Leatherdaddy

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Antoine Dumortier as Michel in Leatherdaddy

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Leatherdaddy is a 2019 Australian and French independent comedy/drama feature film written & directed by Nicky Murphy and produced by Zeïna Thiboult for Rareamazing. Leatherdaddy stars Naomi Greene as Zoe, and Antoine Dumortier as Michel, and takes place at a Parisian house party over the course of one night cutting between different friendship groups and their associated worlds.

Plot

During the graduation celebrations at the lavish Parisian apartment of Michel; Zoe, an intoxicated American exchange student, receives word from the immigration department that she needs to be at the French prefecture the following morning for an important meeting to renew her visa which is set to expire the following week. While preparing to leave, Zoe discovers that her keys have been stolen from her bag. In order to renew her visa and stay in France Zoe must find her keys and escape the seemingly endless party of archetypal 20-somethings while navigating through their various conflicts.

Cast

• Naomi Greene as Zoe
• Antoine Dumortier as Michel
• Diva Cam as Lee
• Thomas Boulland as Luke
• Caroline Dumontier as Matilda
• Thomas Kergot as Lachy
• Leonor Oberson as Salome
• Sophie Ouaknine as Celine
• Staiv Gentis as Owen
• Morgan Lamorté as Vince
• Sylvain Baumann as Eckel
• Guillaume Seeleuthner as Puppy
• Jawed Youssef as Troy
• Aminata Thiboult as Ping
• Diane Boucaï as Saara
• Christophe Perez as Jorge
• Adrien Mubu as Lakyn
• Zeïna Thiboult as Nelly

Production and Release

The script was written by Nicky Murphy in 2016 and production began in May, 2017. Casting lasted one month in Paris, France, followed by one month of rehearsals and 14 nights of shooting between 5 locations in Paris. Post production was completed in Melbourne, Australia in April, 2018 and the film was premiered at the Club de l'Etoile cinéma in Paris in May, 2018.

Following the premiere of the film, it was released worldwide for streaming on Ozflix.tv, Uncut.be and Universcine.be. The release was celebrated with the photographic exhibition: "Leatherdaddy; les libertés du cinéma à petit budget" hosted by La Rotonde Stalingrad, Paris in April, 2019. The exhibition was themed around micro-budget cinema and the making of Leatherdaddy.

As an independent and experimental project created by the collaboration of a group of volunteers, the film's budget was less than $10,000. Working together throughout the entire production and self-financing the film; Leatherdaddy marks the first major collaboration of director Nicky Murphy and producer Zeïna Thiboult who form the couple and duo Nicky & Z.

Collaborations

Leatherdaddy's producer and production designer Zeïna Thiboult sought sponsorship for the wardrobe and set design of the film. Leatherdaddy was dressed by Jour/né, Patrice Catanzaro and Agnès B. while the props and set pieces came from La Petite Rockette and Chinemachine.

Soundtracks

Leatherdaddy features original contributions by M. Sayyid of Antipop Consortium, Peachnoise, Lewis Pidutti, Joey Rizzuto, Michel Seuls, Violet Indigo and Deena.

References

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