THE AUTUMN OF ZAO
Los Angeles Premiere
Showtime:
Monday, October 19, 2015 - 12:30am
Run Time:
18:08
Country:
France
Synopsis:
Zao is a little boy with an incurable disease, in a house beside a lake. A little girl, Cloe, leads through the forest and tells him the legend of the lake monster. Beyond the pain, death and time, The Autumn of ZAO is a hymn to dream, life and childhood.
Directed by:
Nikolaus Roche-Kresse
Produced by:
COME AND SEE PRODUCTIONS, MANDRAGORE FILMS, Nikolaus Roche-Kresse, François-Xavier Marchi
Written by:
Hugues Flechard. Nathanael Godart, Alain Richard
Main Cast:
Caterina Murino, Elia Blanc, Morgane Hocde, Claudine Bertin
About the Director
Nikolaus Roche-Kresse is a freelance filmmaker and scriptwriter in the film industry. He is a filming & directing developer at Ubisoft (since 2013.) Working on the following games: Assassin’s Creed, Watch Dogs, Far Cry, The Crew, Rainbow Six, The Division, Ghost Recon, Valiant Hearts and many more. He was also the Senior Art Director at Publicis Advertising agency working in print, film and motion design. He has a Master of Philosophy (University of Paris XII, with distinction). He is an award-winning alumnus of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, Créteil, France and also has training at the Ecole des Gobelins, Paris, France (HD camera shooting, editing & visual effects).