animation filmmaker whose talent and sincerity have allowed him to create a sensitive and impressive piece for a first film.
LIO IN THE STARS delicately explores how childhood nightmares can unravel unexpectedly profound narratives. Sarah-Megan Allouch brings to life little Lio, a child who absorbs the emotions and tensions of her surroundings like a sensory sponge. Through subtle magical realism, where dreamlike visions poetically mirror the fragile world around her, the film weaves an enchanting connection between imagination and reality.
