Nathan Coen
2024
France
French
Drama | Coming of Age | Live-action
19 minutes
Felix, a 9-year-old boy, is about to move. He spends his free time at a stable but has never dared to ride a horse. He admires Victoria, a twelve-year-old equestrian prodigy. However, Felix is troubled by intriguing events: he observes with concern his friend's gradual distance and notices a strange relationship between her and their coach.
Victoria | Blanche Bauduin
Félix | Owen Tannou
Coach | Sylvain Pierre
Jérôme | Fabrice Cals
Zoé | Amélia Lacquemant
Rider | Emmy Labed-Lecas
Production Manager | Alexis Hoerner
Script Supervisor | Mariette Désert
First Assistant Director | Ambre Rambaud
Second Assistant Director | Chloé Charré
Director of Photography | Tariel Méliava, AFC
Camera Assistant | Tonino de Marco
Second Camera Assistant | Virginie Awad
Video Assistant | Maxime Gatinois
Set Photographer | Sami Fayard
Sound | Mathieu Orban
Sound Editing/Mixing | Nathan Robert
Original Music | Laurent Eyquem
Viola | Sara Andon
English Horn | Claire Brazeau
Orchestra and Musicians Coordinator | Peter Rotter
Original Music Mixing | Sylvain Lefebvre
Color Grading | Olivier Garcia
Sound Director | Mathieu Orban and Elias Graziani
Boom Operators | Lucas Parinaud and Guillaume Sulowski
Production Management | Léo Olivéri
Assistant Production Manager | Adil Ait-Djoubi
Production Assistants | Antoine Paumier, Mehdi Lucas & Maxence Riffat
Makeup/Hair | Amélie Baboulenne
Wardrobe | Maryne Bonifacio
Production Designer | Astrid Lagarde
Props | Kelly Devilliers, Grace Lascie & Javier Irazuzta
Casting Director | Nolwenn Serre-Paris
Assistant Casting Director | Victoria Szczucki
Editing | Nathan Coen & Dominique Maillet
Sound Editing | Nathan Robert, Vincent Van Driesten & Adrien Ferran
Mixing | Nathan Robert
Foley Recording | Nathan Robert
Foley Artists | Patrick Egreteau
Chief Electrician | Maxime Velé
Electricians | Pierre Mangin-Canin and Shakila Sankar
Chief Grip | Tanguy Bourgeois
Grips | Elea Songis and Lola Ruet
Crane Operator | Vincent Breuzard and Arthur Majorosi
World Premiere Soon.
Nathan Coen began his career studying architectural and art photography with his uncle. From that moment on, he knew that his career would be linked to some form of artistic expression. After choosing the audiovisual option in high school, Nathan went on to study imaging at ESRA Paris. He then began working as an assistant cameraman on films. Seeing his passion for filmmaking develop, Nathan prepared for the Ateliers du Cinéma de Beaune competition, where he had the opportunity to follow Claude Lelouch for three years, from the preparation to the screening of one of his films. It was during this training that he wrote the screenplay for the short film IN THE STABLES. As well as directing, Nathan has been working for several years in color grading at the HD-Systems digital laboratory, further nurturing his love of images.
Nathan Coen sought to depict the complexity of the relationship between a young athlete and their coach. He explored the delicate balance of blind trust, essential for success but often prone to abuse. Coen aimed to shed light on the early signs of manipulation, which insidiously take hold over several years, eluding the perception of those around. In his exploration, he described the immense pressure experienced by children, who, silenced by fear and burdened by guilt, find themselves trapped, sometimes irreversibly.
SILENT STABLE is a much-needed child's film about the unhealthy closeness of adults and children in the world of sport. The film is a subtle and realistic testimony to sad childhood memories.
