Buckle up. French VFX vet Pierre Michel-Estival (now based in LA and repped by Digital Domain) just released “Prayer 9,” his spectacular short film and feature film proof of concept “set in the near future where reality is obsolete.”

The live action was shot in Paris and the US, with three years of post-production provided by Bandits, Digital Domain, Mikros Image, Digital District, and ARTFX.
 

Written & Directed by Pierre MICHEL-ESTIVAL
PRODUCERS | VFX | BANDITS PRODUCTION ~ DIGITAL DOMAIN 3.0 ~ MIKROS IMAGE ~ DIGITAL DISTRICT ~ ARTFX • VFX SUPERVISOR | XAVIER GOUBIN
STUNTS | JEROME GASPARD ~ VIRGINIE ARNAUD • SOUND DESIGN | SEBASTIEN MARQUILLY ~ ALEXANDRE FLEURANT ~ MARK HILLS
CASTING | OLIVIER HERRERUELA
ACTOR | YANN TREGOUET
MODELS | LAURA BRUMET ~ HELENE GOURDIN-DOHERTY ~ GREGOIRE JACQUIAU-CHAMSKY ~ ELODIE BUZUEL ~ JEREMY WULFF
CINEMATOGRAPHY | PHANTOM | GUILLAUME GEORGET ~ THIERRY POUFFARY
COLOR GRADING | MATTHIEU TOULLET / MPC PARIS
MAKE-UP | MARTHE FAUCOUIT
MUSIC | CROSSING DESTINY (AUDIOMACHINE) ~ PURPLE HEART (IMMEDIATE MUSIC LLC) ~ SYMPHONY #8 In C Minor (BRUCKNER)
SPECIAL THANKS | PHILIPPE DUPUIS-MENDEL ~ HELEN GARDINER ~ JAMES ATKINSTON ~ GILLES GAILLARD ~ JULIEN MEESTERS ~ AURELYEN DAUDET ~ PIERRE LERGENMULLER ~ QUENTIN H.MARTIN ~ NYC ~ MICHAEL BAY