Faites sortir les figurants

  • 61'
  • Belgium
  • 2018

Occasionally someone drops the name of a well-known film star, like Isabelle Huppert. But for a change, this documentary is not about them, but about the extras. Extras are people without text whose presence adds life to film scenes, although they don’t play any significant role in the story. 'Extras wanted' advertisements, which are read out as voice-overs, make it clear that people are often looking for archetypes ('a North African type').

Documentary maker Sanaz Azari shows some of them while they are getting made up, chatting together between the scenes or looking at their phones. We hear directors calling out instructions and see film crews in action. Slowly we acquire a picture of these extras who transcend their inherently limited role: they become individuals and escape from the stereotype they are expected to represent. In Faites sortir les figurants they come into the foreground and are briefly given a voice.

  • 61'
  • Belgium
  • 2018
Director
Sanaz Azari
Country of production
Belgium
Year
2018
Festival Edition
IFFR 2019
Length
61'
Medium
DCP
International title
Backstage Action
Languages
French, Persian, English, German, Luxembourgish (Letzeburgesch)
Producer
Isabelle Truc / Iota Production
Production Company
Iota Production
Sales
CBA - Centre de l'Audiovisuelle à Bruxelles
Screenplay
Sanaz Azari
Cinematography
Johan Legraie, Pierre Choqueux, Vincent Pinckaers, Artur Castro Freire
Editor
Simon Arazi, Annick Ghijzelings
Production Design
Miléna Trivier
Sound Design
Pierre Dozin
Music
Pierre Dozin, Frederic Becker
Director
Sanaz Azari
Country of production
Belgium
Year
2018
Festival Edition
IFFR 2019
Length
61'
Medium
DCP
International title
Backstage Action
Languages
French, Persian, English, German, Luxembourgish (Letzeburgesch)
Producer
Isabelle Truc / Iota Production
Production Company
Iota Production
Sales
CBA - Centre de l'Audiovisuelle à Bruxelles
Screenplay
Sanaz Azari
Cinematography
Johan Legraie, Pierre Choqueux, Vincent Pinckaers, Artur Castro Freire
Editor
Simon Arazi, Annick Ghijzelings
Production Design
Miléna Trivier
Sound Design
Pierre Dozin
Music
Pierre Dozin, Frederic Becker