SUMMER LIGHTS
Directed by Jean-Gabriel Périot, 2016





SYNOPSIS
Roman wants to explode. Unlike other teenagers, he doesn’t seem interested in sports or drugs, girls or boys. He’s neither nihilist, religious, depressive or suicidal. His goal is to vanish, dying is unimportant and he’s only interested in the act’s spectacular effect. But please, don’t misinterpret it as a death.
Technical Data
Technical Team
Directed by
Jean-Gabriel PERIOT
Written by
Jean-Gabriel PERIOT
Yoko HARANO
Photography
Denis GRAVOUIL
Editing
Jean-Gabriel PERIOT
Mona LANFANT
Sound
Dana FARZANEPHOUR
Ai MIYATAKE
Laure ARTO
Original score
Xavier THIBAULT
Fiction - France - 2016
83 minutes - HD - Couleur - 1.85 - 5.1
Version
Japanese version with French subtitles
Japanese version with English subtitles
Japanese version with Spanish subtitles
Production
Nicolas BREVIERE – Local Films
Distribution
Potemkine
International Sales
MPM Films
Partnerships
Région Île de France
CNC
Festivals
Festival de Pesaro - Audience Award
San Sebastian international film festival- Novos Cinemas / Pontevedra
Indielisboa / Lisbonnes
Pesaro film festival
Japan Cut / New York
Valdivia international film festival
Mar del Plata film festival
Hiroshima international film festival
Entrevues de Belfort
Festival de la Rochelle
Travelling / Rennes
Rencontres cinématographiques de Dignes-les-Bains
Festival du film de Cabourg
Material
Cast
Hiroto OGI
Akane TATSUKAWA
Yuzu HORIE
Keiji IZUMI
Mamako YONEYAMA
TRAILER

Jean-Gabriel Périot
Born in France in 1974, Jean-Gabriel directed several short movies, both in video and cinema. He develops his own editing style with archives. Between documentary, animation and experimental, most of his works deal with Violence and History. His works, including "Dies Irae", "Even if she had been a criminal...", "Nijuman no borei" and "The Devil" were shown worldwide in numerous festivals and were honoured by many prizes. His first feature, "A German Youth", opened the Panorama section of the Berlinale 2015, was released in France (and nominated for Best Documentary for the French César), Germany and Switzerland and has been awarded worldwide.