What Doesn't Float
Luca Balser, USA 2023, 70’
International premiere
The Sweet East
You & I
Luca Balser’s short stories are immersed in dark humor, a bit of creative madness, and the dense atmosphere of New York, the setting for each of the film’s seven plots, starring, among others, Pauline Chalamet (The Sex Life of College Girls), who is also the co-producer.
Magdalena Bartczak
Luca Balser
Luca Balser is a director and film producer who also has extensive experience as an editor. In the latter role, he worked, among others, on Josh and Benny Safdie's Uncut Gems and many short films. He currently lives in New York and co-owns the production company GUMMY Films. What Doesn't Float, which premiered at this year's Lighthouse International Film Festival, is his directorial debut.
Filmography
2023 Jak kamień w wodę / What Doesn't Float
Cast & Crew
director
Luca Balser
screenplay
Shauna Fitzgerald
cinematography
Matt Clegg, Charlotte Dupré, Sean Price Williams, Hunter Zimny
editing
Luca Balser
music
Luca Balser, Samuel Weissberg
cast
Pauline Chalamet, Larry Fessenden, Roger Howarth, Alexandra Templer, Lily Sondik, Mirlande Amazan, Joel Nagle
producer
Pauline Chalamet, Rachel Walden
production
Gummy Films
sales
Utopia
language
English
coloration
colour
festival partners
