RACHELS DON’T RUN

Director: Joanny Causse
Country of Production: USA, France
Year of Release: 2021
Runtime: 15 min

While monitoring late-night calls at an AI companionship service, lonely customer support agent Leah impersonates an artificial dream girl to chat with the regular caller for whom she’s developed feelings.

AWARDS:
Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film – 2022 Seattle International Film Festival
Jury Award for Best Short Film – 2022 London Sci-Fi Film Festival
Jury Honorable Mention – 2022 Tacoma International Film Festival
Jury Award for Best Short – 2022 Lake Stevens Film Festival
Jury Award for Best Director – 2022 North Bend Film Festival
Jury Award for Best Performance – 2022 North Bend Film Festival
Jury Award for Best Actress – 2022 Les Intergalactiques Sci-Fi Festival
Jury Award for Best Actress – 2021 Maniatic Film Festival
Jury Award for Best Screenplay – 2021 Madrid Sci-Fi Film Festival
Jury Award for Best Screenplay – 2021 Fantasia International Film Festival

Over 20 Festival selections, including:
2021 Fantasia International Film Festival
2021 Madrid Sci-Fi Film Festival
2022 Julian Dubuque International Film Festival
2022 Boston Science Fiction Film Festival
2022 Les Intergalactiques Sci-Fi Festival
2022 Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen
2022 London International Festival of Science Fiction and Fantastic Film
2022 Seattle International Film Festival
2022 Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
2022 Trieste Science+Fiction Festival
2022 Razor Reel Flanders Film Festival
2022 Interfilm Berlin Short Film Festival
2022 Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
2022 Leuven Kortfilmfestival
2022 San Jose Short Film Festival
2023 Dakota Film Festival